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Latin America/ The Caribbean
Women of child-rearing age (15-49)
using modern birth control methods
2003
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Country
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Percentage*
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Panama
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33.2
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Venezuela
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36.7
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Guatemala
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49.7
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Bolivia
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58.2
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Mexico
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60.8
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Nicaragua
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67.2
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Chile
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69.8
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Peru
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84.0
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Average
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73.0
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*The percentages reflect the fulfillment of the countries’ goal for 60 percent of women aged 15-49 to use modern birth control methods.
Source: Index of Fulfilled Commitment, or ICC, which measures the level that countries have fulfilled national and international agreements in terms of gender equality and the advancement of women to which their governments have subscribed.
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