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Women in Mozambique tend to be marry young and have many children. Among 20 to 24 years old, 48% of women (between the ages of 20 to 24) were married before reaching 18 years old.<ref name="empowergirls_mozambique" /> In addition, contraceptives are not commonly used, and women have a high fertility rate (5.02 children born/woman in 2018), making Mozambique the country with the 12th highest fertility rate in the world.<ref name="ciaworldfactbook_mozambique" /> According to a 2015 UN report, it was estimated that about 18% of women (who were married/in unions and between ages 15 to 49) were using any form of contraception in Mozambique. This is lower than the Eastern African average, where about 40% of women use any form of contraception, including traditional methods. Furthermore, about 28% of women have unmet family planning needs, which was a bit lower than the Eastern African average (about 24% of women had unmet family planning needs). The most common forms of contraception were contraceptive injectables (about 7% of women) and birth control pills (about 6%) of women. There were very low rates of usage for other forms of contraception, including condoms (about 2%), female sterilization (0.3%), the rhythm method (0.3%), withdrawal (0.3%), and IUDs (0.1%). There were practically no users of contraceptive implants or vaginal barrier methods.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref>