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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Trinidad and Tobago was 37.60 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 46.00 in 1977, while its lowest value was 33.30 in 2000.

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
1971	36.50
1977	46.00
1987	44.40
2000	33.30
2006	38.10
2011	37.60

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Trinidad and Tobago was 40.30 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 52.70 in 1987, while its lowest value was 38.20 in 2000.

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
1971	44.00
1977	52.00
1987	52.70
2000	38.20
2006	42.50
2011	40.30

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health