Many FP2020 countries have made great strides to improve access and use of contraception since 2012 and have seen increases in the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR). CPR measures current use, but women may not be using at the time of the survey for various reasons, such as wanting to become pregnant, being pregnant, or not planning to have sex in the near future. To understand more about the larger use of contraception, Track20 is researching ever use of contraception.

In many FP2020 countries, ever use has grown more in recent years than current use.

Read our memo on trends since 2012

The survey methods used to measure ever use of contraception has changed over time - the new question used to estimate ever use leads to fewer women than expected reporting ever use. Read Track20's memo on the trends in ever use of contraception and how the change in survey methodology impacts trend analysis.