Figure 20: Regional FP Users, 2019 Source: DOH Field Health Service Information System, 2015-2019. Table 11: Demand Indicators for Family Planning, 2017 Region NCR CAR Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4A Region 4B Region 5 Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10 Region 11 Region 12 Region 13 BARMM Philippines Source: NDHS 2017 All women mCPR 20.6% 22.7% 25.9% 40.3% 24.1% 23.0% 28.8% 20.3% 25.2% 22.3% 25.7% 29.0% 29.5% 34.3% 35.9% 31.6% 10.9% 24.9% Unmet need 6.7% 8.0% 8.3% 10.9% 9.3% 13.4% 12.7% 13.5% 9.3% 12.9% 10.5% 17.0% 12.3% 11.1% 12.5% 12.4% 10.4% 10.8% Traditional Use 7.9% 3.6% 9.4% 4.0% 9.2% 11.1% 4.7% 11.9% 11.6% 9.7% 11.5% 4.9% 5.4% 9.3% 5.6% 5.5% 4.4% 8.7% Meanwhile, 24 and 29 percent of currently married and sexually active unmarried women, respectively, use traditional methods, such as withdrawal method. In terms of regional performance, while NCR has the highest number of new acceptors in 2019, it has the biggest drop-out rate, hence the number of current users remain substantially low. Meanwhile, Regions III and IVA have the highest current use of family planning. Total Demand 35.0% 34.0% 43.0% 55.0% 43.0% 47.0% 46.0% 46.0% 46.0% 45.0% 47.0% 51.0% 47.0% 55.0% 54.0% 50.0% 26.0% 44.0% % of Demand Satisfied It is important to note that contraceptive use varies across regions or localities. This is because the demand for family planning is reflective of the fertility intentions of couples or WRA. Thus, even though a region has numerous women of reproductive age, it does not mean that the contraceptive demand or use for that region is high. Table 11 shows the demand for family planning and demand satisfied across regions in 2017. 58.6% 66.2% 59.3% 73.0% 56.6% 48.4% 62.3% 44.4% 54.7% 49.7% 53.6% 56.9% 62.5% 62.7% 66.4% 63.9% 42.5% 56.1% To illustrate, Central Visayas and BARMM have an almost similar demand satisfied by a modern method in 2017 (49.7% and 42.5%), but modern contraceptive prevalence among all women in Region VII is higher compared to BARMM. The reason for the almost similar demand satisfied between Central Visayas and BARMM, despite the lower mCPR in BARMM, is that unmet need for modern contraceptives is low at 10.4 percent as compared to Region VII at 12.9 percent; and low traditional method use of 4.4. compared to 9.7 in Central Visayas. As can be seen in the able, only 26 out of 100 women in BARMM or 1 in 4 women have a demand for modern contraception, while in Region VII it is 45 out of 100 women or almost 1 in 2 women. This means that in BARMM, majority of women (74 in 100) are considered as not having a need for family planning. 54 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012