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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Russia was 55.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 56.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 44.40 in 1993.

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
1993	44.40
1994	48.60
1995	47.50
1996	47.10
2004	56.60
2007	51.50
2010	54.40
2011	55.00

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Russia was 68.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 68.50 in 2004, while its lowest value was 62.50 in 1993.

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
1993	62.50
1994	66.80
1995	63.40
1996	65.30
2004	68.50
2007	63.00
2010	64.90
2011	68.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health