Dem. Rep. Congo - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 17.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 17.60 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.30 in 1991.

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
1983 4.40
1984 4.40
1991 2.30
2001 7.70
2007 5.80
2010 6.60
2014 7.80
2018 17.60

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 28.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 31.40 in 2001, while its lowest value was 7.70 in 1991.

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
1983 15.40
1984 15.40
1991 7.70
2001 31.40
2007 20.60
2010 17.70
2014 20.40
2018 28.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health