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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993

1993, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Finland is highest, at 69.1; Somalia is lowest, at 0.5. The middle country reads 23.6. Against 1992, 188 values changed (180 up, 8 down), the same countries are covered.

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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence · Data for 1993

HighestFinland

69.1

LowestSomalia

0.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 196 countries · select a heading to sort

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
FinlandFINNorthern Europe69.156.874.5Interpolation
CanadaCANNorthern America66.959.473.2Interpolation
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe65.453.374.5Interpolation
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe63.854.471.8Interpolation
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe61.554.367.4Interpolation
ChinaCHNEastern Asia60.355.771.7Interpolation
FranceFRAWestern Europe59.652.067.4Interpolation
NorwayNORNorthern Europe58.744.173.1Interpolation
GermanyDEUWestern Europe58.650.067.0Interpolation
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe58.446.073.0Interpolation
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe56.542.067.8Projection
BelgiumBELWestern Europe56.246.466.1Interpolation
CubaCUBCaribbean55.245.067.4Interpolation
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand55.044.466.9Interpolation
United StatesUSANorthern America55.046.762.2Interpolation
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand53.943.064.4Interpolation
SwedenSWENorthern Europe52.940.169.1Interpolation
AustriaAUTWestern Europe50.736.763.7Projection
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia48.640.665.5Interpolation
BrazilBRASouth America47.442.552.2Interpolation
LatviaLVANorthern Europe46.731.863.7Projection
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia46.734.662.5Interpolation
UruguayURYSouth America45.639.255.8Interpolation
HungaryHUNEastern Europe44.236.154.3Interpolation
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia44.041.446.5Interpolation

02In 1993

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Finland69.1
  2. Canada66.9
  3. Switzerland65.4
  4. United Kingdom63.8
  5. Netherlands61.5

Lowest

  1. Somalia0.5
  2. Chad1.0
  3. Mauritania1.8
  4. South Sudanshared2.2
  5. Guineashared2.2

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 23.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestCanada59.4

    LowestSomalia0.1

    Middle country: 16.5

  • Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    Highest2 share it

    LowestSomalia1.7

    Middle country: 31.4

031992 → 1993

Since 1992

What changed between 1992 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 188values changed, of 196 in both
  • 180 · 8rose · fell
  • 8unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2024 release

    Every year in this series comes from UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1993.

  • 160 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 3 countries share 31.3. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 196 countries has every column.

  • Some readings carry a flag

    UN DESA Population Division marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Interpolation, Projection.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (1993). Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993 [data set], describing 1993. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/modern-contraceptive-prevalence/1993

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07Questions

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993: questions and answers

Which country has the highest modern contraceptive use in Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993?

Finland, at 69.1, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993 describe?

1993.

How many countries does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993 cover?

196.

Where can I download Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1993 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2023.

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