Cameroon vs Ghana: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 28.8% against 24.1% in Cameroon, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st of 45 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 27.2% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 35.4% | 21.3% | 14.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 31.2% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 28.8% against 24.1% in Cameroon as of 2018.
- What is the difference in current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4 between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 4.7%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q4?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 31st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current use of contraception: Percentage of currently married women who are using or whose partners are using any method of contraception and modern method of contraception. Modern method includes female sterilization, male sterilization, pill, IUD, injections, implants, male condom, female condom, diaphragm, foam, and jelly. Traditional method includes periodic abstinence, withdrawal, long term abstinence, folk method, and others.