Cameroon - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Cameroon was 15.40 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 19.90 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.60 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 0.60
1991 4.30
1998 7.10
2000 11.10
2004 12.50
2006 14.00
2011 14.40
2014 19.90
2018 15.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Cameroon was 19.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 34.30 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.20 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 2.20
1991 16.10
1998 19.30
2000 25.20
2004 26.00
2006 29.20
2011 23.40
2014 34.30
2018 19.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health