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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008

2008, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. Canada is highest, at 70.4; Somalia is lowest, at 0.8. The middle country reads 30.2. Against 2007, 182 values changed (155 up, 27 down), the same countries are covered.

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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence · Data for 2008

HighestCanada

70.4

LowestSomalia

0.8

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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
CanadaCANNorthern America70.458.579.8Projection
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe68.460.875.0Interpolation
FinlandFINNorthern Europe67.954.973.5Interpolation
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe65.756.972.8Interpolation
CubaCUBCaribbean65.558.272.1Interpolation
ChinaCHNEastern Asia64.958.877.0Interpolation
NorwayNORNorthern Europe64.348.680.2Projection
BrazilBRASouth America63.158.667.3Interpolation
FranceFRAWestern Europe62.857.368.1Interpolation
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe61.748.568.4Interpolation
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe60.953.466.2Interpolation
SpainESPSouthern Europe60.555.665.0Interpolation
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe59.239.379.6Projection
AustriaAUTWestern Europe59.047.969.2Interpolation
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand58.545.773.0Interpolation
BelgiumBELWestern Europe56.749.664.0Interpolation
GermanyDEUWestern Europe56.147.966.1Interpolation
SwedenSWENorthern Europe54.839.873.6Interpolation
United StatesUSANorthern America53.346.060.0Interpolation
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand53.243.157.9Interpolation
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe52.540.966.1Interpolation
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa52.341.266.1Interpolation
ColombiaCOLSouth America51.848.055.7Interpolation
Costa RicaCRICentral America51.744.659.8Interpolation
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean51.648.454.9Interpolation

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Canada70.4
  2. Switzerland68.4
  3. Finland67.9
  4. United Kingdom65.7
  5. Cuba65.5

Lowest

  1. Somalia0.8
  2. Chad3.1
  3. South Sudan3.8
  4. Eritrea5.0
  5. Sudan6.1

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 30.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestSwitzerland60.8

    LowestSomalia0.2

    Middle country: 21.8

  • Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestNorway80.2

    LowestSomalia3.3

    Middle country: 39.6

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 182values changed, of 196 in both
  • 155 · 27rose · fell
  • 14unchanged

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 2008.

  • 171 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 34.7. 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: Projection, Interpolation.

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 (2008). Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/modern-contraceptive-prevalence/2008

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07Questions

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest modern contraceptive use in Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008?

Canada, at 70.4, of the 196 countries in the file.

What year does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008 cover?

196.

Where can I download Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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