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Good health and well-being - Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Indicator 3.7.1: Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

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Proportion of women who use birth control to prevent pregnancy

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Use of birth control to prevent pregnancy
Indicator description
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Geographical coverage

Los Angeles County
Unit of measurement

Percentage
Definitions

The percentage of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) who desire either to have no (additional) children or to postpone the next child and who are currently using a modern method of contraception. The indicator is also referred to as the demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods.
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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
Indicator number

3.7.1
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
Target number

3.7
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1
UN custodian agency

DESA Population Division
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Organisation

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

Los Angeles County
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