Recent statistics by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have indicated that Anambra topped the list of states where married women use traditional contraceptives to control childbirth, with Yobe having the lowest figure at 0.3 percent.

This is contained in NBS’ demographic statistics for 2020 posted on its website on Sunday in Abuja.

The statistics showed that 98.1 percent of married women in Yobe did not use any contraceptives in the year under review.

It categorised the birth controls into traditional contraceptive methods, modern methods, and those not currently using any contraceptive at all.

NBS said that at the national level, the total number of women not using contraceptives to prevent childbirth was 83.4 percent, while those using the traditional method of contraceptives was 4.6 percent with the modern method standing at 12.0 percent.

Sokoto State at 97.7 percent follows Yobe in the category of women not using contraceptives with 0.2 using traditional methods, while 2.1 percent use the modern method.

The report said, however, that the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) for the year 2018 was 5.3 percent, indicating a decrease from previous years.

It added that women in the age group 25 to 29 had the highest fertility rate, while women aged 45 to 49 had the lowest rate.

The report noted, however, that the total national birth registrations between 2017 and 2019 stood at 18.46 million with 2017 accounting for 5.03 million, while in 2018, it was 6.58 million with 2019 recording 6.83 million.

At the state level in 2017, Kano had the highest registered live births with 415,598, while in 2018 and 2019, Borno recorded the highest having 863,592 and 879,524, respectively.

On the other hand, Bayelsa recorded the least total national birth registrations with 220 in 2017; 234 in 2018, and 199 in 2019.

The report indicates, however, that most of the birth registrations were done in urban areas with 63 percent in 2017, 59 percent in 2018, and 62 percent in 2019.

On the statistics of recorded deaths, NBS disclosed that burial or other means of deceased disposal was 38,727 between 2017 and 2019.

Giving a breakdown, it said that the total number of deaths registered in 2017 stood at 15,153 but was reduced to 13,329 in 2018 and further reduced to 10,245 in 2019.

By gender categorisation, the NBS said that 9,555 male deaths were registered in 2017, 8,842 in 2018, and 7,066 in 2019 while 5,598 female deaths were registered in 2017, 4,487 in 2018, and 3,179 in 2019.

Odin13:

Them never start to wail

helinues:

Mynd44 Lalasticlacla Oamj4 Seun Dominique Mukina
Rule 3

Vinstel:
The use of Birth control and family planning is a sign of an intelligent and well informed people.

duro4chang:
Please report him

tsinzu:

Biafra women are wise, they are not like your zoo women that breed like rats and fill up the streets with almajiris.

helinues:


I really don't know why the guy like to derail threads by injecting Yoruba into it.

How is this news related to Yoruba?

duro4chang:
I have reported him

Hisbah21:



lols and we the almajiris are ruling over you. And we locked ur son up..cheers

tsinzu:

Is that not why your zoo is messed up? One of the worst countries in the world nobody is proud to be associated with. Useless zoo being ruled by animals.

tsinzu:

Is that not why your zoo is messed up? One of the worst countries in the world nobody is proud to be associated with. Useless zoo being ruled by animals. What's there to be proud of in your ruling? Despite all the years of ruling, your region is still poorest, the least educated and being ravaged by banditry and terrorism.

Hisbah21:


clap for urself

tsinzu:

What's there to be proud of in your ruling? Despite all the years of ruling, your region is still poorest, the least educated and being ravaged by banditry and terrorism. Millions of homeless, illiterate kids roaming the street and yet you are rullng? What a disgrace!!

Hisbah21:



calm down,you are in severe pain

tsinzu:

What's there to be proud of in your ruling? Despite all the years of ruling, your region is still poorest, the least educated and being ravaged by banditry and terrorism. Millions of homeless, illiterate kids roaming the street and yet you are rullng? What a disgrace!!

tsinzu:

Lol, only if you knew, you would be weeping for your miserable life in that animal farm you call a country.