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Afghanistan: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49)

19.80percent · 2015

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Annual figures for Afghanistan from 2000 to 2015.

20002015

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201519.8
201213.8
201120.208
201019.9
200815.2
200617.5
200512.5
20038.7
20003.6

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World Bank (2026). Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-contraceptive-prevalence-any-modern-method (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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