In Belgium, the use of the contraceptive pill by sexually active women was decreasing from 2001 to 2018. For instance, in 2001, around 63 percent of women aged 15 to 49 used the birth control pill, whereas, in 2018, this number fell to 48 percent.
Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium from 2001 to 2018*
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Sciensano. (October 1, 2019). Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium from 2001 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087081/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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