Uganda - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Uganda was 36.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 36.50 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.50 in 1989.

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
1989 2.50
1995 7.80
2001 18.20
2005 18.70
2006 17.90
2011 26.00
2014 25.80
2015 30.50
2016 34.80
2017 34.50
2018 36.50

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Uganda was 41.80 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 41.80 in 2018, while its lowest value was 4.90 in 1989.

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
1989 4.90
1995 14.80
2001 22.80
2005 19.70
2006 23.70
2011 30.00
2014 27.50
2015 34.50
2016 39.00
2017 38.70
2018 41.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health