Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 in Guinea
Guinea: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 was 4.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2018, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 in Guinea stood at 4.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 in Guinea peaked at 4.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +170.0% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +58.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 39 Central African Republic 8.1% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 7.1% compare
- 41 Mauritania 4.5% compare
- 43 Cameroon 4.2% compare
- 44 Nigeria 3.7% compare
- 45 Chad 3.1% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 in Guinea?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 in Guinea was 4.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1?
- Guinea ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q1 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (modern 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.