Eswatini - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Eswatini was 65.50 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 65.50 in 2014, while its lowest value was 17.10 in 1988.

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
1988 17.10
1989 17.20
2000 26.20
2007 47.70
2010 63.10
2014 65.50

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Eswatini was 66.10 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 66.10 in 2014, while its lowest value was 19.80 in 1988.

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
1988 19.80
1989 19.90
2000 27.80
2007 50.60
2010 65.20
2014 66.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health