Table C. Family Planning Methods Currently Used by Unmarrieda, Sexually Active Women 15-49, 1990-2001

Region, Country & Year % Using:
Any Method Any Modern Method Any Traditional Methodb Sterilization OCsc IUD Male Condom Injectables Vaginal Methodsd Other Modern Method Periodic Abstinence Withdrawal
Female Male
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Benin 1996 49 14 36 0 NA 4 0 9 0 0 NA 34 1
Benin 2001 37 17 20 1 NA 2 0 12 2 0 0 19 1
Burkina Faso 1993 34 16 18 0 0 4 0 12 0 1 NA 18 0
Burkina Faso 1998-99 51 44 7 0 NA 6 2 36 0 0 0 7 0
Cameroon 1991 52 10 43 1 NA 4 1 3 1 1 NA 42 1
Cameroon 1998 60 22 38 1 0 4 0 14 2 0 0 37 1
Cape Verde 1998 61 56 5 1 0 33 2 12 8 0 0 4 1
Central African Rep. 1994-95 24 10 14 0 NA 3 0 6 1 0 NA 14 0
Chad 1996-97 15 8 7 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 NA 6 0
Comoros 1996 57 35 23 0 NA 7 2 25 1 NA NA 3 19
Côte d'Ivoire 1994 47 18 28 0 NA 6 0 11 1 0 NA 28 0
Côte d'Ivoire 1998-99 54 27 28 0 0 9 0 16 2 0 0 27 0
Eritrea 1995 41 38 3 0 NA 14 0 17 7 0 NA 3 0
Ethiopia 2000 41 36 5 0 NA 18 0 11 6 NA 0 5 0
Gabon 2000 58 31 27 1 NA 7 0 22 0 0 0 26 1
Ghana 1993 38 19 19 1 NA 6 1 10 1 1 0 15 4
Ghana 1998 36 20 16 1 0 5 0 11 2 2 0 12 5
Guinea 1999 45 32 14 0 NA 5 1 20 5 0 NA 11 2
Kenya 1993 40 30 10 2 NA 15 2 4 7 0 0 10 0
Kenya 1998 47 36 10 3 NA 11 1 8 12 0 1 10 0
Madagascar 1992 21 3 18 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 NA 16 2
Madagascar 1997 26 10 16 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 16 1
Malawi 1992 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Malawi 1996 17 16 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 0 0 0 0
Malawi 2000 26 26 0 3 0 3 0 11 8 0 1 0 0
Mali 1995-96 42 28 13 0 NA 17 1 8 0 1 1 13 0
Mali 2001 30 22 8 0 NA 9 1 7 5 0 0 8 0
Mauritius 1991f NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Mozambique 1997 17 15 3 1 NA 6 3 2 4 NA NA 3 0
Namibia 1992 35 34 1 2 0 12 1 2 17 0 NA 1 0
Niger 1992 36 33 3 0 NA 22 2 6 3 0 NA 3 0
Niger 1998 50 44 6 0 NA 18 1 12 11 1 0 6 0
Nigeria 1990 38 13 25 0 NA 6 1 4 2 0 NA 19 6
Rwanda 1992 29 25 4 0 NA 9 0 5 11 0 0 3 1
Rwanda 2000 22 15 7 2 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 7 0
Senegal 1992-93 38 31 7 2 NA 11 3 14 0 1 0 7 0
Senegal 1997 48 46 2 0 NA 15 4 25 2 0 0 2 0
South Africa 1998 68 68 1 4 0 16 2 3 44 NA NA 0 0
Tanzania 1991-92 17 12 5 1 0 7 1 3 0 0 NA 4 1
Tanzania 1996 26 21 5 1 0 10 1 6 4 0 0 4 1
Tanzania 1999 32 26 6 0 NA 9 1 10 6 NA 1 5 1
Togo 1998 53 23 30 0 NA 3 0 18 2 0 0 28 2
Uganda 1995 34 27 8 1 NA 7 0 15 3 0 0 8 0
Uganda 2000-01 48 44 4 1 0 8 1 29 6 0 0 3 1
Zambia 1992 12 9 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 NA 2 1
Zambia 1996 23 18 5 0 0 5 0 12 1 0 NA 4 1
Zimbabwe 1994 55 53 3 2 0 32 0 14 5 NA 0 2 1
Zimbabwe 1999 54 54 1 3 0 21 2 19 8 0 0 1 0
NEAR EAST & NORTH AFRICAg
Mauritania 2000-01 5 5 0 0 NA 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
ASIAg
Cambodia 2000 35 35 0 0 0 7 0 29 0 NA 0 0 0
Philippines 1993 31 11 20 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 NA 4 15
Philippines 1998 42 22 20 0 0 10 0 12 0 NA 0 15 5
LATIN AMERICA & CARIBBEAN
Belize 1991f 56 56 0 15 0 23 0 10 8 0 0 0 0
Belize 1999 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Bolivia 1994 62 24 38 1 0 6 7 9 0 1 0 34 4
Bolivia 1998 61 38 23 2 1 8 7 15 3 3 0 21 2
Brazil 1996 77 72 6 13 0 36 1 17 4 0 NA 3 3
Colombia 1990 65 47 18 8 1 18 11 4 2 3 NA 11 7
Colombia 1995 74 57 18 10 0 18 10 11 6 2 0 13 5
Colombia 2000 82 64 19 9 0 15 8 21 8 1 1 8 10
Costa Rica 1993 74 67 7 17 0 24 11 14 1 0 0 4 3
Dominican Rep. 1991 55 47 9 22 0 16 4 3 1 0 0 5 4
Dominican Rep. 1996 63 52 11 24 0 13 4 9 0 0 2 6 6
Ecuador 1994 56 37 19 8 0 9 11 8 1 0 0 11 8
Ecuador 1999 66 50 16 11 0 12 12 10 5 0 0 11 5
El Salvador 1993 66 54 12 31 0 10 2 4 7 0 0 7 5
El Salvador 1998 68 56 12 26 1 9 3 7 9 1 0 5 7
Guatemala 1995 42 35 6 14 0 10 5 5 2 0 NA 3 4
Guatemala 1998-99 49 47 2 16 0 16 0 4 11 0 NA 2 0
Haiti 1994-95 25 14 11 0 0 1 0 12 1 0 1 2 9
Haiti 2000 40 31 9 2 0 1 0 20 7 0 0 6 3
Honduras 1996 56 49 7 12 0 16 12 7 1 1 0 4 3
Honduras 2001 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Jamaica 1993f 72 71 1 3 0 30 1 36 1 0 0 0 1
Jamaica 1997 77 75 2 3 1 20 1 42 8 0 0 0 2
Nicaragua 1992-93 47 42 5 14 0 14 10 2 1 1 0 5 0
Nicaragua 1998 61 58 3 20 0 19 13 1 6 NA 0 2 2
Nicaragua 2001 66 60 6 16 0 14 5 9 17 0 0 3 3
Paraguay 1990 35 26 9 0 0 8 1 3 13 0 NA 7 2
Paraguay 1995-96 57 40 17 0 0 8 4 17 11 0 0 13 4
Paraguay 1998f 89 70 19 0 0 13 3 35 18 1 0 6 13
Peru 1991-92 67 32 35 1 0 12 5 10 2 2 NA 30 5
Peru 1996 76 46 30 2 1 10 7 17 7 3 0 25 5
Peru 2000 75 45 30 2 0 9 7 17 10 1 0 23 7
Puerto Rico 1996 78 63 15 31 1 8 0 20 2 1 0 9 6
EASTERN EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA
Armenia 2000 16 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Azerbaijan 2001f * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Czech Republic 1993f,h 28 28 1 0 NA 7 5 15 0 1 NA 1 NA
Georgia 1999f * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kazakhstan 1995 57 39 19 0 NA 5 14 19 1 0 NA 14 5
Kazakhstan 1999 64 56 8 0 NA 10 26 19 1 1 NA 5 4
Kyrgyz Republic 1997 45 35 10 0 NA 5 12 17 0 0 NA 10 0
Moldova 1997f 76 54 22 0 0 8 19 27 0 0 0 3 19
Romania 1993f 58 19 39 0 0 6 2 11 0 0 0 10 29
Romania 1999f 80 49 31 0 0 17 2 27 0 2 1 6 25
Turkmenistan 2000 52 52 0 0 NA 0 52 0 0 0 NA 0 0
Ukraine 1999f 71 48 23 0 0 5 9 32 0 0 2 9 14
Uzbekistan 1996 35 35 0 0 NA 3 18 14 0 0 NA 0 0
Rows may not add due to rounding.
Folk methods are not included due to their ineffectiveness; lactational amennorhea is not included due to its low levels of use and limited levels of correct use.
Numbers for "Any Method" may vary in different publications depending on whether folk methods, LAM, etc, are included. Definitions for each category used in this Population Report follow below.
NA: not available.
* Fewer than 25 observations.
a Unmarried: never-married, divorced, separated, and widowed women.
b Traditional methods: periodic abstinance and withdrawal.
c Oral contraceptives.
d Vaginal methods: spermicides and diaphragm.
e Other modern methods: female condom, implants.
f Data for women ages 15-44.
g The other countries in this region only surveyed ever-married women (except Morocco, which did not include data on unmarried women).
h Regardless of sexual activity.

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