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Table 2 Overall description (countries information, prevalence of demand for contraception not satisfied and 95% CI)

From: Reasons for nonuse of contraceptive methods by women with demand for contraception not satisfied: an assessment of low and middle-income countries using demographic and health surveys

Country

Year

ISO

Region

Income group

Demand for contraception not satisfied % (95% CI)

Prevalence of demand for contraception not satisfied < 30.0%

Colombia

2015

COL

Latin America and Caribbean

Upper-middle income

8.6 (8.1–9.2)

Honduras

2011

HND

Latin America and Caribbean

Lower-middle income

12.8 (12.1–13.5)

Zimbabwe

2015

ZWE

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

14.0 (12.8–15.4)

Dominican Republic

2013

DOM

Latin America and Caribbean

Upper-middle income

14.6 (13.0–16.3)

Indonesia

2012

IDN

East Asia and the Pacific

Lower-middle income

15.6 (14.8–16.4)

Armenia

2015

ARM

Europe and Central Asia

Lower-middle income

17.9 (16.2–19.6)

Cambodia

2014

KHM

East Asia and the Pacific

Low income

18.2 (16.9–19.6)

Guatemala

2014

GTM

Latin America and Caribbean

Lower-middle income

18.7 (17.7–19.8)

India

2015

IND

South Asia

Lower-middle income

19.4 (19.1–19.6)

Namibia

2013

NAM

Eastern and Southern Africa

Upper-middle income

20.8 (19.2–22.4)

Lesotho

2014

LSO

Eastern and Southern Africa

Lower-middle income

23.1 (21.3–25.1)

Kenya

2014

KEN

Eastern and Southern Africa

Lower-middle income

23.6 (22.3–25.0)

Myanmar

2015

MMR

East Asia and the Pacific

Lower-middle income

23.8 (22.3–25.3)

Philippines

2017

PHL

East Asia and the Pacific

Lower-middle income

24.3 (23.0–25.6)

Malawi

2015

MWI

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

25.2 (24.2–26.3)

Congo Brazzaville

2011

COG

West and Central Africa

Lower-middle income

26.2 (24.2–28.2)

Rwanda

2014

RWA

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

27.7 (26.2–29.3)

Prevalence of demand for contraception not satisfied 30.0–50.0%

Nepal

2016

NPL

South Asia

Low income

31.1 (29.6–32.5)

Zambia

2013

ZMB

Eastern and Southern Africa

Lower-middle income

32.3 (30.8–33.8)

Kyrgyzstan

2012

KGZ

Europe and Central Asia

Low income

33.7 (31.3–36.1)

Tanzania

2015

TZA

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

35.9 (34.0–37.8)

Ethiopia

2016

ETH

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

38.1 (35.1–41.3)

Gabon

2012

GAB

West and Central Africa

Upper-middle income

41.5 (38.0–45.0)

Uganda

2016

UGA

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

41.8 (40.2–43.4)

Senegal

2017

SEN

West and Central Africa

Low income

44.1 (41.9–46.3)

Mozambique

2015

MOZ

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

44.6 (41.7–47.5)

Tajikistan

2012

TJK

Europe and Central Asia

Low income

45.0 (42.7–47.4)

Cameroon

2011

CMR

West and Central Africa

Lower-middle income

46.4 (44.4–48.5)

Nigeria

2013

NGA

West and Central Africa

Lower-middle income

47.7 (45.8–49.6)

Timor-Leste

2016

TLS

East Asia and the Pacific

Lower-middle income

49.7 (47.0–52.4)

Prevalence of demand for contraception not satisfied > 50.0%

Burundi

2016

BDI

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

50.9 (49.1–52.7)

Sierra Leone

2013

SLE

West and Central Africa

Low income

52.0 (48.9–55.1)

Ghana

2014

GHA

West and Central Africa

Lower-middle income

52.1 (49.6–54.7)

Niger

2012

NER

West and Central Africa

Low income

53.5 (50.6–56.5)

Haiti

2016

HTI

Latin America and Caribbean

Low income

53.9 (52.0–55.7)

Congo Democratic Republic

2013

COD

West and Central Africa

Low income

56.4 (53.0–59.7)

Côte d’Ivoire

2011

CIV

West and Central Africa

Lower-middle income

58.0 (55.0–61.0)

Burkina Faso

2010

BFA

West and Central Africa

Low income

58.8 (56.8–60.8)

Liberia

2013

LBR

West and Central Africa

Low income

59.0 (55.3–62.7)

Togo

2013

TGO

West and Central Africa

Low income

60.8 (58.5–63.1)

Comoros

2012

COM

Eastern and Southern Africa

Low income

61.2 (57.7–64.6)

Benin

2011

BEN

West and Central Africa

Low income

69.6 (68.0–71.2)

Angola

2015

AGO

Eastern and Southern Africa

Upper-middle income

70.7 (67.6–73.7)

Mali

2012

MLI

West and Central Africa

Low income

71.0 (68.6–73.3)

Gambia

2013

GMB

West and Central Africa

Low income

72.9 (69.4–76.1)

Guinea

2012

GIN

West and Central Africa

Low income

75.7 (73.0–78.2)

Chad

2014

TCD

West and Central Africa

Low income

79.7 (77.2–82.1)