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Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception.

Latest, 201548.9%of married women ages 15-49Annual release · Not updated
vs 2009+4.9 pp44%
High since 197848.9% of married women ages 15-492015 · World Bank
Low since 197815.22% of married women ages 15-491978 · World Bank

Over time

1978 - 2015

Recent years

  1. 201548.9% of married women ages 15-49+4.9 pp
  2. 200944% of married women ages 15-49+9.6 pp
  3. 200234.4% of married women ages 15-49+3.5 pp
  4. 199930.9% of married women ages 15-49+4.0 pp
  5. 199526.9% of married women ages 15-49+7.9 pp
  6. 198719% of married women ages 15-49−1.6 pp
  7. 198320.6% of married women ages 15-49+5.4 pp
  8. 197815.22% of married women ages 15-49