| Performance Indicator | 2007 Results |
2008 Results |
2009 Target |
2009 Results |
2009 Rating |
2010 Target |
2011 Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Modern Contraceptive Prevalence Rate | N/A | 26.4% | 27.4% | 27.3% |  Improved, but target not met |
28.3% | 29.3% |
| Impact(s): Family planning and reproductive programs contribute to smaller and healthier families, directly contributing to the well-being of women and children. Ensuring basic access to family planning could reduce maternal deaths by a third and child deaths by nearly 10%. Increased use of modern contraception translates into fewer unintended pregnancies and fewer abortions. | |||||||
| Steps to Improve: There is some evidence that MCPR is rising more slowly on average than in the past. This is largely due to very slow or no progress in some countries with large populations (e.g., Nigeria, Uganda, Philippines) where family planning is not a political priority. Additional resources in the FY 2010 budget will permit program expansion, including efforts to build political will for family planning and reproductive health programming in these countries. | |||||||
