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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Contraception Service - reason for consultation by age band
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Click here to sortNo contraception usedClick here to sortFailure of contraception methodClick here to sortMissed pillClick here to sortOther
[Collapse]All Ages19,6739,1231,7191,51532,030
All AgesUnder 164171722536650
16 - 194,1331,7234332346,523
20 - 245,0672,2454222758,009
25 - 293,9471,7033042276,181
30 - 342,8661,4732332064,778
35 - 391,8379791661663,148
40 - 4497656092921,720
45 - 493432123131617
50 - 5474521116153
55 - 5954.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable9
Unknown/Missing/Invalid age8.The data item is not applicable2232242

Metadata

General description

Data shows the number of emergency contraception consultations made in each financial year, per reason for consultation.
These data include consultations where both emergency and bridging contraception was consulted on at the same consultation, but it does not include consultations where only bridinging contraception was consulted on.
This is a count of consultations based on the claims made by pharmacies for providing the service. The same patient may be counted multiple times as this is claim based data, not patient-based.


Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2014-15 onwards

Users, uses and context

See quality report under 'Background Information' at the weblink

Revisions information

none

Title

Contraception Service - reason for consultation by age band

Last update

29 November 2024 29 November 2024

Next update

November 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Prescribing Services, NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local health boards

Geographical coverage

Local health boards

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See quality report under 'Background Information' at the weblink

Keywords

community pharmacy contraception service emergency bridging