Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mongolia
Mongolia: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 36.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mongolia, 1996–2018
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 Mongolia stood at 36.6%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mongolia peaked at 45.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1996.
That places Mongolia 26th out of 62 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.0% | — |
| 1998 | 33.4% | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 26.0% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 39.9% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.6% | 37.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mongolia?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mongolia was 36.6% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Mongolia ranks 26th out of 62 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.