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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Zambia was 47.50 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 47.50 in 2018, while its lowest value was 8.90 in 1992.

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.

Year	Value
1992	8.90
1996	14.40
1997	14.40
1999	18.50
2002	25.30
2007	32.70
2014	44.80
2018	47.50

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Zambia was 49.60 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 49.60 in 2018, while its lowest value was 15.20 in 1992.

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.

Year	Value
1992	15.20
1996	25.90
1997	25.90
1999	22.10
2002	34.20
2007	40.80
2014	49.00
2018	49.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health