Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 was 64.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 in Lesotho, 2000–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 in Lesotho is 64.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 in Lesotho peaked at 64.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +54.0% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +54.2% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 21.8% | 36.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 56.3% | 64.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 in Lesotho?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 in Lesotho was 64.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2?
- Lesotho ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q2 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2. 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.