Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali
Mali: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 16.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali, 1987–2018
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 2018, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali stood at 16.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali peaked at 16.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1987.
That places Mali 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.3% | — |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +246.2% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +30.5% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.0% | 16.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Mali was 16.4% in 2018, 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1987.
- How does Mali rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Mali ranks 104th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.