Nicaragua - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Nicaragua was 77.40 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 77.40 in 2012, while its lowest value was 22.80 in 1981.

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
1981 22.80
1993 45.10
1998 57.40
2001 66.10
2007 69.80
2012 77.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Nicaragua was 80.40 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 80.40 in 2012, while its lowest value was 27.00 in 1981.

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
1981 27.00
1993 48.70
1998 60.30
2001 68.60
2007 72.40
2012 80.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health