Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Sudan
Sudan: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 12.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Sudan, 1979–2014
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
Sudan recorded 12.8% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Sudan peaked at 12.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1979.
That places Sudan 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.6% | — |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +89.1% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +35.7% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.0% | 9.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Sudan?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Sudan was 12.8% in 2014, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1979.
- How does Sudan rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Sudan ranks 114th out of 116 countries with data for 2014.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.