Current use: Q5 (highest) … modern Q5 in Ghana
Ghana: Current use: Q5 (highest) … modern Q5 was 18.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Ghana, 1993–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Ghana stood at 18.8%.
That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Ghana peaked at 26.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 41st of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current use: Q5 (highest) … modern Q5 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.1% | — |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +46.1% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -36.9% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.4%, 53% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.0%, 63% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 19.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 16.6% | 26.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 23.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Ghana?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Ghana was 18.8% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana 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.