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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Czech Republic was 77.60 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 77.60 in 2008, while its lowest value was 24.30 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.

Year	Value
1970	24.30
1977	49.30
1993	44.90
1997	62.80
2005	68.70
2008	77.60

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Czech Republic was 86.30 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 95.00 in 1977, while its lowest value was 66.00 in 1970.

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
1970	66.00
1977	95.00
1993	68.90
1997	72.30
2005	78.20
2008	86.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health