Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba
Cuba: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 62.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba, 1987–2022
Source: 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. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
In 2022, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba stood at 62.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba peaked at 74.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2022.
That places Cuba 43rd out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 70.0% | — |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Cuba was 62.1% in 2022, according to 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.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2022.
- How does Cuba rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Cuba ranks 43rd out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.