Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia
Zambia: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 35.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia, 1992–2018
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
In 2018, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia stood at 35.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia peaked at 35.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1992.
Zambia ranks 38th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.6% | — |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +65.5% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 11.6% | 19.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 24.6% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 35.1% | 35.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Zambia was 35.4% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1992.
- How does Zambia rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Zambia ranks 38th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.