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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Dominican Republic was 68.00 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 71.10 in 2010, while its lowest value was 26.00 in 1975.

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
1975 26.00
1980 35.00
1983 36.20
1986 46.50
1991 51.70
1996 59.20
1999 64.10
2000 62.80
2002 65.80
2006 60.00
2007 70.00
2010 71.10
2013 68.60
2014 68.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health