Malaysia - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Malaysia was 34.30 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 34.30 in 2014, while its lowest value was 6.20 in 1967.

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
1967 6.20
1974 23.70
1984 29.80
1985 29.80
1988 31.40
1994 30.40
2004 32.30
2014 34.30

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Malaysia was 52.20 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 55.10 in 1994, while its lowest value was 8.70 in 1967.

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
1967 8.70
1974 33.00
1984 51.40
1985 51.40
1988 48.30
1989 50.10
1994 55.10
2004 49.00
2014 52.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health