Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 was 19.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 in Cameroon is 19.8%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 in Cameroon peaked at 27.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1998 | 10.5% | +138.6% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +105.3% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 9.4% | 19.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.8% | 27.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 22.9% compare
- 34 Gambia 20.5% compare
- 35 Mali 20.0% compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 18.6% compare
- 38 Mauritania 18.2% compare
- 39 Nigeria 18.0% compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 in Cameroon?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 in Cameroon was 19.8% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q4 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4. 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.