TABLE 4 Proportion of Modern Method Usersa Using LAPMs, by Wealth Quintile
CountryWealth Quintile
Q1 (Poorest)Q2Q3Q4Q5 (Wealthiest)
sub-Saharan Africa
Burundi22%15%20%23%26%
Cameroon7%8%8%7%5%
Ethiopia16%21%16%16%12%
Kenya14%16%21%21%21%
Lesotho3%6%7%10%11%
Madagascar8%7%7%12%13%
Malawi24%23%26%28%32%
Namibia5%6%8%13%22%
Nigeria6%8%10%9%12%
Rwanda12%15%15%18%25%
Senegal21%17%14%15%19%
Swaziland6%9%10%9%16%
Tanzania17%24%20%22%18%
Zambia2%5%6%5%13%
Zimbabwe6%6%5%7%14%
Asia and the Middle East
Bangladesh21%18%16%13%10%
Cambodia14%14%12%17%31%
Egypt53%61%64%72%73%
India90%89%88%83%71%
Indonesia14%17%17%19%29%
Jordan56%59%57%60%69%
Nepal54%64%66%64%50%
Pakistan50%45%47%39%40%
Philippines33%38%39%40%41%
Latin America and the Caribbean
Bolivia25%33%39%44%51%
Colombia61%62%61%62%59%
Dominican Republic52%58%65%62%62%
Guyana24%27%29%27%26%
Haiti25%18%19%11%10%
Peru18%26%27%34%34%
  • Abbreviations: LAPMs, long-acting and permanent methods; Q, quintile.

  • a Study sample is limited to women of reproductive age who have ever been sexually active, who were not pregnant at the time of the survey, and who reported current use of a modern contraceptive method.

  • Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (various years).