United Nations ACC Task Force on Basic Social Services for All LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Population Total with access to Contraceptive population health services prevalence (thousands) (%) (%) 1996 1985-1995 ----------- --------------- ------------- Argentina 35,219 71 .. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bahamas 284 .. 62 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbados 261 .. 55 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belize 219 .. 47 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bolivia 7,593 67 45 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazil 161,087 .. 77 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chile 14,421 97 .. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colombia 36,444 60 72 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa Rica 3,500 80 75 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuba 11,018 98 70 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dominican Republic 7,961 80 56 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuador 11,699 88 57 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- El Salvador 5,796 40 53 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guadaloupe 431 .. 44 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guatemala 10,928 34 31 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guyana 838 .. 31 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haiti 7,259 50 18 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honduras 5,816 64 47 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamaica 2,491 90 62 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martinique 384 .. 51 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mexico 92,718 78 53 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Netherlands Antilles 195 .. .. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicaragua 4,238 83 49 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panama 2,677 80 58 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paraguay 4,957 63 56 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peru 23,944 75 59 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puerto Rico 3,736 .. 70 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suriname 432 .. .. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trinidad and Tobago 1,297 100 53 B -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Uruguay 3,204 82 .. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venezuela 22,311 .. 49 C -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Data are shown only for countries or areas with population size of 150,000 or more in 1995 as estimated by Population Division of Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis of the United Nations Secretariat (Population Division/DESIPA). Two dots (..) indicate that data are not available. Total population The mid-year population estimated by the Population Division/DESIPA. This indicator was included as a background indicator that approximates demand or need for basic social services. From World Population Prospects: the 1996 Revision (United Nations publication, forthcoming). Percentage of population with access to health services The percentage of the population that can reach appropriate local health services by the local means of transport in no more than one hour. From The State of the World's Children 1996 (UNICEF). Contraceptive prevalence The percentage currently using contraception, both traditional and modern methods, among currently married women of reproductive age, including, where possible, those in consensual unions. Letters next to the numbers indicate reference years. A refers to a year 1990 or later B refers to 1985 to 1989 C refers to 1975 to 1984 Contraceptive prevalence is affected by availability and accessibility of family planning services and information, which are given substantial emphasis in the Programme of Action of ICPD. From Levels and Trends of Contraceptive Use as Assessed in 1994 (United Nations publication, ST/ESA/SER.A/146) and World Population Monitoring, 1996 (United Nations publication, forthcoming) and files maintained by the Population Division/DESIPA. United Nations publication, (ST/ESA/SER.A/160) Copyright (C) United Nations 1997