Afghanistan - Contraceptive prevalence

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Afghanistan was 19.80 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 20.20 in 2011, while its lowest value was 3.60 in 2000.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.

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Year Value
2000 3.60
2003 8.70
2005 12.50
2006 17.50
2008 15.20
2010 19.90
2011 20.20
2012 13.80
2015 19.80
2016 19.80

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Afghanistan was 22.50 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 22.80 in 2008, while its lowest value was 5.30 in 2000.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children and Childinfo, United Nations Population Division's World Contraceptive Use, household surveys including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.

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Year Value
2000 5.30
2003 10.30
2005 13.60
2006 18.60
2008 22.80
2010 21.80
2011 21.20
2015 22.50
2016 22.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health