Table 4. Global estimates of current use, need, and gap in condoms for family planning, by region, 2015 (millions).
# of women of reproductive age | Current use of condoms for family planning | Current need for condoms for family planning | Gap in condoms for family planning | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AFRICA | ||||
Eastern Africa | 93 | 235 | 492 | 257 |
Middle Africa | 34 | 241 | 961 | 720 |
Northern Africa | 42 | 21 | 28 | 7 |
Southern Africa | 17 | 152 | 191 | 39 |
Western Africa | 81 | 332 | 971 | 639 |
ASIAa | ||||
Central Asia | 59 | 680 | 1,064 | 384 |
Eastern Asia | 370 | 2,113 | 2,288 | 175 |
Southern Asia | 445 | 2,664 | 4,445 | 1,781 |
South-Eastern Asia | 142 | 374 | 573 | 199 |
Western Asia | 42 | 89 | 152 | 63 |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | ||||
Caribbean | 4 | 32 | 68 | 36 |
Central America | 39 | 157 | 202 | 45 |
South America | 68 | 564 | 714 | 150 |
OCEANIA | ||||
Melanesia/Micronesia/Polynesia | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
NORTH AMERICA | ||||
73 | 646 | 775 | 129 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 1,512 | 8,303 | 12,933 | 4,630 |
a In the Asia region, Central Asia includes the Russian Federation (with 35 million women of reproductive age (WRA)), Eastern Asia includes China (WRA = 363 million), Southern Asia includes India (337 million), and Southeastern Asia includes Indonesia (WRA = 70 million).