Women making their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
Proportion of women ages 15-49 years (married or in union) who make their own decision on all three selected areas i.e. can say no to sexual intercourse with their husband or partner if they do not want; decide on use of contraception; and decide on their own health care. Only women who provide a “yes” answer to all three components are considered as women who “make her own decisions regarding sexual and reproductive”.
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Unit
- —
- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 81
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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United Nations
Demographic and Health Surveys compiled by United Nations Population Fund, United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/UNSDGAPIV5/swagger/index.html, note: Indicator code from the original source: SH_FPL_INFM; Indicator name from the original source: Proportion of women aged 15–49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care, publisher: UN Statistics Division, type: API, date accessed: 2026-06-17, date published: 2026-03-27
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 2024 | 72.90 | percent |
| Lesotho | 2024 | 68.60 | percent |
| Malawi | 2024 | 42.30 | percent |
| Nigeria | 2024 | 28.80 | percent |
| Zambia | 2024 | 50.20 | percent |
| Angola | 2023 | 43.30 | percent |
| Austria | 2023 | 96.10 | percent |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 2023 | 24.10 | percent |
| Croatia | 2023 | 95.40 | percent |
| France | 2023 | 95.80 | percent |
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