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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Senegal was 25.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 26.30 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 1978.

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
1978 0.60
1986 2.40
1993 4.80
1997 8.10
1999 8.20
2005 10.30
2011 12.10
2013 16.10
2014 20.30
2015 21.20
2016 23.10
2017 26.30
2018 25.40
2019 25.50

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health