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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004

2004, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 69.3; Somalia is lowest, at 0.7. The middle country reads 29.1. Against 2003, 177 values changed (147 up, 30 down), the same countries are covered.

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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence · Data for 2004

HighestCanada

69.3

LowestSomalia

0.7

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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
CanadaCANNorthern America69.359.577.1Interpolation
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe67.958.175.7Interpolation
FinlandFINNorthern Europe67.153.773.4Interpolation
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe66.758.473.3Interpolation
ChinaCHNEastern Asia65.259.976.7Interpolation
NorwayNORNorthern Europe64.448.879.1Interpolation
CubaCUBCaribbean63.354.671.4Interpolation
FranceFRAWestern Europe61.155.167.5Interpolation
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe60.348.166.4Interpolation
BrazilBRASouth America60.255.165.1Interpolation
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe60.052.565.6Interpolation
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe59.441.478.2Projection
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand57.845.371.8Interpolation
SpainESPSouthern Europe56.650.962.3Interpolation
AustriaAUTWestern Europe56.444.367.8Interpolation
BelgiumBELWestern Europe54.846.763.1Interpolation
GermanyDEUWestern Europe54.846.764.2Interpolation
SwedenSWENorthern Europe54.540.172.3Interpolation
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand54.044.160.2Interpolation
United StatesUSANorthern America53.245.960.1Interpolation
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa51.346.356.2Interpolation
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe50.039.162.3Interpolation
UruguayURYSouth America49.541.761.9Interpolation
Costa RicaCRICentral America49.341.459.1Interpolation
ArgentinaARGSouth America48.939.758.1Interpolation

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Canada69.3
  2. Switzerland67.9
  3. Finland67.1
  4. United Kingdom66.7
  5. China65.2

Lowest

  1. Somalia0.7
  2. Chad2.2
  3. South Sudan3.3
  4. Mauritania4.9
  5. Eritrea5.1

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 29.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestChina59.9

    LowestSomalia0.2

    Middle country: 20.6

  • Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestNorway79.1

    LowestChad2.8

    Middle country: 38.0

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 177values changed, of 196 in both
  • 147 · 30rose · fell
  • 19unchanged

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 2004.

  • 165 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 36.5. 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 (2004). Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/modern-contraceptive-prevalence/2004

0634 held

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07Questions

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004: questions and answers

Which country has the highest modern contraceptive use in Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004?

Canada, at 69.3, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004 describe?

2004.

How many countries does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004 cover?

196.

Where can I download Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2004?

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, 2004 the newest?

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

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