Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar
Madagascar: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 49.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar, 1992–2021
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2021, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar stood at 49.7%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar peaked at 49.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1992.
Madagascar ranks 74th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.7% | — |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +28.9% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +47.2% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 18.8% | 39.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 39.8% | 47.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Madagascar was 49.7% in 2021, according to Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Madagascar ranks 74th out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: 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 married 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 married 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.