Hungary - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Hungary was 54.10 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 71.30 in 1993, while its lowest value was 18.50 in 1966.

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
1966 18.50
1969 31.00
1972 40.00
1974 44.00
1975 52.00
1977 52.20
1986 62.30
1993 71.30
2009 54.10

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Hungary was 61.80 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 80.70 in 1993, while its lowest value was 61.80 in 2009.

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
1966 66.60
1969 67.00
1972 73.00
1974 74.00
1975 76.00
1977 73.10
1986 73.10
1993 80.70
2009 61.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health