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Table 1 List of surveys with the Demand for family planning satisfied (DFPS) and DFPS with modern methods (mDFPS) estimates by type of contraceptive method used

From: Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

      Modern method  
Region Country Year Total DFPS Modern DFPS Short actinga Long actingb Permanentc % modernd
Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE & CIS) Albania 2008 84.2 13.5 8.8 1.1 3.6 16.1
Armenia 2010 80.2 39.4 25.0 14.0 0.4 49.1
Azerbaijan 2006 69.3 19.3 6.4 12.4 0.6 27.9
Belarus 2012 90.2 77.0 52.3 20.3 4.3 85.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011 81.2 29.0 22.7 6.1 0.3 35.8
Kazakhstan 2010 83.4 81.4 26.3 53.1 1.9 97.5
Kosovo 2013 90.1 22.3 14.4 6.8 1.0 24.7
Kyrgyzstan 2012 66.3 61.5 18.9 39.7 2.9 92.7
Macedonia 2005 28.7 21.7 15.3 4.9 1.5 75.7
Moldova 2012 87.5 66.3 30.9 29.0 6.4 75.8
Montenegro 2013 60.9 47.6 37.3 10.2 0.1 78.2
Serbia 2010 91.5 48.8 44.8 3.8 0.2 53.3
Tajikistan 2012 55.0 50.9 13.2 36.6 1.2 92.6
Ukraine 2012 92.2 70.6 52.0 17.4 1.2 76.5
Uzbekistan 2006 89.3 83.0 73.0 6.8 3.2 93.0
East Asia & Pacific Cambodia 2014 81.8 56.1 42.0 9.5 4.5 68.9
Indonesia 2012 84.4 78.9 64.5 9.9 4.6 93.5
Mongolia 2013 81.4 73.0 32.8 35.5 4.8 89.7
Philippines 2013 75.7 51.2 34.7 4.8 11.6 67.6
Timor-Leste 2009 42.0 39.7 34.1 4.1 1.5 94.5
Vietnam 2010 95.3 75.0 31.0 38.9 5.0 78.7
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2011 78.0 68.0 58.2 2.6 7.3 87.2
Eastern & Southern Africa Burundi 2010 40.3 32.8 25.6 6.1 1.1 81.4
Comoros 2012 38.8 27.8 23.2 3.0 1.5 71.6
Ethiopia 2011 52.6 50.2 42.6 6.8 0.9 95.4
Kenya 2014 76.4 70.4 49.1 17.1 4.1 92.1
Lesotho 2014 77.0 76.4 70.9 3.5 2.0 99.3
Madagascar 2008 67.0 48.7 43.7 3.1 1.9 72.6
Malawi 2013 75.3 74.0 47.8 13.3 12.9 98.2
Mozambique 2011 34.7 33.9 32.9 0.5 0.5 97.9
Namibia 2013 79.3 77.3 69.6 1.4 6.3 97.5
Rwanda 2014 72.3 63.5 49.5 12.1 1.9 87.9
Swaziland 2010 84.6 83.0 74.4 3.0 5.7 98.1
Tanzania, United Republic of 2010 62.6 50.7 39.8 5.0 5.9 80.9
Uganda 2011 48.0 41.5 32.3 4.9 4.4 86.6
Zambia 2013 67.9 62.0 50.4 9.1 2.5 91.4
Zimbabwe 2014 88.0 87.5 75.0 11.4 1.1 99.5
Latin America & Caribbean Barbados 2012 75.1 70.9 60.2 4.6 6.1 94.5
Belize 2011 75.4 71.4 42.9 2.0 26.5 94.8
Bolivia 2008 75.5 43.4 25.4 10.3 7.7 57.4
Colombia 2010 91.5 83.2 33.0 12.0 38.1 90.9
Costa Rica 2011 88.1 86.8 51.1 2.8 33.0 98.4
Cuba 2014 90.3 89.5 37.4 27.2 24.9 99.0
Dominican Republic 2014 84.2 82.9 33.2 4.4 45.3 98.5
Guyana 2014 53.5 51.6 35.9 10.5 5.2 96.4
Haiti 2012 48.5 44.1 39.5 2.5 2.1 90.9
Honduras 2011 87.2 75.9 42.1 7.9 25.9 87.0
Nicaragua 2001 82.4 79.2 41.2 7.6 30.4 96.1
Panama 2013 77.3 74.5 41.9 3.0 29.5 96.4
Peru 2012 90.6 62.1 49.8 3.1 9.2 68.6
Saint Lucia 2012 76.0 72.3 59.0 4.5 8.8 95.1
Suriname 2010 69.7 69.2 52.7 2.5 13.9 99.3
Trinidad and Tobago 2006 61.0 56.3 26.4 18.7 11.2 92.3
South Asia Bhutan 2010 85.8 85.6 55.0 4.9 25.6 99.7
India 2005 81.9 69.9 12.2 2.5 55.2 85.4
Nepal 2011 64.3 55.9 22.9 3.2 29.7 86.8
West & Central Africa Benin 2011 30.4 18.9 15.6 3.1 0.3 62.3
Burkina Faso 2010 41.1 38.4 29.2 8.8 0.4 93.2
Cameroon 2011 53.6 35.5 32.8 1.8 1.0 66.2
Central African Republic 2010 36.3 24.6 23.7 0.4 0.4 67.6
Chad 2014 20.3 18.1 13.7 3.6 0.8 89.4
Congo 2011 73.8 36.4 36.0 0.2 0.2 49.3
Côte d’Ivoire 2011 41.9 29.8 29.1 0.6 0.1 71.0
Gabon 2012 58.5 40.3 39.3 0.2 0.8 68.9
Gambia 2013 27.1 24.5 20.1 2.7 1.7 90.4
Ghana 2014 48.0 38.9 26.1 9.8 2.9 81.0
Guinea 2012 24.3 20.3 19.2 0.8 0.2 83.4
Guinea-Bissau 2006 38.4 29.5 23.6 5.0 0.9 76.8
Liberia 2013 41.0 38.6 34.0 4.3 0.4 94.1
Mali 2012 29.0 27.8 19.5 7.9 0.4 95.8
Niger 2012 46.5 40.8 39.1 1.2 0.5 87.9
Nigeria 2013 52.3 35.1 29.9 4.2 1.0 67.2
Sao Tome and Principe 2014 55.0 51.5 45.1 5.6 0.8 93.6
Senegal 2015 48.3 43.7 30.0 12.9 0.8 90.4
Sierra Leone 2013 47.9 45.3 35.8 8.6 0.9 94.4
Togo 2013 39.2 34.1 24.5 9.2 0.4 87.1
Congo Democratic Republic 2013 43.6 17.0 13.9 1.6 1.5 39.0
  1. aModern, short acting contraceptive methods: pill, injectable, condom, diaphragm, patch, spermicide (foam/jelly), and emergency contraception
  2. bModern, long acting contraceptive methods: intrauterine device (IUD) and implants
  3. cModern, permanent contraception: male and female sterilization
  4. dThe share of DFPS with modern contraceptive methods (% modern) was calculated as the ratio between the mDFPS and the DFPS
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