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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in United Kingdom was 71.10 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 84.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 69.00 in 2000.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1986 78.00
1993 82.00
1995 80.00
1996 80.00
1997 74.00
1998 77.00
1999 73.00
2000 69.00
2001 75.00
2002 77.00
2003 79.00
2004 78.00
2005 76.00
2006 74.00
2007 84.00
2008 76.00
2009 84.00
2011 71.10
2012 71.10

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health