Estimates of unmet need (percent of women) by standard definition vs proposed current status (CS) unmet need definition for 46 recent DHS surveys, by region and country
| Region+country | Year | Number of women 15–49 | Method of estimation | Difference between standard and CS | 2×2 Classification of standard vs CS unmet need | |||||
| Standard | CS | Both | Neither | CS only | Standard only | Positive predictive value of standard indicator | ||||
| All | – | 706 163 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 9 | 78.7 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 53.1 |
| West Africa | – | 185 213 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 12.2 | 72.8 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 59.4 |
| Benin (BJ) | 2011–2012 | 16 599 | 25.9 | 23.7 | 2.2 | 17 | 67.4 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 65.5 |
| Burkina Faso (BF) | 2010 | 17 087 | 20.4 | 20.9 | −0.5 | 13.1 | 71.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 64.1 |
| Cote d'Ivoire (CI) | 2011–2012 | 10 060 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 71.1 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 64.6 |
| Gambia (GM) | 2013 | 10 233 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 75.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 58.3 |
| Ghana (GH) | 2014 | 9396 | 21.3 | 17.3 | 4 | 11.9 | 73.3 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 55.9 |
| Guinea (GN) | 2012 | 9142 | 20.1 | 12.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 75 | 4.9 | 12.6 | 37.5 |
| Liberia (LB) | 2013 | 9239 | 27.7 | 21.8 | 5.9 | 17.1 | 67.6 | 4.7 | 10.6 | 61.8 |
| Mali (ML) | 2012–2013 | 10 424 | 23.3 | 25.8 | −2.5 | 16.7 | 67.6 | 9 | 6.6 | 71.7 |
| Niger (NI) | 2012 | 11 160 | 14.3 | 22.6 | −8.3 | 9.3 | 72.3 | 13.3 | 5 | 65.1 |
| Nigeria (NG) | 2013–2014 | 38 948 | 12.7 | 17.4 | −4.7 | 8.8 | 78.6 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 69.1 |
| Senegal (SN) | 2017 | 16 787 | 15 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 80.7 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 52.4 |
| Sierra Leone (SL) | 2013 | 16 658 | 20.5 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 76.2 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 47 |
| Togo (TG) | 2013–2014 | 9480 | 25.5 | 21.1 | 4.4 | 15.1 | 68.6 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 59.3 |
| Central Africa | – | 85 592 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 11.2 | 72.5 | 7.2 | 9 | 55 |
| Angola (AO) | 2015–2016 | 14 379 | 28.5 | 25.4 | 3.1 | 16.6 | 62.6 | 8.9 | 12 | 58.1 |
| Cameroon (CM) | 2011 | 15 426 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 76.9 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 50.7 |
| Chad (TD) | 2013–2014 | 17 719 | 18.6 | 25.9 | −7.3 | 12.7 | 68.2 | 13.2 | 5.9 | 68.3 |
| Congo (CG) | 2011–2012 | 10 819 | 14.1 | 10.1 | 4 | 6.4 | 82.2 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 45.6 |
| Congo Democratic Republic (CD) | 2013–2014 | 18 827 | 22.4 | 19.5 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 69.8 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 52.3 |
| Gabon (GA) | 2012 | 8422 | 20.5 | 15.4 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 75.4 | 4.1 | 9.2 | 54.8 |
| East Africa | – | 131 812 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 80 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 53.2 |
| Burundi (BU) | 2016–2017 | 17 269 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 74.3 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 57.3 |
| Comoros (KM) | 2012 | 5329 | 20.6 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 76 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 64.4 |
| Ethiopia (ET) | 2016 | 15 683 | 15.2 | 15.4 | −0.2 | 9.4 | 78.8 | 6 | 5.8 | 61.8 |
| Malawi (MW) | 2015–2016 | 24 562 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 80.9 | 4 | 9.4 | 37.9 |
| Mozambique (MZ) | 2011 | 13 745 | 23.9 | 22.3 | 1.6 | 14.9 | 68.7 | 7.4 | 9 | 62.3 |
| Rwanda (RW) | 2014–2015 | 13 497 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 83 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 51.4 |
| Tanzania (TZ) | 2015–2016 | 13 266 | 16.8 | 15 | 1.8 | 8.9 | 77.1 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 53.1 |
| Uganda (UG) | 2016 | 18 506 | 20.4 | 16 | 4.4 | 10.1 | 73.6 | 6 | 10.4 | 49.2 |
| Zimbabwe (ZW) | 2015 | 9955 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 3.3 | 89.5 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 41.6 |
| Southern Africa | – | 32 208 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 82.3 | 4 | 7.4 | 45.2 |
| Lesotho (LS) | 2014 | 6621 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 84.2 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 45.2 |
| Namibia (NM) | 2013 | 9176 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 85.2 | 3.1 | 7 | 40.3 |
| Zambia (ZM) | 2013–2014 | 16 411 | 16.7 | 14.1 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 77.5 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 50.2 |
| Asia | – | 145 539 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 5.8 | 85.8 | 1.7 | 6.7 | 48.3 |
| Cambodia (KH) | 2014 | 17 578 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 4.8 | 89.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 56.4 |
| Indonesia (ID) | 2012 | 45 607 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.2 | 90.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 50.4 |
| Kyrgyz Republic (KY) | 2012 | 8208 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 1 | 7.6 | 84.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 62.7 |
| Myanmar (MM) | 2015–2016 | 12 885 | 9.8 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 88.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 59.1 |
| Nepal (NP) | 2016 | 12 862 | 18.2 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 80.5 | 1.3 | 12.4 | 32 |
| Philippines (PH) | 2017 | 25 074 | 10.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4 | 88.3 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 36.9 |
| Tajikistan (TJ) | 2012 | 10 718 | 16.5 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 81.9 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 44.2 |
| Timor Leste (TL) | 2016 | 12 607 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 7 | 82.5 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 44.9 |
| Latin America- Caribbean | – | 108 713 | 11 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 85.3 | 3.7 | 6 | 41.7 |
| Colombia (CO) | 2015–2016 | 36 299 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 91.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 36.4 |
| Dominican Republic (DR) | 2013 | 9372 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 88.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 36.8 |
| Guatemala (GU) | 2014–2015 | 25 914 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 86.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 41.9 |
| Haiti (HT) | 2012 | 14 371 | 24.9 | 19 | 5.9 | 13.6 | 69.7 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 54.6 |
| Honduras (HN) | 2011–2012 | 22 757 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 90.7 | 2.8 | 4 | 39 |
| Europe | – | 17 086 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 89 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 65.1 |
| Albania (AL) | 2017–2018 | 10 970 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 87.3 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 74.1 |
| Armenia (AM) | 2015–2016 | 6116 | 8 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 90.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 56.1 |
DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.