Table 1

Proportion of women currently married or in union using sterilization as a family planning method in selected Asian countries.

Countries
Using Male Sterilization %
Using Female sterilization %
Year(s) of Assessment

Cambodia
-
1.5
2000
Thailand
2.0
22.0
1996–7
India
1.9
34.2
1998–9
Nepal
6.3
15.0
2001
Bangladesh
0.5
6.7
1999–2000

From: Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet. Population Reference Bureau. Washington DC, June 2002.

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