Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Laos
Laos: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married was 51.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Laos, 1993–2017
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
In 2017, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Laos stood at 51.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Laos peaked at 51.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1993.
Laos ranks 49th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.1% | — |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +91.4% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 42.7% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +19.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 51.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Laos's 51.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.2%, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.9% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 42.7% | 51.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Laos?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Laos was 51.0% in 2017, 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 modern method recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1993.
- How does Laos rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Laos ranks 49th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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 modern 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 modern method is the percentage of married 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.