Paraguay - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Paraguay was 66.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 70.70 in 2008, while its lowest value was 23.30 in 1977.

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
1977 23.30
1979 25.40
1987 29.00
1990 35.20
1996 41.30
1998 47.70
2004 60.50
2008 70.70
2016 66.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Paraguay was 68.40 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 79.40 in 2008, while its lowest value was 28.60 in 1977.

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
1977 28.60
1979 37.70
1987 44.80
1990 48.40
1996 55.90
1998 62.30
2004 72.80
2008 79.40
2016 68.40

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health