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Demand Satisfied By Modern Contraception
Demand satisfied by modern contraception is an indicator that measures the percentage of women
ages 15 to 49 who do not want to get pregnant and are using modern contraception. It is defined
as the ratio of modern contraceptive prevalence to total contraceptive demand, where the latter is
the sum of contraceptive prevalence and unmet need and is expressed as a percentage of all or
married women with unmet need.
Total demand = Contraceptive prevalence + Unmet need
Demand satisfied = Modern contraceptive prevalence / Total demand (x100)
The maximum value for this indicator can be 100% if there is no unmet need and all contraceptive
use is with modern methods. Because unmet need can be substantial and modern contraceptive
use is low in low-resource settings, the proportion of demand satisfied will be suboptimal.
In 2014, total contraceptive demand was 39.5% among all women ages 15 to 49 and 58.6% among
married women ages 15 to 49. The percentage of demand satisfied by modern contraception was
marginally higher for all women compared to married women (59.1% versus 57.7%). This is due to
relatively lower unmet need among all women. Among married women, satisfied demand reaches
74.3% for those who live in urban areas and 76.2% for those in the highest wealth quintile. As seen
in Figure
043+41+53+52+54+52+62+61+78+80
F6, satisfied demand is higher for women in the wealthiest households and lowest in the
poorest households, implying inequity in contraceptive needs being met.
Figure F5. Percentage of all or married women ages 15 to 49 whose demand for modern contraception
is satisfied, by household wealth quintile
76.2
80
75.7
70
61.4 60.6
60
53.4 53.6
51.7 51.8
50
43.4
41.5
40
30
20
10
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Wealth quintile
All women
Currently married
women
Percentage demand satisfied