Table 3.
Trends in family planning coverage with modern methods (%) by marital status, median values from 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, DHS 2004–2015
| Married | Single | ||||||
| 2004 | 2010 | 2015 | 2004 | 2010 | 2015 | ||
| Residence | Urban | 49.3 | 57.3 | 73.2 | 51.0 | 53.6 | 52.7 |
| Rural | 29.8 | 40.1 | 55.7 | 33.7 | 42.7 | 48.6 | |
| Education level | Primary or lower | 30.9 | 42.7 | 59.1 | 31.1 | 40.1 | 46.0 |
| Secondary or higher | 51.6 | 61.1 | 68.7 | 47.9 | 51.3 | 52.3 | |
| Wealth tertile | Poorest | 21.7 | 32.8 | 48.5 | 27.4 | 29.7 | 41.0 |
| Wealthiest | 46.4 | 58.0 | 73.7 | 54.2 | 55.2 | 56.0 | |
The 10 countries are Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Family planning coverage is defined as demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods of contraception, taking into account contraceptive prevalence and unmet need.