Current use: Q1 (lowest) … any Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Current use: Q1 (lowest) … any Q1 was 18.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 18.1% for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 277.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in Senegal peaked at 18.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2005.
That places Senegal 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Current use: Q1 (lowest) … any Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -43.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +69.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +16.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 18.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.7%, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 18.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 4.8% | 18.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 28 Tanzania 23.0% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 20.2% compare
- 30 Mozambique 18.7% compare
- 32 Gambia 17.5% compare
- 33 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.0% compare
- 34 Togo 16.9% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in Senegal?
- Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 in Senegal was 18.1% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current use of contraception: Percentage of currently married women who are using or whose partners are using any method of contraception and modern method of contraception. Modern method includes female sterilization, male sterilization, pill, IUD, injections, implants, male condom, female condom, diaphragm, foam, and jelly. Traditional method includes periodic abstinence, withdrawal, long term abstinence, folk method, and others.