![]() The unmet need for family planning among married women of reproductive age in Philippines was 17% in 2017, with the demand met by modern methods estimated to be 57%. Women who are fecund, sexually active and who want no more children or to delay the next child, but are not using any method of contraception, are defined as having an “unmet need for family planning”. Among sexually active unmarried women, traditional methods were used by 15%. Forty-six percent of married women used no contraceptive method in 2017 and 14% a traditional method, a decline from 16.7% in 2008 only 10% of women used long acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as IUDs and implants. The modern CPR increased only 2% between 20, with rates being much lower in some populations. In 2017, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) in the Philippines was estimated to be 40% among married women of reproductive age and 17% among unmarried sexually active women. Nine percent of women 15 to 19 years of age have begun child bearing. In Philippines, 54% of all pregnancies (1.9 million pregnancies) are reported to be unintended and around 610 000 unsafe abortions are performed each year. Between 20, there were an estimated 62 unintended pregnancies per 1000 women aged 15–44 years each year, with rates ranging from 112 in East Africa to 28 in Western Europe. ![]() ![]() Unintended pregnancies remain an important public health problem worldwide.
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