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Contraceptive prevalence, any method

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

Latest, 201560.6%of married women ages 15-49Annual release · Not updated
vs 2009+6.5 pp54.1%
High since 197860.6% of married women ages 15-492015 · World Bank
Low since 197818.2% of married women ages 15-491978 · World Bank

Over time

1978 - 2015

Recent years

  1. 201560.6% of married women ages 15-49+6.5 pp
  2. 200954.1% of married women ages 15-49+10.8 pp
  3. 200243.3% of married women ages 15-49+5.1 pp
  4. 199938.2% of married women ages 15-49+6.8 pp
  5. 199531.4% of married women ages 15-49+8.2 pp
  6. 198723.2% of married women ages 15-49−1.8 pp
  7. 198325% of married women ages 15-49+6.8 pp
  8. 197818.2% of married women ages 15-49