DHS 2014-2021

The number of married women of childbearing age (15-49 years) who have used any means of family planning (both modern and traditional) of the total number of married women within the geographical boundaries of the country or in a specific administrative u

Number of married women aged (15-49) who had previously used any means of family planning at a given time / total number of married women in the same age group at the same time x 100

This indicator is useful in: 1. Identifing the actual rate of previous use of any means of family planning among women in the childbearing age, 2. Identifing the areas with the lowest percentage of women who have previously used family planning methods, 3