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Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Guatemala was 48.90 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 48.90 in 2015, while its lowest value was 15.20 in 1978.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.

Year	Value
1978	15.20
1983	20.60
1987	19.00
1995	26.90
1999	30.90
2002	34.40
2009	44.00
2015	48.90

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Guatemala was 60.60 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 60.60 in 2015, while its lowest value was 18.20 in 1978.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children and Childinfo, United Nations Population Division's World Contraceptive Use, household surveys including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.

Year	Value
1978	18.20
1983	25.00
1987	23.20
1995	31.40
1999	38.20
2002	43.30
2009	54.10
2015	60.60

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health