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

12.80percent · 2021

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 Mauritania from 1981 to 2021.

19812021

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202112.8
201515.6
201110
20078
20015.1
19911.3
19810.3

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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 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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