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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Guyana was 32.60 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 40.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 23.40 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.

Year	Value
1975	23.40
1992	36.90
2000	36.30
2005	33.60
2007	33.00
2009	40.00
2014	32.60

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Guyana was 33.90 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 42.50 in 2009, while its lowest value was 29.50 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.

Year	Value
1975	29.50
1992	38.20
2000	37.30
2005	34.60
2007	34.20
2009	42.50
2014	33.90

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health