Papua New Guinea - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Papua New Guinea was 30.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 30.50 in 2018, while its lowest value was 19.60 in 1996.

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
1996 19.60
1997 19.60
2006 24.30
2007 24.30
2017 30.50
2018 30.50

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Papua New Guinea was 36.70 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 36.70 in 2018, while its lowest value was 25.90 in 1996.

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
1996 25.90
1997 25.90
2006 32.40
2007 32.40
2017 36.70
2018 36.70

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health