In Britain from 1950 to 1960, 60% of married couples used condoms. The birth control pill became the world's most popular method of birth control in the years after its 1960 début, but condoms remained a strong second. The U.S. Agency for International Development pushed condom use in developing countries to help solve the "world population crises": by 1970 hundreds of millions of condoms were being used each year in India alone.
In Britain from 1950 to 1960, 60% of married couples used condoms. The birth control pill became the world's most popular method of contraception in the years after its 1960 debut, but condoms remained a strong second. The U.S. Agency for International Development promoted condom use in developing countries to help solve the "world population crises": by 1970 hundreds of millions of condoms were being used each year in India alone.