Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Benin
Benin: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 was 17.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Benin, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Benin is 17.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Benin peaked at 19.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1996.
That places Benin 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +63.3% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +63.9% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.2% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 11.9% | 19.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Benin?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Benin was 17.9% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5?
- Benin ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.