| Country |
Year
of data |
Contra-
ceptive
use2 |
Pill |
Injectable or implant |
IUD |
Condom |
Vaginal barrier method3 |
Sterilization |
Sterilization |
Other
modern4 |
Rhythm5 |
With-
drawal |
Tradi-
tional6 |
| Male |
Female |
|
Australia
|
1986 |
76.1% |
24.0% |
0.0% |
4.9% |
4.4% |
0.8% |
10.4% |
27.7% |
0.0% |
2.0% |
1.6% |
0.3% |
|
Austria
|
1995–1996 |
50.8 |
30.8 |
0.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
|
Bangladesh
|
2004 |
58.1 |
26.2 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
|
Brazil
|
1996 |
76.7 |
20.7 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
0.1 |
2.6 |
40.1 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
|
Canada
|
1995 |
74.7 |
14.4 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
15.2 |
30.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
|
China
|
1997 |
83.8 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
36.4 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
33.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
|
Colombia
|
2000 |
76.9 |
11.8 |
4.2 |
12.4 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
27.1 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
|
Costa Rica
|
1999 |
80.0 |
25.6 |
5.9 |
6.9 |
10.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
21.4 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
|
Denmark
12
|
1988 |
78.0 |
26.0 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
|
Egypt
|
2003 |
60.0 |
9.3 |
8.8 |
36.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
|
El Salvador
|
2002–2003 |
67.3 |
5.8 |
18.3 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
32.7 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
|
Ethiopia
|
2000 |
8.1 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
|
France
|
1994 |
74.6 |
35.6 |
0.0 |
19.9 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
0.512 |
|
Germany
|
1992 |
74.7 |
58.60 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
4.4 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
|
Ghana
|
2003 |
25.2 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
|
Haiti
|
2000 |
28.1 |
2.3 |
13.8 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
|
Hungary
|
1992–1993 |
77.4 |
37.7 |
0.0 |
17.4 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
0.212 |
|
India
9
|
1998–1999 |
48.2 |
2.1 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
34.2 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.4 |
|
Indonesia
|
2002–2003 |
60.3 |
13.2 |
32.1 |
6.2 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
|
Iran
|
1997 |
72.9 |
20.9 |
2.910 |
8.3 |
5.4 |
n.a. |
1.9 |
15.5 |
1.1 |
16.9 |
|
Jamaica
11
|
1997 |
65.9 |
21.2 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
17.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
|
Japan
|
2000 |
55.97 |
2.38 |
0.0 |
n.a. |
42.1 |
15.4 |
3.6 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
n.a. |
1.3 |
|
Jordan
|
2002 |
55.8 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
23.6 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
5.2 |
9.3 |
0.1 |
|
Kenya
|
2003 |
39.3 |
7.5 |
16.0 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Mexico
|
1997 |
68.4 |
7.1 |
3.1 |
14.1 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
30.0 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
3.6 |
0.1 |
|
New Zealand
|
1995 |
74.9 |
20.1 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
12.4 |
1.0 |
18.0 |
15.0 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
|
Nigeria
|
2003 |
12.6 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
|
Pakistan
|
2000–200111 |
27.6 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
0.5 |
|
Peru
|
2000 |
68.9 |
6.7 |
15.0 |
9.1 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
14.4 |
3.2 |
0.9 |
|
Romania
|
1999 |
63.8 |
7.9 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
28.7 |
0.0 |
|
Russia
|
1994 |
66.8 |
4.0 |
n.a. |
33.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
11.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
18.2 |
|
South Africa
|
1998 |
56.3 |
10.6 |
23.2 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
15.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
|
Korea, South
|
1997 |
80.5 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
13.2 |
15.1 |
0.0 |
12.7 |
24.1 |
0.0 |
13.6 |
|
Switzerland
|
1994–1995 |
82.014 |
34.1 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
14.2 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
13.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
|
Thailand
|
1996–1997 |
72.2 |
23.1 |
17.7 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
22.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
|
Turkey
|
1998 |
63.9 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
19.8 |
8.2 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
24.4 |
0.6 |
|
United Kingdom
13
|
2002 |
84.07 |
22.0 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
17.0 |
13.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
|
United States
|
1995 |
76.4 |
15.6 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
13.3 |
1.8 |
13.2 |
23.8 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
|
Uzbekistan
|
2002 |
67.7 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
51.8 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
|
Venezuela
|
1977 |
60.3 |
18.8 |
n.a. |
10.5 |
5.9 |
n.a. |
0.1 |
9.4 |
5.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
10.7 |
1. Percentage of women using
contraception among those of reproductive age who are married or in
union.
2. Contraception includes use of the
birth control pill, the IUD (intra-uterine device), condoms, male and
female sterilization, and other modern methods, as well as traditional
methods.
3. Including diaphragmsm, cervical caps,
and spermicidal foams, jelly, cream, and sponges.
4. Including emergency contraception,
female condom, and modern methods not reported.
5. Also called periodic abstinence or the
calendar method.
6. Including prolonged abstinence,
breastfeeding, douching, various folk methods, and traditional methods
not reported separately.
7. Figures by method do not add up to the
total because some methods are used in combination.
8. Including IUD.
9. Data do not cover the entire country.
The areas covered are: for Malaysia; for Sudan, Northern Sudan.
10. Including vaginal barrier
methods.
11. Preliminary or provisional.
12. Data pertain to all sexually active
women.
13. Excluding Northern Ireland.
14. Including some cases of sterilization
for non-contraceptive reasons.
n.a. = not available.
Source: United Nations Department of Economic
and Social Affairs.
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