Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Sudan
Sudan: Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods was 12.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Sudan, 1979–2014
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Sudan is 12.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Sudan peaked at 12.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1979.
That places Sudan 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 2 |
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More reference data data for Sudan
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.57 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.09 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2814 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9627 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 38,797 2010 = 100 (2022)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Sudan?
- Contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods in Sudan was 12.0% in 2014, 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1979.
- How does Sudan rank for contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods?
- Sudan ranks 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is contraceptive usage: modern methods vs. any methods rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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).