Egypt vs Japan: Contraceptive prevalence, any method
Contraceptive prevalence, any method over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 58.5% against 58.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Japan ranks 53rd of 116 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.9% | 60.5% | 35.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 56.8% | 22.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 59.5% | 8.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.1% | 2.6% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 54.7% | 3.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any method, Egypt or Japan?
- Egypt, at 58.5% against 58.3% in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any method between Egypt and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Japan ranks 53rd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.