Use of Modern Contraception

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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.