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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011

2011, as UN DESA Population Division’s 2024 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011 covers 196 countries on 3 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 70.4; Somalia is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 31.7. Against 2010, 184 values changed (153 up, 31 down), the same countries are covered.

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Modern Contraceptive Prevalence · Data for 2011

Highest2 countries share it

70.4

LowestSomalia

1.0

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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
CanadaCANNorthern America70.456.381.6Projection
FinlandFINNorthern Europe70.457.476.1Interpolation
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe68.863.173.8Interpolation
CubaCUBCaribbean66.960.772.2Interpolation
ChinaCHNEastern Asia65.659.277.4Interpolation
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe65.255.872.8Interpolation
FranceFRAWestern Europe64.358.469.8Interpolation
BrazilBRASouth America63.858.768.5Interpolation
NorwayNORNorthern Europe63.847.281.2Projection
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe62.649.069.7Projection
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe61.052.966.8Interpolation
SpainESPSouthern Europe60.955.166.3Interpolation
AustriaAUTWestern Europe60.650.169.8Interpolation
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand59.046.573.9Interpolation
BelgiumBELWestern Europe58.952.964.9Interpolation
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe58.937.480.5Projection
GermanyDEUWestern Europe58.449.969.2Interpolation
SwedenSWENorthern Europe55.240.373.9Interpolation
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand54.944.759.8Interpolation
ColombiaCOLSouth America54.450.758.2Interpolation
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa53.541.968.1Interpolation
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe53.340.668.3Projection
United StatesUSANorthern America53.346.060.0Interpolation
Costa RicaCRICentral America53.046.959.7Interpolation
ChileCHLSouth America52.643.861.5Interpolation

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Canadashared70.4
  2. Finlandshared70.4
  3. Switzerland68.8
  4. Cuba66.9
  5. China65.6

Lowest

  1. Somalia1.0
  2. Chad4.0
  3. South Sudan4.5
  4. Eritrea5.1
  5. Sudan6.8

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestSwitzerland63.1

    LowestSomalia0.3

    Middle country: 23.1

  • Upper bound (95% uncertainty interval)

    HighestCanada81.6

    LowestSomalia3.7

    Middle country: 41.1

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 184values changed, of 196 in both
  • 153 · 31rose · 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 2011.

  • 158 distinct values among 196

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 4 countries share 10.3. 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: 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 (2011). Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/modern-contraceptive-prevalence/2011

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07Questions

Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011: questions and answers

Which country has the highest modern contraceptive use in Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011?

2 countries share the highest reading, 70.4, so no single country is named.

What year does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011 describe?

2011.

How many countries does Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011 cover?

196.

Where can I download Modern Contraceptive Prevalence, 2011?

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, 2011 the newest?

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

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