Submitted by [deleted] t3_101t5yh in askscience
Prasiatko t1_j2rao3l wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in How are birth control failure rates even calculated? by [deleted]
I don't think the 10 year part is right. After one year 96% of people haven't had a failure. By year two 96% of those remaining so it goes 0.96^10 = 0.66 or 34% failure rate in 10 years in your worst case and 0.98^10 = 0.82 or 18% for your best case.
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