Rwanda - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Rwanda was 58.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 58.40 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.90 in 1983.

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
1983 0.90
1992 12.90
2000 5.70
2005 10.30
2008 27.40
2010 45.10
2011 44.50
2015 47.50
2020 58.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Rwanda was 64.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 64.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.00 in 1983.

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
1983 11.00
1992 21.20
2000 13.20
2005 17.40
2008 36.40
2010 51.60
2011 51.60
2015 53.20
2020 64.10

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health