sub-Saharan Africa |
Benin | The injectable and pill have risen, while sterilization, the IUD, the condom, and especially traditional methods have fallen. |
Mali | The injectable has risen substantially with declines in the pill and traditional methods. |
Rwanda | Since the disruptions of the mid-1990s, the injectable has risen to over half of all use, while traditional methods have declined correspondingly. The implant gained in the latest survey. |
Uganda | The injectable has risen at the expense of traditional methods, with a recent increase by the implant. |
North Africa & West Asia |
Egypt | The IUD rose quite remarkably to a high level, with a corresponding decline for the pill. Recently, the injectable has shown some increase. |
Iran | Sterilization has risen steadily; in the last survey, it lost ground to a resurgence in the pill, while traditional methods lost ground. |
Turkey | The extensive use of traditional methods gave way to a rise in the IUD and condom, as well as female sterilization. |
Asia |
Mongolia | The pill, injectable, and condom have risen while the IUD and traditional methods have fallen. |
Viet Nam | The historic dominance of the IUD has weakened as shares of the pill and condom have gained. |
Latin America |
Colombia | Sterilization rose very sharply over the years, along with a small rise for condoms. Shares for the pill, IUD, and traditional methods declined. |
Guyana | The pill and traditional methods have lost ground, while the other methods show irregular trends that balance out to reduce skew. |
Haiti | The picture changed sharply from 1994/95 onward. Sterilization declined while the injectable rose, with irregularities for other methods. |
Honduras | The injectable share increased sharply with declines in the pill and in traditional methods. |
Paraguay | Shares of the injectable and condom are up while shares of the IUD and traditional methods have fallen. |
Peru | The IUD is down, as is sterilization slightly, while the injectable and especially the condom have risen. |