1. Population Reference Bureau
Family Planing
Population Reference Bureau

2. Rising Family Planning Use, Developing Countries
Married Women 15 to 49 Using Any Method
Percent
Source: Population Reference Bureau, Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet.

3. Trends in Childbearing, by Region
Average number of children per woman
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, 2005.

4. Use of Modern Contraception
Married Women 15 to 49 Using Modern Methods
Percent
Note: More developed regions, according to the United Nations Population Division, include Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, and Japan. Less developed regions include Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), and Latin America and the Caribbean; the UN designates 49 countries within these regions as least developed.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2004 World Population Data Sheet; figure for least developed countries based on PRB calculations.

5. Modern Contraceptive Use, Developing Countries
Married Women 15 to 49 Using Modern Methods, Late 1990s, Early 2000s
Percent
* Data prior to 1999.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

6. Family Planning Methods, Worldwide
Married or In-Union Women of Reproductive Age Using Family Planning, 1999
Note: Total exceeds 100 due to rounding.
Source: United Nations Population Division, World Contraceptive Use 2005. .

7. Family Planning Methods, Developed Countries
Married or In-Union Women of Reproductive Age Using Family Planning, 1996
Source: United Nations Population Division, World Contraceptive Use 2005. .

8. Family Planning Methods, Developing Countries
Married or In-Union Women of Reproductive Age Using Family Planning, 1999
Note: Total exceeds 100 due to rounding.
Source: United Nations Population Division, World Contraceptive Use 2005.

9. Family Planning Methods, Sub-Saharan Africa
Married Women 15 to 49 Using Family Planning, Late 1990s
Note: Total exceeds 100 percent due to rounding.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet.

10. Unmet Need for Family Planning
Married Women 15 to 49 Not Using Family Planning
Percent
Source: DHS STATcompiler: accessed online at on June 8, 2006.

11. Projected Rise in Number of Contraceptive Users
Married or In Union Women 15 to 49 in Developing Countries Who Use Contraception
Millions
722
Source: PRB estimate based on data from the UN’s World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (medium scenario); the UN’s World Contraceptive Use 2003; and PRB’s 2004 World Population Data Sheet.

12. Contraceptive Costs, Developing Countries
Donor Support for Contraceptives and Estimated Costs
Millions of US$
Total Estimated Contraceptive Costs
(including condoms)
Total Estimated Contraceptive Costs
Actual Donor Support
Source: UNFPA, Donor Support for Contraceptives and Condoms for STI/HIV Prevention 2004.

13. Disparities Within Countries in Contraceptive Use
Married Women 15 to 49 Using a Modern Method, by Wealth Category
Percent
Source: ORC Macro, Demographic and Health Surveys.

14. Contraceptive Use and Childbearing
Contraceptive Prevalence and Total Fertility Rate
Percent of married women 15 to 49 using contraception
Average number of children per woman
MDR*
LAC**
Asia
Africa
* MDR=More Developed Regions; ** LAC=Latin America and the Caribbean.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

15. Contraception and Childbearing, Populous Countries
Contraceptive Prevalence and Total Fertility Rate
Percent of married women 15 to 49 using contraception
Average number of children per woman
China
United States
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nigeria
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

16. Infant Mortality and Childbearing, by Region
Infant Mortality Rate and Total Fertility Rate
Annual deaths to infants under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Average number of children per woman
Africa
Asia
LAC*
MDR**
* LAC=Latin America and the Caribbean; ** MDR=More Developed Regions.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

17. Wanted Births, Worldwide
Recent Births, by Mother’s Attitude, Late 1990s
Note: Estimates based on approximately 60 percent of births worldwide.
Source: Population Reference Bureau, Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet.

18. Unintended Births
Births Reported by Women as Either Unwanted or Wanted Later
Percent
Source: DHS STATcompiler: accessed online at on June 14, 2006.

19. Pregnancy Outcomes Worldwide
Abortions as a Share of Pregnancy Outcomes, Estimates for 1999
Note: The percentages are based on a 1996 UN projection of 210 million pregnancies for 1999.
Source: Alan Guttmacher Institute, Sharing Responsibility: Women, Society, and Abortion Worldwide, 1999.