Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sudan
Sudan: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 12.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sudan, 1979–2014
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
Sudan recorded 12.0% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sudan peaked at 12.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1979.
That places Sudan 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.9% | — |
| 1990 | 5.5% | +41.0% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +42.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sudan?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Sudan was 12.0% in 2014, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1979.
- How does Sudan rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Sudan ranks 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.