LARC methods: entering a new age of contraception and reproductive health

Table 1 Modern Contraceptive Use Worldwide

	Married Women using Modern Methods	Married Women using LARC Methods
WORLD	57 %	13 %
Africa	27 %	5 %
South America	71 %	5 %
Asia	61 %	17 %
Asia excluding China	48 %	6 %
Eastern Europe	53 %	17–25 % (excluding Russia)
Western Europe	67–74 %	8–22 %
Northern Europe	82 %	13 %
Australia	68 %	4 %
Vietnam	60 %	32 %
North Korea	58 %	42 %
South Korea	70 %	12 %
UK	84 %	11 %
China	84 %	40 %
Syria	33 %	20 %
Egypt	57 %	36 %
Cuba	73 %	25 %
Canada	72 %	1 %
USA	73 %	6 %

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