Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cuba

Cuba: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 60.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
60.1%
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
26th
of 113 countries
All-time high
73.2%
in 2011
All-time low
60.1%
in 2022
Years of data
6
1987–2022

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cuba, 1987–2022

0204060801987200420221987: 67 % of married women ages 15-492000: 72.1 % of married women ages 15-492011: 73.2 % of married women ages 15-492014: 72.2 % of married women ages 15-492019: 67.9 % of married women ages 15-492022: 60.1 % of married women ages 15-49

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

Cuba recorded 60.1% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cuba peaked at 73.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2022.

Cuba ranks 26th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49) in Cuba, 1987 to 2022.
Year % of married women ages 15-49 Change
1987 67.0%
2000 72.1% +7.6%
2011 73.2% +1.5%
2014 72.2% -1.4%
2019 67.9% -5.8%
2022 60.1% -11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 67.0% 67.0% 67.0% 1
2000s 72.1% 72.1% 72.1% 1
2010s 71.1% 67.9% 73.2% 3
2020s 60.1% 60.1% 60.1% 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 23 Australia 64.7% compare
  2. 24 Dominican Republic 62.0% compare
  3. 25 Estonia 60.9% compare
  4. 27 Spain 59.9% compare
  5. 28 Viet Nam 59.8% compare
  6. 29 Morocco 59.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cuba?
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Cuba was 60.1% 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 modern method recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2022.
How does Cuba rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
Cuba ranks 26th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 modern method (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49)
Unit
% of married women ages 15-49
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,022 data points, 1961–2024
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Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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.