Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)

Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
10th
of 13 groups
All-time high
62.8%
in 2024
All-time low
53.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 53.42001: 54.32002: 55.12003: 55.82004: 56.12005: 56.32006: 56.72007: 57.12008: 57.42009: 57.82010: 58.22011: 58.72012: 592013: 59.42014: 59.72015: 59.92016: 60.22017: 60.42018: 60.72019: 612020: 61.32021: 61.72022: 62.12023: 62.52024: 62.8

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year

Annual values for Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 53.4%
2001 54.3% +1.8%
2002 55.1% +1.5%
2003 55.8% +1.2%
2004 56.1% +0.6%
2005 56.3% +0.4%
2006 56.7% +0.6%
2007 57.1% +0.6%
2008 57.4% +0.6%
2009 57.8% +0.7%
2010 58.2% +0.7%
2011 58.7% +0.7%
2012 59.0% +0.6%
2013 59.4% +0.7%
2014 59.7% +0.4%
2015 59.9% +0.4%
2016 60.2% +0.4%
2017 60.4% +0.5%
2018 60.7% +0.4%
2019 61.0% +0.5%
2020 61.3% +0.5%
2021 61.7% +0.6%
2022 62.1% +0.6%
2023 62.5% +0.6%
2024 62.8% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.0% 53.4% 57.8% 10
2010s 59.7% 58.2% 61.0% 10
2020s 62.1% 61.3% 62.8% 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)

  1. 7 Malawi 77.3% compare
  2. 8 Indonesia 77.0% compare
  3. 9 India 74.3% compare
  4. 10 Bangladesh 73.9% compare
  5. 11 Rwanda 72.1% compare
  6. 12 Peru 67.2% compare
  7. 13 Madagascar 64.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 62.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2024.
What is the lowest women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2000.
How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for?
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2024.
Is women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
43 places, 537 data points, 2000–2024
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