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. 2017 May 16;12(5):e0177108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177108

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).