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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of women at risk for unintended pregnancy who use effective birth control — FP‑10 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
62.2 percent (2017-19)

Target:
65.1 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
60.3 percent of women aged 20 to 44 years at risk of unintended pregnancy used most effective or moderately effective methods of contraception in 2015-17

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Females at risk of unintended pregnancy using effective contraception, 2015-17 to 2017-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015-17 2017-19
Total
60.3
CI 57.4 / 63.1
SE 1.424
62.2
CI 59.3 / 65.1
SE 1.443