Benin - Unmet need for contraception
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
The value for Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) in Benin was 32.30 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.10 in 2014 and a minimum value of 27.30 in 2006.
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 and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 27.70 |
| 2001 | 27.90 |
| 2006 | 27.30 |
| 2012 | 32.60 |
| 2014 | 33.10 |
| 2018 | 32.30 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
