Between 2017 and 2019, at least half of all women in the U.S. of reproductive age had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services. There is particularly high need among younger women aged 18-24, where nearly 70 percent had potential need for contraception.
This statistic represents the percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group.
Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group
Notes: Women were considered to be at risk for unintended pregnancy unless they reported 1) not being sexually active with a male partner, 2) being currently pregnant or seeking pregnancy, 3) not minding being pregnant, or 4) having had a hysterectomy.
Women with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services were defined
as women considered to be at risk for unintended pregnancy who were not using
permanent contraception (female sterilization or male partner vasectomy). The
number of women with ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services
can be used to estimate how many women might seek services.
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MMWR, & CDC. (June 25, 2021). Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251328/us-share-of-women-who-needed-contraceptive-services-by-age/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251328/us-share-of-women-who-needed-contraceptive-services-by-age/
MMWR, CDC. (2021). Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251328/us-share-of-women-who-needed-contraceptive-services-by-age/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Women Aged 18-49 Years Who Had Ongoing or Potential Need for Contraceptive Services in The United States from 2017-2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251328/us-share-of-women-who-needed-contraceptive-services-by-age/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251328/us-share-of-women-who-needed-contraceptive-services-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of women aged 18-49 years who had ongoing or potential need for contraceptive services in the United States from 2017-2019, by age group [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, June 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1251328/us-share-of-women-who-needed-contraceptive-services-by-age/
