Worldwide, about 10 percent of women are not free to decide on contraception. The situation in Western and Central Africa is particularly concerning, as the rates are the lowest in the world. According to a recent study, only seven in ten women in Comoros had the power to decide on contraception, the lowest rate in Africa and in the world. In Mali and Niger, the percentage of women who could make this decision for themselves amounted to 77 percent, respectively, the second lowest shares in Africa.
African countries in which women have the least power to decide on contraception between 2007 and 2018
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UNFPA. (April 30, 2021). African countries in which women have the least power to decide on contraception between 2007 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244846/decisions-on-contraception-in-africa-by-country/
UNFPA. "African countries in which women have the least power to decide on contraception between 2007 and 2018." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244846/decisions-on-contraception-in-africa-by-country/
UNFPA. (2021). African countries in which women have the least power to decide on contraception between 2007 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244846/decisions-on-contraception-in-africa-by-country/
UNFPA. "African Countries in Which Women Have The Least Power to Decide on Contraception between 2007 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244846/decisions-on-contraception-in-africa-by-country/
UNFPA, African countries in which women have the least power to decide on contraception between 2007 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244846/decisions-on-contraception-in-africa-by-country/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
African countries in which women have the least power to decide on contraception between 2007 and 2018 [Graph], UNFPA, April 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1244846/decisions-on-contraception-in-africa-by-country/
