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Indicators on Contraceptive use
Last update: December 2009
Country or area	Year			Contraceptive Prevalence
Country or area	Year			Any method	Modern methods
Afghanistan		2006		19	16
Albania		2005		60	22
Algeria		2006		61	52
Angola		2001		6	5
Antigua and Barbuda		1988		53	51
Anguilla		2003		43	41
Argentina		2001		65	64
Armenia		2005		53	19
Australia		2002	a	71	71
Austria		1996	b	51	47
Azerbaijan		2006		51	13
Bahamas		1988		62	60
Bahrain		1995	c	62	31
Bangladesh		2007		56	48
Barbados		1988		55	53
Belarus		2006	d	73	56
Belgium		2004		75	73
Belize		2006		34	31
Benin		2006		17	6
Bhutan		2000		31	31
Bolivia		2008		61	34
Bosnia and Herzegovina		2006	d	36	11
Botswana		2000		44	42
Brazil		1996		77	70
Bulgaria		1998	e	63	40
Burkina Faso		2006		17	13
Burundi		2002		20	9
Cambodia		2005		40	27
Cameroon		2006		29	12
Canada		2002		74	72
Cape Verde		2005		61	46	f
Central African Republic		2006		19	9
Chad		2004		3	2
Chile		2006		64	58	g
China		2001		87	86
China, Hong Kong SAR		2002		84	80
Colombia		2005	h	78	68
Comoros		2000		26	19
Congo		2005		44	13
Cook Islands		1996		63	60
Costa Rica		1999		80	72
Cote d'Ivoire		2006		13	8
Cuba		2006		73	72
Czech Republic		1997		72	63
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		2002		69	58
Democratic Republic of the Congo		2007		21	6
Denmark		1988		78	72
Djibouti		2006		18	17
Dominica		1987		50	48
Dominican Republic		2007		73	70
Ecuador		2004		73	58
Egypt		2008		60	58
El Salvador		2008		73	66
Equatorial Guinea		2000		10	6
Eritrea		2002		8	5
Estonia		1994		70	56
Ethiopia		2005		15	14
Finland		1989		77	75
France		2000		82	77
Gabon		2000		33	12
Gambia		2001		18	13
Georgia		2005		47	27
Germany		1992		70	66
Ghana		2008		24	17
Greece		2001		76	46
Grenada		1990		54	52
Guam		2002		67	58
Guatemala		2002		43	34
Guinea		2005		9	4
Guinea-Bissau		2006		10	6
Guyana		2007	i	34	33
Haiti		2006	d	32	24
Honduras		2006	d	65	56
Hungary		1993	p	81	71
India		2006	d	56	49
Indonesia		2007		61	57
Iran (Islamic Republic of)		2002		73	59
Iraq		2006		50	33
Ireland		2004		75	66
Israel		1988	o	68	52
Italy		1996	b	63	41
Jamaica		2003	k	69	66
Japan		2005		54	44
Jordan		2007		57	41
Kazakhstan		2006		51	49
Kenya		2003		39	32
Kiribati		2000		36	31
Kuwait		1999	c	52	39
Kyrgyzstan		2006	d	48	46
Lao People's Democratic Republic		2000		32	29
Latvia		1995		68	56
Lebanon		2004		58	34
Lesotho		2004		37	35
Liberia		2007		11	10
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya		1995		45	26
Lithuania		1995	l	51	33
Madagascar		2004	j	27	17
Malawi		2006		41	38
Malaysia		1994	l,m	55	30
Maldives		2004		39	34
Mali		2006		8	6
Malta		1993		86	43
Mauritania		2007		9	8
Mauritius		2002		76	39
Mexico		2006		71	67
Mongolia		2005		66	61
Montenegro		2006	d	39	17
Morocco		2004	j	63	52
Mozambique		2004	j	17	12
Myanmar		2001		37	33
Namibia		2007	i	55	54
Nauru		2007		36	23
Nepal		2006		48	44
Netherlands		2003		67	65
New Zealand		1995		75	72
Nicaragua		2007	i	72	69
Niger		2006		11	5
Nigeria		2007		15	9
Norway		2005		88	82
Occupied Palestinian Territory		2006		50	39
Oman		1995	c	24	18
Pakistan		2007	i	30	22
Palau		2003		33	30
Papua New Guinea		1996		26	20
Paraguay		2008		79	70
Peru		2005	n	71	47
Philippines		2006	d	51	36
Poland		1991		73	28
Portugal		2006	d	67	63
Puerto Rico		2002		84	72
Qatar		1998	c	43	32
Republic of Korea		2003		85	75	n
Republic of Moldova		2005		68	43
Reunion		1997		67	64
Romania		2004		70	38
Russian Federation		1999		73	53
Rwanda		2008	q	36	26
Saint Lucia		1988		47	46
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1988		58	56
Samoa		1998		25	23
Sao Tome and Principe		2000		29	27
Saudi Arabia		2007	c	24	…
Senegal		2005		12	10
Serbia		2005		41	19
Sierra Leone		2008		8	6
Singapore		1997		62	53
Slovakia		1997		80	66
Slovenia		1995	l	79	63
Somalia		2006	d	15	1
South Africa		2003		60	60
Spain		2006		66	62
Sri Lanka		2007	i	68	53
Sudan		2006		8	6
Suriname		2000		42	41
Swaziland		2007	i	51	47
Sweden		1996		75	65
Switzerland		1995	l	82	78
Syrian Arab Republic		2006		58	43
Tajikistan		2005		38	33
TFYR of Macedonia		2006		81	80
Thailand		2006	d	14	10
Timor-Leste		2003		10	7
Togo		2006		17	11
Trinidad and Tobago		2006		43	38
Tunisia		2006		60	52
Turkey		2003		71	43
Turkmenistan		2000		62	45
Uganda		2006		24	18
Ukraine		2007		67	48
United Arab Emirates		1995	c	28	24
United Kingdom		2008	q	82	82
United Republic of Tanzania		2005	h	26	20
United States		2002		73	68
United States Virgin Islands		2002		78	73
Uruguay		2004		77	75
Uzbekistan		2006		65	59
Vanuatu		1995		39	32
Venezuela		1998		70	62
Viet Nam		2007		79	68
Yemen		2006		28	19
Zambia		2007		41	27
Zimbabwe		2006	d	60	58

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Sources:

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2009), World Contraceptive Use 2009. CD-ROM Edition – Data in digital form (POP/DB/CP/Rev2009).

Footnotes:

a	Years of survey: 2001-2002.
b	Years of survey: 1995-1996.
c	Nationals of the country only.
d	Years of survey: 2005-2006.
e	Years of survey: 1997-1998.
f	Data refers to 1998.
g	Data refers to 2001.
h	Years of survey: 2004-2005.
i	Years of survey: 2006-2007.
j	Years of survey: 2003-2004.
k	Years of survey: 2002-2003.
l	Years of survey: 1994-1995.
m	Peninsular Malaysia.
n	Years of survey: 2004-2006.
o	Years of survey: 1987-1988.
p	Years of survey: 1992-1993.
q	Years of survey: 2007-2008.

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Technical notes:

Contraceptive prevalence refers to the percentage of women of reproductive age (usually aged 15-49 years), married or in union, currently using contraception, unless otherwise specified. The contraceptive prevalence for any method, refers to the use of contraception regardless of method. The contraceptive prevalence for modern methods refers to the use of the following methods: female and male sterilization, the contraceptive pill, the intrauterine device (IUD), injectables, implants, female and male condom, cervical cap, diaphragm, spermicidal foams, jelly, cream, sponges and emergency contraception; and excludes the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM), abortions, periodic abstinence and withdrawal.

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