Table 35 (Pop., Change)

Family Planing New Acceptors by Method (1988-2007)

pop 35e

Permanent Methods

Temporary Methods

New Acceptors (No.)

Year

Vasectomy

Tubectomy

IUD^*

Pill

Injectable

Implant

1988

3,313

19,428

12,768

34,130

50,590

n.a.

1989

1,805

17,537

10,929

31,380

59,487

175

n.a.

1990

1,836

24,496

12,020

31,385

70,911

427

n.a.

1991

1,816

38,527

15,152

38,484

69,292

442

n.a.

1992

1,525

40,506

24,925

48,353

63,170

456

n.a.

1993

1,062

37,253

24,528

48,764

57,406

676

n.a.

1994

957

36,882

26,215

44,707

66,297

1,231

n.a.

1995

737

32,889

27,855

43,258

78,482

506

n.a.

1996

510

26,944

26,670

43,965

99,027

397

n.a.

1997

397

20,419

25,870

49,380

116,155

444

n.a.

1998

340

19,186

26,174

47,476

122,240

551

216,147

1999

n.a.

15,186

24,706

47,690

130,108

583

218,273

2000

n.a.

15,741

28,832

50,212

118,577

1,265

214,627

2001

n.a.

14,587

32,437

47,501

133,995

1,270

229,790

2002

n.a.

14,949

39,385

49,972

145,202

1,476

250,984

2003

n.a.

11,158

37,045

44,998

127,440

1,427

222,068

2004

n.a.

10,970

34,693

44,057

119,606

1,945

211,271

2005

n.a.

7,720

29,341

34,977

92,470

1,696

166,184

2006

n.a.

11,613

41,018

47,403

121,544

777

222,355

2007

n.a.

15,234

55,941

54,725

120,679

2,318

233,663

Source:

1988-1998, Bulettin of Health, Department of Health, Sri Lanka.

1999-2007, Economic and Social Statistics Of Sri Lanka

key:

IUD; Insertion of Urinary Devices.

Revised: 2010(y)/10(m)/15(d)

Chief Editor:

Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D)

The Former Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.