State of World Population 2012 - UNFPA Haiti

Change in Age-Specific Fertility RatesOver Time(Births per 1,000 Women)1970-1975 2005-2010AgeWorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast Developed45-49 40-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-19WorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast DevelopedWorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast DevelopedWorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast DevelopedWorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast DevelopedWorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast DevelopedWorldMore DevelopedLess DevelopedLeast DevelopedSource: United Nations, 2011a.0 50 100 150 200 250 300between 2000 and 2010 in 88 countries thatreceive donor support for contraception (Ross,Weissman and Stover, 2009). Due to earlierhigh fertility, many more people in developingcountries have now reached their reproductiveages, and meeting the contraceptive needs ofmany more women has contributed to only amarginal gain in the percentage covered.Globally, about three of every four sexuallyactive women of reproductive ages 15 to 49,who are able to become pregnant, but are notpregnant nor wanting to become pregnant,are currently using contraception (Singh andDarroch, 2012). In every country of the world,most women who are educated and well-offuse family planning. In East Asia, 83 per centof married women use contraception (UnitedNations, Department of Economic and SocialAffairs, 2011). Conversely, in the poorestregions of the world, contraceptive prevalencerates are lowest and have increased most slowly.Contraceptive use among women in sub-SaharanAfrica in 2010 was lower than use amongwomen in other regions in 1990.Family size and contraceptive use changed dramaticallyworldwide in the 1970s, when coupleshad an average of five children per family. Todaythey have an average of 2.5 (United NationsDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs,2010). Increased contraceptive use is largelyresponsible for fertility declines in developingcountries (Singh and Darroch, 2012). Thoughlevels of contraceptive prevalence have stabilizedsince 2000, the desire to have smaller familiesremains strong worldwide and is increasing indeveloping countries.Use varies according to income levelsMost surveys calculate national wealth scoresand disaggregate indicators by wealth quintile,from the poorest 20 per cent of the population18 CHAPTER 2: ANALYSING DATA AND TRENDS TO UNDERSTAND THE needs