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Iraq - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Iraq was 36.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 36.10 in 2018, while its lowest value was 10.40 in 1989.

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.

Year	Value
1974	12.90
1989	10.40
2000	25.40
2006	32.80
2011	33.60
2018	36.10

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Iraq was 52.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 52.80 in 2018, while its lowest value was 13.70 in 1989.

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.

Year	Value
1974	14.50
1989	13.70
2000	43.50
2006	49.80
2011	52.50
2018	52.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health