Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 in Togo
Togo: Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 was 24.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 in Togo, 1998–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Togo recorded 24.6% for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in 2014.
That represents a change of up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Togo peaked at 29.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2006.
Togo ranks 38th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 in Togo, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.7% | — |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +22.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 24.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.3%, 56% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Togo's 24.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.3% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.1% | 24.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 35 Sierra Leone 26.1% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 25.9% compare
- 37 Mauritania 25.5% compare
- 39 Mali 24.3% compare
- 40 Ghana 23.8% compare
- 41 Benin 23.3% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Togo?
- Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 in Togo was 24.6% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5?
- Togo ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2014.
- Is current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.