Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) was 14.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mauritania, 1981–2021
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mauritania is 14.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mauritania peaked at 17.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 113th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +412.5% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +95.1% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +56.1% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -19.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 14.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.0%, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 14.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.4% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mauritania?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Mauritania was 14.3% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Mauritania ranks 113th out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.