Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married was 46.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2019
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
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 46.0% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 46.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (%) … modern married in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +23.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 46.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 46.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.3%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 28.0% | 33.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 37.4% | 46.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sao Tome and Principe was 46.0% in 2019, 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 58th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.