In Belgium, 84,7 percent of sexually active women living in Flanders used a contraceptive method in 2018. According to this study, the use of a contraceptive method was the lowest in the Brussels-Capital Region. In this part of Belgium, 76 percent of sexually active women, aged 15 to 49 years old, used contraception. Furthermore, this figure was lower than the national average of Belgium in 2018.
Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used a contraceptive method in the last 12 months in Belgium in 2018, by region
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Sciensano. (October 1, 2019). Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used a contraceptive method in the last 12 months in Belgium in 2018, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087038/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano. "Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used a contraceptive method in the last 12 months in Belgium in 2018, by region." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087038/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano. (2019). Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used a contraceptive method in the last 12 months in Belgium in 2018, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087038/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano. "Share of Sexually Active Women Aged 15 to 49 Who Used a Contraceptive Method in The Last 12 Months in Belgium in 2018, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087038/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano, Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used a contraceptive method in the last 12 months in Belgium in 2018, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087038/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 18, 2025)
Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used a contraceptive method in the last 12 months in Belgium in 2018, by region [Graph], Sciensano, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087038/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
