The Gambia - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in The Gambia was 17.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 17.10 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.70 in 1990.

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
1990 6.70
2000 8.70
2001 13.40
2010 10.20
2013 8.10
2018 16.30
2020 17.10

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in The Gambia was 18.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 18.90 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.00 in 2013.

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
1990 11.80
2000 9.50
2001 17.50
2010 13.30
2013 9.00
2018 16.70
2020 18.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health