Philippines - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Philippines was 40.40 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 40.40 in 2017, while its lowest value was 16.20 in 1978.

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
1978 16.20
1993 24.90
1995 25.40
1996 30.20
1997 30.90
1998 28.20
1999 32.40
2000 32.10
2001 33.10
2002 35.10
2003 33.40
2004 35.10
2005 36.00
2006 35.90
2008 34.00
2011 36.90
2013 37.60
2017 40.40

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Philippines was 54.30 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 55.10 in 2013, while its lowest value was 15.40 in 1968.

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
1968 15.40
1978 36.20
1986 43.60
1988 36.20
1993 40.00
1995 50.70
1996 48.10
1997 47.00
1998 47.80
1999 49.30
2000 47.00
2001 49.50
2002 48.80
2003 48.90
2004 49.30
2005 49.30
2006 50.60
2008 50.70
2011 48.90
2013 55.10
2017 54.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health