Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cameroon
Cameroon: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 19.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cameroon, 1991–2018
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 Cameroon is 19.5%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cameroon peaked at 38.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 56th out of 63 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.7% | — |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | +63.8% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 26.1% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 19.5% | 38.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cameroon?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cameroon was 19.5% in 2018, 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Cameroon ranks 56th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.