Iran - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Iran was 57.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 59.00 in 2002, while its lowest value was 25.90 in 1977.

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
1977 25.90
1989 30.50
1992 44.60
1993 49.20
1994 51.10
1995 53.60
1996 56.10
1997 56.00
2000 56.00
2002 59.00
2010 57.00
2011 57.00

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Iran was 77.40 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 78.90 in 2005, while its lowest value was 23.00 in 1978.

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
1977 36.00
1978 23.00
1989 48.90
1991 49.00
1992 64.60
1993 67.80
1994 70.00
1995 72.80
1996 73.70
1997 72.90
2000 73.80
2002 73.30
2005 78.90
2010 77.40
2011 77.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health