1 of 4 The proportion of African women who plan their pregnancies
Millennium
Development Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Target: Reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio
While contraceptive prevalence among women who are married or living in union is relatively high (61 per cent) across the developing world, sub-Saharan Africa lags far behind, with only 23 per cent of married women using any form of contraception.
Source: UNICEF, Progress For Children: A Child Survival Report Card, November 6, 2007.
