Colombia - Contraceptive prevalence

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Colombia was 75.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 75.90 in 2016, while its lowest value was 8.90 in 1969.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.

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Year Value
1969 8.90
1976 30.40
1978 37.30
1980 41.00
1986 52.40
1990 54.60
1995 59.30
2000 64.00
2005 68.20
2010 72.90
2015 75.90
2016 75.90

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Colombia was 80.90 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 81.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 20.50 in 1969.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children and Childinfo, United Nations Population Division's World Contraceptive Use, household surveys including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.

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Year Value
1969 20.50
1976 42.50
1978 46.10
1980 48.50
1986 64.80
1990 66.10
1995 72.20
2000 76.90
2005 78.20
2010 79.10
2015 81.00
2016 80.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health