Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in East Timor
East Timor: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) was 26.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in East Timor, 1991–2016
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
East Timor recorded 26.0% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in East Timor peaked at 26.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2001.
That places East Timor 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.1% | — |
| 1994 | 22.6% | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | -70.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +98.0% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +16.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 26.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.0%, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 26.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.1%, 43% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.6% | 26.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 8.0% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.3% | 26.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 28.1% compare
- 98 Senegal 26.5% compare
- 99 Mozambique 26.4% compare
- 101 Togo 23.8% compare
- 102 Afghanistan 22.5% compare
- 103 Benin 22.4% compare
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in East Timor?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in East Timor was 26.0% in 2016, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- East Timor ranks 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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.