Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 was 54.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Bangladesh, 1994–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 54.4% for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Bangladesh peaked at 54.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1994.
That places Bangladesh 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42.7% | — |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 50.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +11.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 54.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 42.7% | 48.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.4% | 50.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.8% | 54.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Bangladesh?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Bangladesh was 54.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1994.
- How does Bangladesh rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Current use of contraception (modern 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.