Nigeria - Unmet need for contraception
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49)
The value for Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) in Nigeria was 18.90 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.90 in 2016 and a minimum value of 16.10 in 2013.
Definition: Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.50 |
| 1999 | 20.00 |
| 2003 | 17.50 |
| 2008 | 20.20 |
| 2011 | 19.40 |
| 2013 | 16.10 |
| 2016 | 28.90 |
| 2017 | 27.60 |
| 2018 | 18.90 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Reproductive health
