Current use: Q5 (highest) … modern Q5 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Current use: Q5 (highest) … modern Q5 was 25.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 25.8% for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% 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 Sierra Leone peaked at 29.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 33rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current use: Q5 (highest) … modern Q5 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | +60.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -11.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 25.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.5%, 79% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 25.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.0%, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.1% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 21.0% | 29.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.5% compare
- 31 Central African Republic 28.5% compare
- 32 Haiti 28.3% compare
- 34 Cameroon 24.3% compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 24.2% compare
- 36 Mali 23.5% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Sierra Leone?
- Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 in Sierra Leone was 25.8% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5?
- Sierra Leone ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): q5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.