Table 3.
Recent trends in modern contraceptive prevalence for selected Sub-Saharan African countries and subnational areas: DHS and PMA2020, 2008–2016
| Country/Survey round | Sterilization | Implant | IUD | Injectable | Pill | Condom | Other modern | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | ||||||||
| 2010 DHS | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 15.0 |
| 2014 PMA | 0 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 18.0 |
| 2015 PMA | 0 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 20.1 |
| 2016 PMA | 0 | 10.9 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 24.2 |
| DR Congo/Kinshasa | ||||||||
| 2007 DHS | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 2013 PMA | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 18.5 |
| 2014 PMA | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 20.4 |
| 2015 PMA | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 20.4 |
| 2015B PMA | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 23.8 |
| Ethiopia | ||||||||
| 2011 DHS | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 20.8 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 27.3 |
| 2014 PMA | 0.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 25.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 33.8 |
| 2014B PMA | 0.3 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 23.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 34.2 |
| 2015 PMA | 0.4 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 24.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 35.8 |
| 2016 PMA | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 24.1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 37.3 |
| Niger/Niamey | ||||||||
| 2012 DHS | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 31.8 |
| 2015 PMA | 0.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 17.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 28.6 |
| 2016 PMA | 0.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 16.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27.8 |
| Niger | ||||||||
| 2012 DHS | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 12.2 |
| 2016 PMA | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| Nigeria/Kaduna | ||||||||
| 2013 DHS | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 18.5 |
| 2014 PMA | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 10.1 |
| 2015 PMA | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 15.0 |
| 2016 PMA | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 16.1 |
| Nigeria/Lagos | ||||||||
| 2013 DHS | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 26.4 |
| 2014 PMA | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 19.3 |
| 2015 PMA | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 28.4 |
| 2016 PMA | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 22.9 |
| Ghana | ||||||||
| 2008 DHS | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 16.6 |
| 2013 PMA | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 18.4 |
| 2014 PMA | 0.4 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 17.8 |
| 2014B PMA | 0.7 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 21.4 |
| 2014 DHS | 1.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 22.2 |
| 2015 PMA | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 29.2 |
| Uganda | ||||||||
| 2011 DHS | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 26.0 |
| 2014 PMA | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 15.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 25.6 |
| 2015 PMA | 2.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 31.8 |
| 2015B PMA | 1.7 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 30.0 |
| 2016 PMA | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 32.2 |
| Kenya | ||||||||
| 2008 DHS | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 21.6 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 39.4 |
| 2014 PMA | 1.6 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 29.1 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 55.4 |
| 2014B PMA | 3.0 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 28.1 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 57.5 |
| 2014 DHS | 3.2 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 26.4 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 53.2 |
| 2015 PMA | 2.6 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 28.1 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 59.9 |
| 2016 PMA | 2.8 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 29.2 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 63.1 |
Prevalence of modern method currently used among married women 15–49 years