World family planning 2020 highlights : accelerating action to ensure universal access to family planning

World Family Planning 2020 Highlights presents regional and global estimates of the contraceptive use and needs for women of reproductive age (15-49 years) between 1990 and 2020 with projections until 2030. This report assesses trends and inequalities in contraceptive use, regional differences in method choice, the contraceptive needs of young women and adolescents age (15-19 years) and the effects of population growth on past and future changes in the number of contraceptive users. It also evaluates the progress made in increasing the proportion of women who use modern contraceptive methods to avoid pregnancy, illustrates how family planning can aid in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and provides policy recommendations for addressing the reproductive health and family planning needs.
Executive summary -- Introduction -- Trends and prospects in contraceptive use and needs -- Assessing progress made in meeting the demand for family planning -- Family planning in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals -- Policy implications and recommendations -- Annex table : Model-based estimates of the proportion of demand for family planning satisfied by use of modern contraceptive methods (SDG indicator 3.7.1) in 2000 and 2020, by region, development group, country or area, with information about the most recent survey estimate, by country or area.

39 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-31).

9789211483482
9789210052009 eISBN