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Table 3 Selected reproductive indicators across 11 Pacific Countries

From: How do Pacific Island countries add up on contraception, abortion and reproductive coercion? Guidance from the Guttmacher report on investing in sexual and reproductive health

Country

Contraception demand satisfied by modern methods: married women 2020a

Contraception demand satisfied by modern methods: unmarried women 2020a

CPR modern all women

AFR 2015–2020 15–19 yrs

%of women subjected to physical &/or sexual IPV in the last 12 monthsh (year of collection)

%of women subjected to physical &/or sexual IPV in their lifetimeh (year of collection)

FSM

–

–

49.5c

13.9c

26 (2014)

32.8 (2014)

Fiji

65.3a

59.7a

30a

49.4c

23.7 (2010)

64.1 (2010)

Kiribati

44.7a

72.7a

16.2a

51d

43.4 (2018)

61 (2018)

Marshall Islands

57b

–

43.1b

85e

20 (2014)

50.9 (2012)

Nauru

44.6b

–

27.5b

81e

22.1 (2013)

48.1 (2013)

Palau

55.4b

–

34.4b

29e

9.9 (2013)

25.2 (2013)

Samoa

37.8a

40.8a

15.9a

55f

22 (2000)

46.1 (2000)

Solomon Islands

55.5a

52.4a

32a

78c

41.8 (2008)

63.5 (2008)

Tonga

50.7a

60a

17a

30 g

18.9 (2009)

39.6 (2009)

Tuvalu

43.7b

–

27.1b

44e

25 (2007)

36.8 (2007)

Vanuatu

59.7a

63.1a

40.3a

49.4c

44 (2009)

60 (2009)

  1. 1Demand satisfied by modern = Women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods Median = MEDIAN ESTIMATE (adjusted) projected. CPmod = Women of reproductive age (15–49 years) who are currently using any modern method of contraception Median = MEDIAN ESTIMATE (adjusted) projected [48]. bDemand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among married or in-union women aged 15 to 49, 2015 Median estimate. Contraceptive prevalence (modern methods) among married or in-union women aged 15 to 49, 2015 Median estimate [49]. cAge-specific fertility rates (births per 1,000 women) 15–19 years 2015–2020 [46]. d[17]. eAge-specific fertility rates (births per 1000 women) 15–19 years [50]. f[14]. g[16]. h[51]
  2. AFR, Adolescent fertility rate; CPR, Contraceptive prevalence rate; IPV, Intimate partner violence