Lebanon - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Lebanon was 46.80 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 46.80 in 2009, while its lowest value was 23.00 in 1971.

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
1971 23.00
1984 46.70
1996 37.20
2000 40.40
2004 34.20
2009 46.80

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Lebanon was 54.50 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 62.70 in 2000, while its lowest value was 53.00 in 1971.

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
1971 53.00
1984 61.70
1996 61.10
2000 62.70
2002 58.00
2004 58.00
2009 54.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health