Indicator 5.6.2 - Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education - Indicators For The Sustainable Development Goals

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Indicator information

Proxy: National Health policy 2016, national policy on Population and Suatainable development,2004, Violence Against Persons(Prohibition) Act 2015, National policu on the Health and development of Adolescents (2021-2025)

Definition and concepts

The level of empowerment of women (aged 15-49) to make sexual and reproductive decisions

Data sources

Federal Ministry of Health

Data last updated

Mar 13, 2025

Metadata last updated

Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator	Indicator 5.6.2: Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
Target	Target 5.6: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
Metadata update	2024-07-29
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring	United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Related indicators	Indicator 3.1.1: Maternal mortality ratio Indicator 3.1.2: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel Indicator 3.3.1: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations Indicator 3.7.1: Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15–49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods Indicator 3.7.2: Adolescent birth rate (aged 10–14 years; aged 15–19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group Indicator 5.2.1: Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age Indicator 5.6.1: Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care.

Description	Yes/NO	Constitutional provisions/laws and policies
Availability of laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education	Yes	National Health policy 2016, national policy on Population and Suatainable development,2004, Violence Against Persons(Prohibition) Act 2015, National policy on the Health and development of Adolescents (2021-2025)

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Indicator 5.6.2 Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education

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