About World Contraceptive Use 2003

WORLD CONTRACEPTIVE USE 2003

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On 21 April 2004, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division released a wall chart on World Contraceptive Use 2003, as part of its ongoing monitoring of the use of family planning at the world level. The wall chart presents the most recent data available on the current contraceptive practice for 160 countries and areas. Indicators presented include the number of women of reproductive age who are married or in a consensual union, the percentage using contraception and the distribution of by type of method used. Also displayed are recent trends in contraceptive use and the percentage of women whose need for family planning is unmet.

The wall chart can be viewed on-line, where a press release summarizes the major findings illustrated by the wall chart.

The wall chart on World Contraceptive Use 2003 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.04.XIII.2) can be purchased for $5.95 from United Nations Publications, Two UN Plaza, Room DC2-853, Dept. PRES, New York, NY 10017, USA; tel.: 1-800-253-9646 or 1-212-963-8302, fax: 1-212-963-3489, e-mail: publications@un.org; or Section des Ventes et Commercialisation, Bureau E-4, CH1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland, tel.: 41-22-917-2614, fax: 41-22-917-0027, e-mail: unpubli@unog.ch; website: http://www.un.org/publications.

A database on World Contraceptive Use 2003 is also available for sale.

A comprehensive analytical report is forthcoming.