Peru vs United States: Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49)
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) over time
- Peru
- United States
How they compare
Peru currently reports 77.3% against 73.9% in United States, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Peru ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 116 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 67.6% | 41.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 72.4% | 77.1% | 4.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 74.7% | 0.3% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any method, Peru or United States?
- Peru, at 77.3% against 73.9% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any method between Peru and United States?
- 3.4%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
- How do Peru and United States rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Peru ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th 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.