Complex sentence: Only 9 percent of women used contraceptives in 1985, but by 2000 this figure had increased substantially, and as of 2012/13, the contraceptive prevalence rate was 35.4%.
Split into simpler sentences: Only 9 percent of the women used contraceptives in 1985, however this figure has increased substantially. As of 2012/13, the contraceptive prevalence rate was 35.4%.