Egypt - Unmet need for contraception

Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)

Definition: Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys by Macro International and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys by UNICEF.

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Year	Value
1992	19.80
1995	16.00
2000	10.70
2005	10.30
2008	9.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health