Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Mali
Mali: Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 was 23.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Mali, 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 Mali is 23.5%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Mali peaked at 30.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1996.
That places Mali 36th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 17.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.3% | 30.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 33 Sierra Leone 25.8% compare
- 34 Cameroon 24.3% compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 24.2% compare
- 37 Mauritania 23.0% compare
- 38 Nigeria 22.3% compare
- 39 Togo 20.8% compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0748 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0764 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Mali?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Mali was 23.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.