Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 was 31.1% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Cameroon stood at 31.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Cameroon peaked at 46.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.0% | — |
| 1998 | 40.7% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 36.0% | 40.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 39.8% | 45.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 31.1% | 46.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Haiti 33.0% compare
- 31 Nigeria 33.0% compare
- 33 Central African Republic 32.6% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 26.1% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 25.9% compare
- 37 Mauritania 25.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Cameroon?
- Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Cameroon was 31.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 (highest). 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.