Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Chad
Chad: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 6.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Chad, 1997–2019
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
Chad recorded 6.7% for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Chad peaked at 9.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1997.
Chad ranks 112th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Chad?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Chad was 6.7% in 2019, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Chad ranks 112th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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).