In Belgium, one out of two sexually active women, aged 15 to 49 years old, used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in 2018. From a regional perspective, the use of such contraception was higher in Wallonia than in Flanders. However, women living in the Brussels-Capital Region were the lowest users of the birth control pill in 2018.
Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method 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 the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by region* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087104/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano. "Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by region*." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087104/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano. (2019). Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by region*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087104/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano. "Share of Sexually Active Women Aged 15 to 49 Who Used The Birth Control Pill as a Contraceptive Method in Belgium in 2018, by Region*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087104/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Sciensano, Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by region* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087104/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 07, 2025)
Share of sexually active women aged 15 to 49 who used the birth control pill as a contraceptive method in Belgium in 2018, by region* [Graph], Sciensano, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087104/share-use-contraceptive-method-women-pill-by-region-belgium/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
