Mozambique - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Mozambique was 25.30 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 25.30 in 2015, while its lowest value was 5.10 in 1997.

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
1997 5.10
2003 11.70
2004 12.90
2008 14.70
2009 10.40
2011 11.30
2015 25.30

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Mozambique was 27.10 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 27.10 in 2015, while its lowest value was 5.60 in 1997.

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
1997 5.60
2003 16.50
2004 18.10
2008 16.20
2009 11.60
2011 11.60
2015 27.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health