Nepal - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Nepal was 44.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 47.10 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.40 in 1976.

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
1976 2.40
1981 6.80
1986 15.10
1992 24.10
1996 26.00
2000 37.10
2001 35.40
2004 37.90
2006 44.20
2011 43.20
2014 47.10
2016 42.80
2017 42.80
2019 44.20

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Nepal was 46.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 52.60 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.40 in 1976.

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
1976 2.40
1981 6.80
1986 15.10
1992 24.10
1996 28.50
2000 37.30
2001 39.30
2004 38.30
2006 48.00
2011 49.70
2014 49.60
2016 52.60
2017 52.60
2019 46.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health