Unmet Need for Contraception
Unmet need for contraception exceeds 15% in Bihar and Jharkhand — women want to prevent pregnancy but can't.
Policy implication
Unmet need means women lack access, information, or agency — not that they want more children.
Unmet need means women lack access, information, or agency — not that they want more children.
Data vintage. This map uses NFHS-5 (2019-21). NFHS-6 (2023-24) state fact sheets were released in May 2026, but they are provisional and report fewer indicators, so the figures here have not been replaced. See the newer figures for this measure in the interactive atlas.
Source: NFHS-5 (2019-21). See the methodology for notes and limitations.
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