Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) in East Timor
East Timor: Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) was 25.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Unmet need for contraception in East Timor, 1991–2016
Source: Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmet need for contraception in East Timor is 25.3%, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmet need for contraception in East Timor peaked at 31.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1994.
East Timor ranks 8th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.6% | — |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +81.0% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -19.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 25.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 25.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.1%, 2.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.3% | 31.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unmet need for contraception in East Timor?
- Unmet need for contraception in East Timor was 25.3% in 2016, according to Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest unmet need for contraception recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unmet need for contraception recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1994.
- How does East Timor rank for unmet need for contraception?
- East Timor ranks 8th out of 58 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unmet need for contraception rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Unmet need for contraception (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unmet need for contraception is the percentage of fertile, married women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.