Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cameroon
Cameroon: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 15.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 15.4% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cameroon peaked at 19.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 105th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.4% | 19.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cameroon?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Cameroon was 15.4% in 2018, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Cameroon ranks 105th out of 113 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of women using contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union. This is compared between modern methods and any method (modern or traditional).