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The data presented here is described as generally consistent with the Annex Tables published in the WHO report “Global burden of disease: 2004 update”. Some revisions have been carried out for a number of countries following a consultation with Member States which took place during late 2008. Comments or data provided by Member States were… Read more
This family planning data sheet looks at: projected increase in contraceptive needs contraceptives among married women in three developing regions wanted fertility compared with actual fertility trends in modern contraceptive use use of modern contraceptives by wealth group women who stop using the pill within one year of starting
World Contraceptive Use 2011 provides the latest information available about contraceptive prevalence, by method, and unmet need for family planning for countries and regions of the world. Data on contraceptive prevalence and unmet need for family planning at the country level were obtained from surveys covering nationally representative samples of women of reproductive age. Detailed… Read more