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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996

1996, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Finland is highest, at 68.6; Somalia is lowest, at 0.6. The middle country reads 25.3. Against 1995, 184 values changed (174 up, 10 down), the same countries are covered.

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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence · Data for 1996

HighestFinland

68.6

LowestSomalia

0.6

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, 1996, 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, 1996: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
FinlandFINNorthern Europe68.655.774.5Interpolation
CanadaCANNorthern America68.060.774.0Interpolation
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe66.755.375.4Interpolation
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe65.456.872.4Interpolation
ChinaCHNEastern Asia63.659.274.4Interpolation
NorwayNORNorthern Europe61.146.075.2Interpolation
FranceFRAWestern Europe60.552.868.3Interpolation
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe60.453.166.6Interpolation
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe58.845.274.1Projection
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe58.244.668.0Projection
CubaCUBCaribbean58.047.869.0Interpolation
GermanyDEUWestern Europe57.848.567.0Interpolation
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand56.245.268.5Interpolation
United StatesUSANorthern America55.547.362.7Interpolation
BelgiumBELWestern Europe54.045.263.2Interpolation
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand53.642.963.4Interpolation
SwedenSWENorthern Europe53.340.569.5Interpolation
AustriaAUTWestern Europe51.438.463.5Interpolation
BrazilBRASouth America51.248.254.2Interpolation
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia49.941.766.7Interpolation
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia48.436.264.3Interpolation
SpainESPSouthern Europe47.742.153.7Interpolation
LatviaLVANorthern Europe47.332.664.8Projection
UruguayURYSouth America46.739.657.8Interpolation
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa46.139.253.0Interpolation

02In 1996

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Finland68.6
  2. Canada68.0
  3. Switzerland66.7
  4. United Kingdom65.4
  5. China63.6

Lowest

  1. Somalia0.6
  2. Chad1.2
  3. South Sudanshared2.5
  4. Mauritaniashared2.5
  5. Guinea3.2

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 25.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestCanada60.7

    LowestSomalia0.2

    Middle country: 18.3

  • Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestSwitzerland75.4

    LowestChad1.7

    Middle country: 33.8

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 184values changed, of 196 in both
  • 174 · 10rose · fell
  • 12unchanged

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 1996.

  • 163 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 34.5. 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 (1996). Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/modern-contraceptive-prevalence/1996

0634 held

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07Questions

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996: questions and answers

Which country has the highest modern contraceptive use in Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996?

Finland, at 68.6, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996 describe?

1996.

How many countries does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996 cover?

196.

Where can I download Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 1996?

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, 1996 the newest?

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

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