U n i t e d K i n g d o m - Overview

Population M at er nal an d newborn Family planning

health

P o p u l a t i o n , b y a g e g r o u p , pe r Births attended b y skilled Co nt racepti ve p r e v a l e n c e

c e nt h e a l t h p e r s o n n el , p e r c ent , ra te a n d u n m e t n e e d
2006-2015

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M a t e r n a l m ort a l i t y

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1 0 0 , 0 0 0 l i v e bi rt hs) a ,
2017:
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sk il l ed h e a l t h
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 0-1 4 p er so n n e l , p e r cent b ,
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 1 5 -6 4 2014-2019:
Population a g e d 6 5 + R a n g e of M M R CPR a n y method
7 4 % Unmet need
Total p o p u l a t io n i n 4%
6
67.9 u n ce r t a i n t y (U I
Co nt racepti ve p r e v a l e n c e
millions, 20 2 0: 80%),
L o we r e s t i m a t e , ra te w o m e n a g e d 1 5 - 4 9 , a n y
Av e r a g e a n n u a l r at e of 2017: m e t h o d , p e r c e nt , 2 0 2 0
0.6 R a n g e of M M R All w o m e n :
p o p u l at i o n c h a n g e , p e r
c en t, 2 0 1 5 - 2 0 2 0 :
8 74
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 0 -1 4, u n ce r t a i n t y (U I
80%), M a r r i e d or i n u n i o n
17.7 U p p e r e st i m a t e ,
p e r cen t, 2 0 2 0 : 2017:
82
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 1 0 -24 , women:
17.3 Co nt racepti ve p r e v a l e n c e
p e r cen t, 2 0 2 0 :
ra te w o m e n a g e d 1 5-4 9,
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 1 5 -64 , m o d e r n m e t h o d , p e r c ent,
2020
63.7
p e r cen t, 2 0 1 8 : All w o m e n :
Population a g e d 6 5
67
18.7
a n d older, p e r cen t, M a r r i e d or i n u n i o n
2020:

74
women:

U n m e t n e e d for f a m i l y
p l a n n i n g r at e w o m e n a g e d
15-49, per cent, 2 02 0
All w o m e n :

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2018:
L aw s an d regulations

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that guarantee access
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e d u c a t i o n , p e rc e n t ,
2019:

Education F e rt i l i t y Life expectancy

Adj ust ed p r i m a r y school Total fertility r at e, p e r L i f e e x p e c t a n c y a t b ir th

e n r o l m e n t , n et p e r c e n t of woman, 2017 (y ear s) , 2 0 1 9
p r i m a r y sc h o o l - a g e c h i l d r e n ,
2009-2019

81

1.7 Life expectancy at

Total fert ility r a t e , p e r 81

bi rt h (ye a rs), 2 0 2 0 :

1.7
woman, 2020:
S e x R at i o
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e n r o l m e n t , n et p e r c e n t of
p r i m a r y sc h o o l - a g e c h i l d r e n ,
2009-2019 S e x ratio a t b i rt h, p e r 1.055
male f e m a l e bi rt h, 2 0 1 7 :

100
female Harm ful Practices
99
G e n d e r p ari t y i n d ex , Adol esce nt bi rt h ra t e 12
per 1 ,00 0 girls a g e d
15 -1 9, 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 1 8 :
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Child ma r r i ag e b y a g e
primary education,
2009-2019: -
1 8 , pe rc en t , 2 0 0 5 -
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2019:
n et p e r c e n t of s e c o n d a r y
sc h o o l - a g e c h i l d r e n , 2 0 09 - Female genital
2019
-
male mutilation prevalence
a m o n g g i r l s a g e d 15-
97 1 9 , p e rce n t , 2 0 0 4 -
2018:
female P , w e b : w w w. u n f p a . o rg, e m a i l : w e b @ u n f p a . o rg
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T he M M R h a s b e e n r ou n d e d a c c o r d i n g to t h e f o l l o w i n g s c h e m e : < 1 0 0 , r o u nd e d to n e a r e s t 1 ; 100-
9 9 9 , r ou n d e d to n e a r e s t 1 ; a n d > 1 0 0 0 , r o u n d e d to n e a r e s t 1 0 .
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P e r c e n t a g e of g i r l s a g e d 1 5 -1 9 y e a r s w h o a r e m e m b e r s of t h e S a n d e soci ety. M e m b e r s h i p i n S a n d e
society i s a proxy for f e m a l e g e n i t a l m u t i l a t i o n .
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Reference year is 2017.
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On 2 9 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 2 , t h e U n i t e d Na t i o n s G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y p a s s e d Re sol ut ion 6 7 / 1 9 , w h i c h
a c c o r d e d P a l e s t i n e “ no n - m e m b e r observ er S t a t e s t a t u s i n t h e U n i t e d Na tio ns. ..”
2
Fo r s t a t i s t i c a l p ur p o se s, t h e d a t a for N e t h e r l a n d s do not i n c l u d e t h i s a r e a .
3
s u p > I n c l u d i n g C h r i s t m a s I s l a n d , Cocos K e e l i n g I s l a n d s a n d Norfolk
Islan d. 4 Inclu ding Nagorno-Karabakh.
5
Fo r s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p ose s, t h e d a t a for C h i n a do not i n c l u d e H o n g K o n g a n d M a c a o , S p e c i a l
Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e R e g i o n s ( SA R) of C h i n a , a n d Ta i w a n P r o v i n c e of C h i n a .
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As of 1 J u l y 1 9 9 7 , H o n g K o n g b e c a m e a S p e c i a l Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e R e g i o n ( SAR ) of C h i n a .
F o r s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o se s, t h e d a t a for C h i n a do not i n c l u d e t h i s a r e a .
7
As of 2 0 D e c e m b e r 1 9 9 9 , M a c a o b e c a m e a S p e c i a l Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e R e g i o n S A R of C h i n a . F o r
st at i s ti c a l p u r p o se s, t h e d a t a for C h i n a do not i n c l u d e t h i s a r e a .
8
R e f e r s to t h e wh o l e country.
9
Fo r s t a t i s t i c a l p ur p o se s, t h e d a t a for D e n m a r k do not i n c l u d e F a r o e I s l a n d s , a n d G r e e n l a n d .
10
Including Åland Islan ds.
11
For s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o se s, t h e d a t a for F r a n c e do not i n c l u d e F r e n c h G u i a n a , F r e n c h P o l y n e s i a ,
G u a d e l o u p e , M a r t i n i q u e , M a y o t t e , N e w Ca l e d o n i a , R é u n i o n , S a i n t P i e r r e a n d M i q u e l o n , S a i n t
B a r t h é l e m y, S a i n t M a r t i n F r e n c h p ar t , Walli s a n d F u t u n a I s l a n d s .
12
For s t a t i s t i c a l p u rp o se s, t h e d a t a for F r a n c e do not i n c l u d e t h i s a r e a .
13
I n c l u d i n g A b k h a z i a a n d S o u t h Osse tia .
14
For s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o se s, t h e d a t a for U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a do not
include this area.
15
Including S a b a h and Sarawak.
16
Including Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon.
17
I n c l u d i n g Tr a n sn i s t r i a .
18
For s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o se s, t h e d a t a for N e t h e r l a n d s do not i n c l u d e A r u b a , B o n a i r e , S i n t E u s t a t i u s
a n d S a b a , C u r a ça o , a n d S i n t M a a r t e n ( Dutch part) .
19
For s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o se s, t h e d a t a for N e w Z e a l a n d do not i n c l u d e Cook I s l a n d s , N i u e , a n d
Tok e l a u .
20
Including Svalbard and Ja n Ma y e n Islands.
21
Including East Jerusalem.
22
I n c l u d i n g Kosovo.
23
Including Canary Isla nd s, Ceuta a n d Melilla.
24
I n c l u d i n g Z a n z i b a r.
25
R ef e r s to t he territory of t h e c oun tr y a t t he t i m e of t h e 2 0 0 1 c e n s u s .
26
R ef e r s to t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m of Great B r i t a i n a n d Nort hern I r e l a n d . F o r s t a t i s t i c a l p u r p o s e s, t h e
d a t a for U n i t e d K i n g d o m do not i n c l u d e A n g u i l l a , B e r m u d a , B r i t i s h Vi rg i n I s l a n d s , C a y m a n
Islands,
C h a n n e l I s l a n d s , F a l k l a n d I s l a n d s ( M a l v i n a s ) , G ib r al t a r, I s l e of M a n , M o n t s e r r a t , S a i n t
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Total p o p u l a t i o n : U n i t e d N a t i o ns P o p u l a t i o n Di vi sio n.
Av e r a g e a n n u a l r at e of p o p u l a t i o n c h a n g e : U N F PA c a l c u l a t i o n b a s e d on d a t a fr om U n i t e d N a t i o n s
P o p u l a t i o n Divi si on.
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 0 -14 , p er c en t : U N F PA c a l c u l a t i o n b a s e d on d a t a f ro m U n i t e d N a t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n
Di vi sio n.
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 1 0 - 2 4 , p e r c e n t : U N F PA c a l c u l a t i o n b a s e d on d a t a f rom U n i t e d Na t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n
Di vi sio n.
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 1 5 - 6 4 , p e r c e n t : U N F PA c a l c u l a t i o n b a s e d on d a t a f rom U n i t e d Na t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n
Di vi sio n.
P o p u l a t i o n a g e d 6 5 a n d older, p er c e n t : U N F PA c a l c u l a t i o n b a s e d on d a t a f ro m U n i t e d Na t i o n s
P o p u l a t i o n Divi si on.
S e x ratio a t bir th : Chao, F. , G e r l a n d , P. , Cook, A. R . , & A l k e m a , L . ( 20 1 9 ) . S y s t e m a t i c a s s e s s m e n t of
t h e sex ratio a t bi r th for a l l coun tr ie s a n d e s t i m a t i o n of n a t i o n a l i m b a l a n c e s a n d r e g i o n a l r e f e r e n c e
l e v e l s . P r o c e e d i n g s of t h e N a t i o n a l A c a d e m y of S c i e n c e s of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s of A m e r i c a , 11 6 ( 2 7 ) ,
1 3 7 0 0 . h t t p s : / / d o i . o rg / 1 0 . 1 0 7 3 / p n a s. 1 9 0 8 3 5 9 11 6

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Total fertility r a t e : U n i t e d N a t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Di vi si on.
L i f e e x p e c t a n c y a t bir th : U n i t e d Na t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Div isi on .
M a t e r n a l m or tal it y ratio: U n i t e d Na t i o n s M a t e r n a l M o r t a l i t y E s t i m a t i o n I n t e r- a g e n c y Group (WHO,
U N I C E F, U N F PA , T he World B a n k a n d t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Divisio n).
B i r t h s a t t e n d e d b y sk i l l e d h e a l t h p e r so n n el : J oi nt g l o b a l d a t a b a s e on s k i l l e d a t t e n d a n c e a t bi rt h,
2 0 1 7 , U n i t e d Na t i o n s Ch ild re n's F u n d ( U N I C E F ) a n d World H e a l t h O rg a n i s a t i o n (WHO). R e g i o n a l
a g g r e g a t e s c a l c u l a t e d b y U N F PA b a s e d on d a t a f ro m t h e joint g l o b a l d a t a b a s e .
Contracepti ve p r e v a l e n c e r a t e : U n i t e d Na t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Di vi si on.
Contracepti ve p r e v a l e n c e r at e, m o d e r n m e t h o d : U n i t e d N a t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Di vi sio n.
U n m e t n e e d for f a m i l y p l a n n i n g : U n i t e d Na t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Div isi on .
Proportion of d e m a n d sa t i sf i e d w i t h m o d e r n m e t h o d s : U n i t e d N a ti o n s P o p u l a t i o n Div is ion .
Deci si on m a k i n g on se x u a l a n d r ep rod uc tiv e h e a l t h a n d rep rod uc ti ve r i g h t s : U N F PA .
L a w s a n d r e g u l a t i o n s t h a t g u a r a n t e e a c c e s s to s e x u a l a n d r epr od uct iv e h e a l t h c a r e , i n f o r m a t i on
a n d e d u c a t i o n : U N F PA .
Adolescent bi r th r a t e : U n i t e d Na t i o n s P o p u l a t i o n Di vi sio n.
Chi ld m a r r i a g e b y a g e 1 8 : U N I C E F. R e g i o n a l a g g r e g a t e s c a l c u l a t e d b y U N F PA b a s e d on d a t a f ro m
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