Contraception assists individuals and couples to achieve their reproductive goals and enables them to exercise the right to have children by choice. World Family Planning 2022 presents the latest trends and patterns in contraceptive use at the global, regional and national levels. The report assesses levels and trends in contraceptive use and needs of women of reproductive age between 1990 and 2021, including the proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods of contraception (SDG indicator 3.7.1). The report also examines how contraceptive use and needs vary by women’s age and highlights gaps in meeting the need for family planning among adolescents and young women. Additionally, the report presents trends in contraceptive use by type of method, including regional variations in the use of specific methods.

28 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tables

9789211483765
9789210024532 (eISBN)