Worldwide contraceptive prevalence as of 2019, by region

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Preeti Vankar,
Nov 29, 2023
According to the data, the contraceptive prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa was only 27.9 percent. This means that only 27.9 percent of women or their sexual partner were currently using at least one method of contraception. This statistic depicts contraceptive prevalence worldwide as of 2019, by region.

Contraceptive prevalence worldwide as of 2019, by region

CharacteristicContraceptive prevelance
Eastern Asia 80.4%
Latin America and the Caribbean 69.8%
North America 67.2%
Europe 61.6%
Oceania, exclusing Australia and New Zealand 54.7%
Central Asia 53.1%
Northern Africa 49.5%
Southern Asia 48.1%
Western Asia 39.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 27.9%
Global 56.7%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Contraceptive prevelance80.4%80.4%69.8%69.8%67.2%67.2%61.6%61.6%54.7%54.7%53.1%53.1%49.5%49.5%48.1%48.1%39.3%39.3%27.9%27.9%56.7%56.7%Eastern AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanNorth AmericaEuropeOceania, exclusing Australia and New ZealandCentral AsiaNorthern AfricaSouthern AsiaWestern AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaGlobal
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