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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Georgia was 31.20 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 34.70 in 2010, while its lowest value was 19.80 in 1999.

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
1999	19.80
2000	19.80
2005	21.60
2006	31.40
2009	23.00
2010	34.70
2018	31.20

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Georgia was 39.30 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 53.40 in 2010, while its lowest value was 31.50 in 2005.

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
1999	40.50
2000	40.50
2005	31.50
2006	45.90
2009	32.20
2010	53.40
2018	39.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health