Jamaica - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Jamaica was 68.40 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 68.40 in 2009, while its lowest value was 36.20 in 1976.

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
1976 36.20
1979 54.20
1983 48.40
1989 51.20
1993 58.30
1997 62.70
2003 66.10
2008 68.40
2009 68.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Jamaica was 72.50 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 72.50 in 2009, while its lowest value was 38.30 in 1976.

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
1976 38.30
1979 54.90
1983 51.40
1989 54.60
1993 62.00
1997 65.70
2002 69.10
2003 69.10
2008 72.50
2009 72.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health