This statistic shows the rates of in-union women that have an unmet need for modern contraceptives worldwide from 1990-2015, by region. According to the data, in Africa, 26 out of every 1,000 women in-union have an unmet need for contraceptives.
Percentage of women globally that are in-union and have an unmet need for modern contraception from 1990-2015, by region*
* "In-union women have unmet need for a modern method if they are able to
conceive and want to postpone pregnancy for at least two years, but are using a traditional contraceptive method or are not using any method. Modern methods include female and male sterilization, pills, IUDs, male and female condoms, injectables, implants, vaginal barrier methods and emergency contraception; traditional methods include rhythm (periodic abstinence), withdrawal, lactational amenorrhoea method (LAM) and folk methods."
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Guttmacher Institute. (March 20, 2018). Percentage of women globally that are in-union and have an unmet need for modern contraception from 1990-2015, by region* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/824685/global-unmet-contraception-needs-among-women-in-union-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute. "Percentage of women globally that are in-union and have an unmet need for modern contraception from 1990-2015, by region*." Chart. March 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824685/global-unmet-contraception-needs-among-women-in-union-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute. (2018). Percentage of women globally that are in-union and have an unmet need for modern contraception from 1990-2015, by region*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824685/global-unmet-contraception-needs-among-women-in-union-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute. "Percentage of Women Globally That Are In-union and Have An Unmet Need for Modern Contraception from 1990-2015, by Region*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824685/global-unmet-contraception-needs-among-women-in-union-by-region/
Guttmacher Institute, Percentage of women globally that are in-union and have an unmet need for modern contraception from 1990-2015, by region* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824685/global-unmet-contraception-needs-among-women-in-union-by-region/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percentage of women globally that are in-union and have an unmet need for modern contraception from 1990-2015, by region* [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, March 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/824685/global-unmet-contraception-needs-among-women-in-union-by-region/
