Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea
Guinea: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 11.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea, 1992–2018
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea is 11.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea peaked at 11.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1992.
That places Guinea 61st out of 62 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +226.7% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.0% | 11.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guinea was 11.4% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1992.
- How does Guinea rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Guinea ranks 61st out of 62 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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About this data
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.