Tunisia - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Tunisia was 44.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 57.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 24.70 in 1978.

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
1978 24.70
1983 34.20
1988 40.40
1995 49.00
2000 57.70
2001 53.10
2006 51.50
2012 50.90
2018 44.30

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Tunisia was 50.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 65.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 31.40 in 1978.

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
1978 31.40
1983 41.10
1988 49.80
1995 60.00
2000 65.50
2001 62.60
2006 60.20
2012 62.50
2018 50.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health