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. 2022 Jan 28;5:114. Originally published 2021 Jul 28. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.13339.2

Table 5. Age groups by country with significant MCPR increase denoted by * next to most recent survey estimate confidence interval.

Country Survey 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 Total
Bangladesh 2014 DHS 46 [43–48] 54 [51–56] 60 [58–62] 62 [60–64] 56 [54–59] 41 [38–43] 21 [19–24] 51 [50–52]
Bangladesh 2011 DHS 41 [39–44] 52 [50–54] 58 [56–60] 58 [56–60] 53 [50–55] 41 [39–44] 25 [23–28] 49 [48–50]
Burundi 2016–17 DHS 3 [2–3] 15 [14–17] * 20 [19–22] 22 [20–24] 21 [19–23] 16 [14–19] 10 [8–12] 15 [14–15] *
Burundi 2012 DHS 1 [1–2] 12 [10–14] 18 [16–20] 18 [15–21] 16 [14–19] 12 [10–14] 7 [5–10] 11 [10–12]
Ethiopia 2016 DHS 7 [6–9] 26 [23–29] 35 [32–38] * 35 [31–38] 29 [26–33] 28 [24–32] * 16 [13–21] 25 [23–27] *
Ethiopia 2011 DHS 5 [4–6] 22 [19–25] 26 [23–28] 28 [25–31] 26 [23–29] 19 [15–23] 10 [8–13] 19 [17–20]
Haiti 2016–17 DHS 8 [7–9] 25 [23–27] 31 [29–34] 30 [27–33] 29 [26–32] 24 [21–27] 13 [11–15] 22 [21–23]
Haiti 2012 DHS 8 [7–10] 23 [21–26] 31 [29–34] 31 [28–34] 28 [24–31] 22 [20–25] 14 [11–16] 22 [20–23]
Malawi 2015–16 DHS 15 [14–17] * 46 [44–48] * 57 [54–59] * 60 [58–62] * 59 [57–62] * 53 [50–56] * 43 [40–47] * 45 [44–46] *
Malawi 2010 DHS 9 [8–10] 33 [31–35] 42 [40–44] 42 [40–45] 44 [42–47] 40 [37–43] 33 [30–36] 33 [32–34]
Nepal 2016 DHS 4 [3–5] 18 [16–20] 34 [31–37] 46 [42–49] 56 [53–59] 55 [52–58] 52 [48–56] 33 [32–35]
Nepal 2011 DHS 4 [3–5] 18 [16–21] 36 [33–40] 50 [47–54] 57 [54–61] 56 [53–60] 44 [40–49] 33 [32–35]
Pakistan 2017–18 DHS 6 [4–9] 13 [11–16] 21 [18–23] 29 [27–32] 31 [29–34] 34 [31–37] 24 [22–29] 24 [23–26]
Pakistan 2012–13 DHS 7 [4–10] 15 [13–17] 21 [19–23] 31 [28–34] 35 [32–38] 31 [27–34] 24 [21–27] 25 [24–26]
Senegal 2017 DHS 3 [2–3] * 14 [12–15] * 23 [21–25] * 29 [26–31] * 31 [28–35] * 29 [26–32] * 21 [18–24] * 19 [18–20] *
Senegal 2012 DHS 1 [1–2] 8 [7–10] 16 [14–19] 16 [13–20] 22 [18–27] 18 [14–23] 9 [6–12] 11 [10–13]
Sierra Leone 2016 MICS 20 [19–22] * 33 [31–36] * 31 [28–33] * 28 [26–30] * 25 [23–27] * 19 [17–21] * 11 [9–13] 26 [24–27] *
Sierra Leone 2010 MICS 5 [3–7] 9 [7–11] 9 [7–11] 12 [10–14] 14 [12–16] 11 [9–14] 7 [5–10] 10 [9–11]
Uganda 2016 DHS 9 [8–11] * 28 [26–30] * 37 [35–40] * 37 [34–39] * 36 [34–39] * 34 [31–37] * 19 [17–22] 27 [27–28] *
Uganda 2011 DHS 6 [5–7] 20 [18–22] 28 [25–31] 30 [27–34] 30 [27–34] 27 [23–31] 14 [11–18] 21 [20–22]
Zimbabwe 2015 DHS 12 [11–14] 49 [46–52] 62 [59–65] * 66 [64–68] * 64 [61–67] * 56 [53–60] * 42 [37–47] * 48 [47–49] *
Zimbabwe 2010–11 DHS 10 [9–12] 44 [41–47] 55 [52–58] 55 [52–58] 52 [49–55] 45 [41–50] 31 [28–35] 41 [39–42]

This table represents an all women sample and an ever-married women sample in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

MCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate; DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; MICS, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.