Burkina Faso - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Burkina Faso was 28.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 30.60 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.20 in 1993.

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
1993 4.20
1999 4.80
2003 8.80
2006 14.30
2010 15.00
2011 15.00
2014 20.20
2015 20.00
2016 24.20
2017 24.50
2018 30.10
2019 30.60
2020 28.10

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Burkina Faso was 30.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 32.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 11.90 in 1999.

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
1993 24.90
1999 11.90
2003 13.80
2006 17.50
2010 16.20
2011 16.20
2014 20.90
2015 20.80
2016 25.50
2017 25.40
2018 31.70
2019 32.50
2020 30.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health