Table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 6 through 7.,,,,,,,,,,,,
Table A-15,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Percent of All Women Using Contraception, by Method:  All Available Years",,,,,,,,,,,,
[Data refer to ages 15 to 49 years unless specified otherwise.  Data by method may not add to all methods due to rounding.],,,,,,,,,,,,
(leading dots indicate sub-parts),,,,,,,,,,,,
"Region, country or area, and year",No method,All methods,Pill,IUD,Condom,Sterilization,,Other modern,Tradi-tional,Other,Source,Remarks
,,,,,,Male,Female,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
AFRICA,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Sub-Saharan Africa,,,,,,,,,,,,

..Benin,,,,,,,,,,,,
...1996,83.2,16.8,1.0,0.4,1.0,(NA),0.3,0.6,13.4,,DHS,
..Botswana,,,,,,,,,,,,
...1984,76.5,23.5,8.5,4.1,1.0,(Z),1.2,1.2,7.5,,CPS,
...1988,70.4,29.6,17.6,4.4,1.3,0.1,2.2,3.2,0.8,,DHS
...1996,58.3,41.7,17.7,3.1,11.3,(Z),2.4,6.0,1.2,,Survey
..Burkina Faso,,,,,,,,,,,
...1993,92.3,7.7,2.0,0.7,0.9,(NA),0.3,0.2,3.6,,DHS
...1998-99,88.0,12.0,1.7,0.4,2.5,(NA),(NA),1.3,6.2,,DHS
..Burundi,,,,,,,,,,,
...1987,93.6,6.4,0.2,0.2,0.1,(NA),0.1,0.5,5.4,,DHS
..Cameroon,,,,,,,,,,,
...1991,80.3,19.7,1.2,0.3,1.0,(NA),1.1,0.7,15.5,,DHS
...1998,76.0,24.0,1.9,0.5,3.5,(NA),1.2,0.9,16.0,,DHS
..Cape Verde,,,,,,,,,,,
...1998,63.3,36.7,14.2,2.5,3.7,(Z),6.7,5.5,4.1,,Survey
..Central African Republic,,,,,,,,,,,
...1994-95,85.9,14.1,1.1,(Z),1.4,(NA),0.4,0.5,10.2,,DHS
..Chad,,,,,,,,,,,
...1996-97,96.1,3.9,0.6,(NA),0.3,(NA),0.1,0.2,2.6,,DHS
..Comoros,,,,,,,,,,,
...1996,86.2,13.8,1.9,0.2,1.6,1.0,1.6,2.5,6.1,,DHS
..Côte d'Ivoire ,,,,,,,,,,,
...1994,83.5,16.5,2.5,(NA),4.9,(NA),(NA),1.3,10.8,,DHS
..Eritrea,,,,,,,,,,,
...1995,94.1,5.9,1.5,0.4,0.3,0.1,0.2,0.6,2.8,,DHS
..Ghana,,,,,,,,,,,
...1988,87.7,12.3,1.6,0.5,0.3,(NA),0.9,1.4,7.6,,DHS
...1993,81.1,18.9,2.8,0.7,2.6,(NA),0.8,2.3,9.6,,DHS
...1998,82.0,18.0,3.1,0.5,2.8,(Z),0.9,3.3,7.4,,DHS
..Guinea,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,97.3,2.7,0.8,(NA),0.2,(NA),(NA),0.5,1.2,,DHS
..Kenya,,,,,,,,,,,
...1984,85.0,15.0,2.9,2.5,0.2,(Z),1.9,0.5,6.9,,CPS
...1989,76.8,23.2,4.6,3.0,0.4,(NA),3.6,3.0,8.5,,DHS
...1993,74.1,25.9,7.5,2.8,0.9,(NA),3.9,5.6,5.2,,DHS
...1998,70.1,29.9,6.5,1.9,1.5,(NA),4.2,9.5,6.3,,DHS
..Lesotho,,,,,,,,,,,
...1991-92,77.0,23.0,7.0,3.0,1.0,(Z),1.0,6.0,4.0,,UN94
..Liberia,,,,,,,,,,,
...1986,91.6,8.4,4.7,0.7,0.2,(Z),1.0,0.4,1.4,,DHS
..Madagascar,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,86.7,13.3,1.0,0.3,0.5,(NA),0.6,1.1,9.9,,DHS
...1997,84.0,16.0,1.9,0.3,0.7,(Z),0.7,3.7,8.7,,DHS
..Malawi,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,89.5,10.5,1.8,0.3,1.4,0.2,1.5,1.3,4.3,,DHS
...1996,81.8,18.2,2.7,0.3,2.0,(NA),2.3,4.9,6.1,,DHS
..Mali,,,,,,,,,,,
...1987,95.4,4.6,0.8,0.1,(Z),(NA),0.1,0.2,3.3,,DHS
...1995-96,92.1,7.9,3.4,0.3,0.7,(NA),0.2,0.4,2.9,,DHS
..Mozambique,,,,,,,,,,,
...1997,94.0,6.0,1.6,0.4,0.4,(NA),0.7,2.2,1.0,,DHS
..Namibia,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,76.7,23.3,7.1,1.3,0.5,0.1,3.8,8.6,1.8,,DHS
..Niger,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,95.6,4.4,1.5,0.2,0.1,(NA),0.1,0.4,2.1,,DHS
...1998,92.4,7.6,2.6,(NA),0.1,(NA),(NA),1.6,3.2,,DHS
..Nigeria,,,,,,,,,,,
...1990,92.5,7.5,1.4,0.7,0.5,(NA),0.2,0.9,3.8,,DHS
..Rwanda,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,86.2,13.8,2.0,0.1,0.2,(NA),0.4,5.8,5.3,,DHS
...1996,86.3,13.7,2.4,(NA),(NA),(NA),0.3,4.5,6.5,,Survey
..Senegal,,,,,,,,,,,
...1986,90.0,10.0,1.5,0.6,0.1,(NA),0.2,0.2,7.4,,DHS
...1992-93,92.9,7.1,2.0,1.2,0.7,(NA),0.3,0.2,2.5,,DHS
...1997,89.2,10.8,2.7,1.4,1.0,(NA),0.4,1.5,3.8,,DHS
..Swaziland,,,,,,,,,,,
...1988,83.4,16.6,4.8,1.5,0.6,0.1,2.4,4.5,2.6,,Survey
..Tanzania,,,,,,,,,,,
...1991-92,90.5,9.5,3.0,0.3,0.7,(Z),1.5,0.3,3.6,,DHS
...1994,82.2,17.8,4.5,0.7,2.4,(NA),1.6,2.1,6.4,,DHS
...1996,83.9,16.1,4.8,0.5,1.3,(NA),1.4,3.7,4.3,,DHS
...1999,78.3,21.7,4.6,0.3,3.6,(Z),1.4,5.4,6.4,,DHS
..Togo,,,,,,,,,,,
...1988,67.0,33.0,0.6,0.6,0.8,(NA),0.6,1.0,29.5,,DHS
...1998,74.7,25.3,1.1,0.8,3.4,(NA),0.3,2.3,17.2,,DHS
..Uganda,,,,,,,,,,,
...1988-89,94.5,5.5,1.4,0.2,(Z),(NA),0.7,0.4,2.9,,DHS
...1995,86.6,13.4,2.3,0.3,1.5,(NA),1.2,2.0,6.0,,DHS
..Zambia,,,,,,,,,,,
...1992,88.4,11.6,3.5,0.4,1.4,(Z),1.5,0.2,4.6,,DHS
...1996,80.8,19.2,5.2,0.3,3.5,(Z),1.4,0.8,7.9,,DHS
..Zimbabwe,,,,,,,,,,,
...1988,67.8,32.2,23.5,0.7,0.9,0.1,1.7,0.2,5.0,,DHS
...1994,64.9,35.1,23.6,0.6,2.4,0.1,1.7,2.5,2.8,,DHS
,,,,,,,,,,,
ASIA,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,
.Bhutan,,,,,,,,,,,
..1994,81.0,19.0,2.0,1.0,0.3,8.0,3.0,4.0,(Z),,UN98
.Mongolia,,,,,,,,,,,
..1998,55.8,44.2,3.0,23.3,2.8,(NA),1.8,2.4,10.8,,Survey
.Philippines,,,,,,,,,,,
..1993,76.8,24.2,5.1,1.8,0.6,0.2,7.3,(Z),9.0,,DHS
..1995,71.0,29.0,6.4,2.0,0.6,0.1,5.1,0.4,14.4,,Survey
..1996,70.5,29.5,7.1,2.3,1.0,0.1,6.1,1.0,11.4,,Survey
..1997,72.1,27.9,7.4,1.8,1.0,0.1,6.4,1.3,10.0,,Survey
..1998,71.8,28.2,5.9,2.2,1.0,0.1,6.4,1.4,11.1,,DHS
..1999,71.1,28.9,7.7,2.0,1.0,0.1,6.4,1.6,10.2,,Survey
,,,,,,,,,,,
"LATIN AMERICA AND THE
     CARIBBEAN",,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Belize,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1985,57.1,42.9,14.9,1.8,2.0,0.1,11.0,2.3,10.8,,Survey,1
..1991,66.5,33.5,12.0,1.3,1.7,(NA),12.3,2.9,1.8,1.6,Survey,2
.Bolivia,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1989,80.1,19.9,1.2,3.1,0.2,(Z),2.9,0.6,11.8,,DHS,
..1994,69.9,30.1,1.9,5.2,1.0,(NA),3.1,0.6,18.3,,DHS,
..1998,68.6,31.4,2.5,7.0,2.0,(NA),4.1,0.9,15.0,,DHS,
.Brazil,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1986,56.5,43.5,17.0,0.7,1.1,0.5,17.2,0.8,6.2,,DHS,2
..1996,44.6,55.4,15.8,0.8,4.3,1.6,27.3,1.2,4.3,,DHS,
.Colombia,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1986,61.1,38.9,9.9,6.7,1.0,0.2,11.1,3.1,7.1,,DHS,
..1990,60.1,39.9,8.4,7.4,1.7,0.3,12.7,2.4,6.9,,DHS,
..1995,51.9,48.1,8.5,7.4,3.2,0.4,16.9,3.2,8.6,,DHS,
.Dominican Republic,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1986,69.0,31.0,5.4,2.0,0.8,(Z),20.7,0.3,1.9,,DHS,
..1991,63.2,36.8,6.1,1.3,0.8,(NA),25.4,0.4,3.0,,DHS,
..1996,55.4,44.6,8.4,2.0,1.2,(NA),28.6,1.2,3.3,,DHS,
.Ecuador,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1987,71.0,29.0,5.6,6.2,0.4,(Z),10.1,1.2,5.5,,DHS,
..1989,66.0,34.0,5.4,7.6,0.9,(NA),11.9,0.8,7.4,,CDC,
..1994,64.7,35.3,6.2,7.4,1.6,(NA),12.4,0.7,7.0,,CDC,
.El Salvador,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1988,68.7,31.3,4.4,1.5,1.4,0.3,20.9,0.8,2.0,,Survey,2
..1993,66.2,33.8,5.0,1.3,1.3,0.2,20.8,2.2,3.0,,CDC,2
..1998,61.7,38.3,4.8,1.0,1.6,(NA),21.9,5.2,3.4,,CDC,2
.Guatemala,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1987,83.8,16.2,2.7,1.2,0.8,0.6,7.5,0.6,2.8,,DHS,2
..1995,78.6,21.4,2.6,1.7,1.5,0.9,10.0,1.6,2.9,,DHS,
.Haiti,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1989,93.4,6.6,2.6,0.4,0.3,(NA),1.7,1.1,0.5,,CDC,
..1994-95,87.7,12.3,1.9,(NA),2.3,1.6,2.1,2.7,3.2,,DHS,
.Jamaica,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1989,57.4,42.6,14.5,1.2,7.0,0.1,11.0,6.1,2.7,,CDC,
..1993,51.7,48.3,16.4,0.7,13.8,(NA),9.9,4.9,2.8,,CDC,2
..1997,49.7,50.3,15.3,0.8,13.6,0.1,10.0,8.3,2.2,,CDC,
.Nicaragua,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1981,79.8,20.2,7.9,1.7,0.6,0.1,5.3,1.4,3.2,,CPS,
..1992-93,66.2,33.8,8.3,6.5,1.7,0.2,13.9,0.9,2.4,,CDC,
..1998,59.2,40.8,8.7,6.3,1.6,0.3,18.6,3.4,1.6,,DHS,
.Paraguay,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1990,67.3,32.7,8.8,3.7,1.7,(Z),4.8,4.5,9.1,,DHS,
..1995-96,59.4,40.6,9.4,5.1,5.2,(Z),4.5,5.4,11.0,,CDC,
..1998,55.6,44.4,8.7,7.3,6.2,(Z),5.2,6.3,10.6,,CDC,2
.Peru,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1986,72.0,28.0,4.0,4.4,0.4,(Z),3.7,1.6,13.9,,DHS,
..1991-92,64.3,35.7,3.6,7.8,1.9,0.1,4.7,1.7,15.8,,DHS,
..1996,59.1,40.9,4.0,7.6,3.1,0.2,5.9,5.7,14.6,,DHS,
.Trinidad and Tobago,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1987,62.6,37.4,9.9,3.2,8.3,0.1,6.0,4.1,5.9,,DHS,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
"EUROPE AND THE NEW
    INDEPENDENT STATES",,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Western Europe,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Finland,,,,,,,,,,,,
...1994,25.6,74.4,29.0,17.2,18.7,0.9,7.0,0.1,0.9,0.1,Survery,3
..United Kingdom,,,,,,,,,,,,
...1989,28.0,72.0,25.0,6.0,16.0,12.0,11.0,1.0,6.0,1.0,UN94,"2,4"
...1993,18.0,82.0,23.0,6.0,18.0,18.0,14.0,3.0,4.0,,UN98,"4,5"
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Eastern Europe,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Czech Republic,,,,,,,,,,,,
...1993,40.9,59.1,7.7,11.6,17.6,(NA),1.9,0.3,20.1,,CDC,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.New Independent States,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
"..Commonwealth of Independent
     States",,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
...Kazakhstan,,,,,,,,,,,,
….1995,56.7,43.3,1.5,27.9,3.4,(NA),(NA),0.8,9.6,,DHS,
...Kyrgyzstan,,,,,,,,,,,,
….1997,57.2,42.8,1.2,27.6,4.1,(NA),1.4,1.0,7.5,,DHS,
...Uzbekistan,,,,,,,,,,,,
….1996,60.4,39.6,1.2,32.6,1.2,(NA),0.5,1.0,3.0,,DHS,6
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NORTH AMERICA,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,
.Canada,,,,,,,,,,,,
..1984,31.6,68.4,19.2,5.7,6.2,8.7,24.1,1.7,2.8,,Survey,7
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,
NA  Data not available.,,,,,,,,,,,,
Z      Less than 0.05 percent.    ,,,,,,,,,,,,
Note:  Data refer to all women ages 15 to 49 years unless coverage is unknown or is otherwise specified in the remarks.  Figures shown for traditional methods may include modern methods not reported separately.  Countries with no data available are omitted from the table.  Direct access to this table and the International Data Base is available through the Internet at <www.census.gov/ipc/www>.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Remarks: ,,,,,,,,,,,,
1.  Data refer to ages 15 to 47 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,
2.  Data refer to ages 15 to 44 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,
3.  Data refer to ages 18 to 44 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,
4.  Sum of method-specific rates exceeds total prevalence rate because some women reported using more than one method.,,,,,,,,,,,,
5.  Data refer to ages 16 to 49 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"6.  ""Other modern"" includes injection, diaphragm, and female sterilization.",,,,,,,,,,,,
7.  Data refer to ages 18 to 49 years.,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, International Programs Center, unpublished tables.  Sources are as follows: ",
"CDC               -  Centers for Disease Control family health, contraceptive prevalence, or other health survey data.",
CPS                -  Contraceptive Prevalence Survey program data (Westinghouse Health Systems or the Centers for Disease Control).,
DHS               -  Demographic and Health Survey data.,
"Survey          -  A nationwide survey conducted by a national government or independent organization, but not related to CPS, DHS, or WFS.",
"Internet Release date:  March 22, 2004",