TABLE 1.
Vasectomy Prevalence, Vasectomy Method Share, and Tubectomy Prevalence in the Only 20 Countries in the World With Vasectomy Prevalence Above 1%a
| Country | Survey End Year | Age Group, Years | MCPR, % | Vasectomy Prevalence, % | Vasectomy Method Share,b % |
Tubectomy
Prevalence, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2009 | 15–44 | 66.4 | 16.8 | 25.3 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | 15–44 | 71.5 | 13.0 | 18.2 | 18.5 | |
| Australia | 2016 | 18–44 | 64.7 | 14.0 | 21.6 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 18–44 | 63.1 | 15.2 | 24.1 | 7.0 | |
| Bhutanc | 2010 | 15–49 | 65.4 | 12.6 | 19.3 | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 15–49 | 30.7 | 13.6 | 44.3 | 3.1 | |
| United States | 2019 | 15–49 | 66.1 | 11.3 | 17.1 | 19.0 |
| 2010 | 15–44 | 70.4 | 11.0 | 15.6 | 22.1 | |
| New Zealand | 2015 | 16–49 | 74.7 | 10.1 | 13.5 | 5.3 |
| 1995 | 20–49 | 72.3 | 19.5 | 27.0 | 14.6 | |
| United Kingdom | 2012 | 16–49 | 71.1 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 16–49 | 82.0 | 19.0 | 23.2 | 12.0 | |
| Belgium | 2010 | 18–49 | 69.1 | 8.4 | 12.2 | 8.4 |
| 1992 | 21–39 | 74.3 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 10.9 | |
| Canada | 2006 | 15–49 | 85.0d | 7.4 | 8.7 | 7.0 |
| 2002 | 18–44 | 72.0d | 22.0 | 30.6 | 11.0 | |
| Spain | 2018 | 18–49 | 59.9 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 2.2 |
| 2006 | 15–49 | 62.3 | 7.9 | 12.7 | 5.6 | |
| Netherlands | 2013 | 18–45 | 70.0 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| 2003 | 18–45 | 73.0 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 4.0 | |
| Taiwan | 2016 | 18–45 | 65.5 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 13.4 |
| 2008 | 18–45 | 67.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 24.5 | |
| Costa Rica | 2018 | 15–49 | 69.0 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 21.9 |
| 2010 | 15–49 | 79.9 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 33.0 | |
| Brazil | 2013 | 18–49 | 77.7 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 21.4 |
| 2007 | 15–49 | 77.1 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 29.1 | |
| Colombia | 2016 | 15–49 | 75.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 35.0 |
| 2005 | 15–49 | 68.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 31.2 | |
| Nepal | 2019 | 15–49 | 44.2 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 12.9 |
| 2011 | 15–49 | 43.2 | 7.8 | 18.1 | 15.2 | |
| Iran | 2011 | 15–49 | 57.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 14.2 |
| 2002 | 15–49 | 58.9 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 15.2 | |
| Mexico | 2018 | 15–49 | 69.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 37.1 |
| 2009 | 15–49 | 67.4 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 36.3 | |
| China | 2017 | 15–49 | 80.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 18.3 |
| 2006 | 15–49 | 84.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 28.7 | |
| Sweden | 2017 | 15–49 | 68.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 2013 | 15–49 | 68.8 | -- | -- | 1.9 | |
| Qatarc | 2012 | 15–49 | 34.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | 15–49 | 32.3 | -- | -- | 4.1 |
Abbreviations: MCPR, modern contraceptive prevalence rate; MWRA, married or in-union women of reproductive age; WRA, women of reproductive age.
a
Data are for women married or in union (MWRA).
b
Vasectomy’s method share is its proportion of use among users of modern contraception.
c
Although not meeting study criteria for WRA population size, Bhutan and Qatar are included in table because they are less populous low- and middle-income countries with vasectomy prevalence above 1%.
d
Any-method prevalence, including traditional methods.
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.11