Myanmar - Contraceptive prevalence

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

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
1991 13.60
1997 28.30
2001 28.90
2007 38.40
2016 51.30

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Myanmar was 52.20 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 52.20 in 2016, while its lowest value was 5.00 in 1980.

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
1980 5.00
1991 16.80
1997 32.70
2001 32.50
2003 34.30
2007 41.00
2016 52.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health