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

53.20percent · 2024

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of all 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 Lesotho from 1992 to 2024.

19922024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202453.2
201851.227
201448.5
201143.792
200934.9
200427.6
200124.7
200023.498
199526.8
199218.9

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

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