Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) was 16.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cameroon, 1991–2018
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 modern method in Cameroon stood at 16.4%.
The figure is down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cameroon peaked at 24.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 54th of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of all women ages) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +90.5% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +68.8% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +52.5% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -33.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 58% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.1% | 24.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cameroon?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cameroon was 16.4% 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 modern method recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 62 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 modern method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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.