Morocco - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Morocco was 59.10 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 59.10 in 2018, while its lowest value was 16.40 in 1980.

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
1980 16.40
1984 21.20
1987 28.90
1992 35.50
1995 42.40
1997 48.80
2004 54.80
2011 58.60
2018 59.10

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Morocco was 70.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 70.80 in 2018, while its lowest value was 19.40 in 1980.

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
1980 19.40
1984 25.50
1987 35.80
1992 41.50
1995 50.30
1997 58.40
2004 63.00
2011 67.40
2018 70.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health