Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi
Burundi: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 17.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi, 1987–2017
Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of all women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi is 17.9%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 219.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi peaked at 17.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2005.
That places Burundi 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6.4% | — |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +53.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -56.9% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +139.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +33.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 17.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.9%, 69% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 17.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 69% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 5.6% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.4% | 17.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Burundi was 17.9% in 2017, according to Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Burundi ranks 58th out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). 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. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.