Women using Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, by main method of contraception, age and local authority

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Headline data

The number of women using Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for means of contraception
Year Value GeoCode Observation status Unit multiplier Unit measure
2014/15 941.169 Normal value Thousands Number
2015/16 905.753 Normal value Thousands Number
2016/17 870.73 Normal value Thousands Number
2017/18 817.018 Normal value Thousands Number
2018/19 798.5 Normal value Thousands Number
2019/20 731.34 Normal value Thousands Number
2020/21 479.22 Normal value Thousands Number
2021/22 456.943 Normal value Thousands Number

Source: NHS Digital

Geographical Area: England

Unit of Measurement: Thousands of women

Footnote:

1. The data collection period runs from April to March.

2. Other methods include the cap, diaphragm, spermicides (but only when used on their own) and vaginal ring.

3. A person contacting a service multiple times during the year will only be counted once.

4. This analysis is not necessarily representative of the uptake of contraception methods across the whole population. Contraceptives can be obtained from other sources such as GPs or direct from pharmacies, whilst non-prescription items like condoms can be obtained easily without a visit to a medical specialist.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

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Women using Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, by main method of contraception, age and local authority
Indicator description

The number of women (in thousands) using Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, by main method of contraception, age and local authority
Geographical coverage

England
Unit of measurement

Thousands of women
Definitions

SRH - SRH services include family planning services, community contraception clinics, integrated GUM and SRH services and young people’s services e.g. Brook advisory centres.

LARC - LARC refers to long acting reversible contraceptives.

IUD - IUD refers to intrauterine device.

IUS - IUS refers to intrauterine system.

Available disaggregations

Data on female condom usage only available 2014/15 through 2017/18.

Region and local authority data only available 2019/20 through 2021/22.

Calculations

No calculations were performed in the data acquisition of this indicator.
Other information

This analysis is not representative of the uptake of contraception methods across the whole population. Contraceptives can be obtained from other sources such as GPs or direct from pharmacies, whilst non-prescription items like condoms can be obtained easily without a visit to a medical specialist.

This analysis excludes people where no main method of contraception was recorded during the year.

The all ages total includes records where the age was not recorded. This indicator is being used as an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator. Where possible, we will work to identify or develop UK data to meet the global indicator specification. This indicator has not been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

Data last updated 20 March 2023
Metadata last updated 06 April 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods
Target name

By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

United Nations Population Fund UNFPA
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 3.7 opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

NHS Digital
Periodicity

Annual
Earliest available data

2014/15
Geographical coverage

England
Link to data source Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (Contraception) opens in a new window
Release date 29 September 2022
Next release

See source link: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk
Other information

See tables 7 and 17 in data source.
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