Regional grouping :

Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target Target 5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

5.6.1 Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care


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Proportion of women who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care (% of women aged 15-49 years)//15 to 49 years old//Female (%)

Country/Area grouping200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Angola.......................................39.2.....................
Burundi.....................49.0..................40.3..................
Cameroon........................38.1..................34.8...............
Chad....................................27.1........................
Comoros...........................20.8.................................
Congo...........................26.8.................................
Democratic Republic of the Congo............19.3..................30.7...........................
Benin.........41.1...............38.2...............25.2...............
Ethiopia........................53.4............38.0.....................
Gabon...........................48.0.................................
Gambia, the..............................40.5..................19.5.........
Ghana...............54.1...............52.0...........................
Guinea...........................22.7...............15.2...............
Cote d'Ivoire...........................25.2.................................
Kenya.................................56.0...........................
Lesotho..................53.8............60.9...........................
Liberia..............................67.2..................58.8.........
Madagascar..................73.6.................................72.0......
Malawi.....................42.2...............44.7.....................
Mali.........9.6..................6.5............5.3...............
Mauritania......................................................25.3......
Mozambique........................49.1....................................
Namibia............67.1...............71.2..............................
Niger.........9.3...............7.3.................................
Nigeria...............47.1............50.8............28.6...............
Rwanda.....................60.1............69.5............61.3.........
Sao Tome and Principe...............46.2.............................................
Senegal........................13.2.........7.14.95.8..................
Sierra Leone..............................40.2...............27.8............
South Africa.......................................60.5.....................
Zimbabwe.........52.5............58.8.........59.9........................
Eswatini............48.9................................................
Togo.................................29.6...........................
Uganda.........48.0............49.0............58.5.....................
United Republic of Tanzania.....................46.8.......................................
Burkina Faso.....................20.3.......................................
Zambia............39.5..................46.6.........46.5...............