Sri Lanka - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Sri Lanka was 53.60 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 53.60 in 2016, while its lowest value was 20.20 in 1975.

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
1975 20.20
1977 26.90
1982 31.90
1987 40.60
1993 43.60
2000 49.50
2007 52.50
2016 53.60

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Sri Lanka was 64.60 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 70.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 34.40 in 1975.

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
1974 43.20
1975 34.40
1977 48.60
1982 57.80
1987 61.70
1993 66.10
2000 70.00
2007 68.40
2016 64.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health