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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Peru was 55.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 55.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1970.

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
1970 10.00
1978 11.20
1981 17.60
1986 23.00
1992 32.80
1996 41.30
2000 50.40
2005 47.60
2006 47.60
2008 48.80
2009 50.00
2010 50.50
2011 51.10
2012 51.80
2013 51.30
2014 52.20
2015 53.30
2016 54.30
2017 54.50
2018 55.00

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health