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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Panama was 46.90 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 60.30 in 2013, while its lowest value was 45.90 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.

Year	Value
1976	45.90
1979	54.10
1984	54.20
1985	54.20
2009	59.50
2013	60.30
2015	46.90

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Panama was 50.80 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 62.80 in 2013, while its lowest value was 50.80 in 2015.

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.

Year	Value
1976	53.90
1979	60.60
1984	58.20
1985	58.20
2009	62.50
2013	62.80
2015	50.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health