Honduras - Contraceptive prevalence

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

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Honduras was 63.80 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 63.80 in 2012, while its lowest value was 23.60 in 1981.

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.

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Year Value
1981 23.60
1984 30.40
1987 32.90
1992 34.70
1996 40.30
2001 51.00
2006 56.40
2012 63.80

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

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in Honduras was 73.20 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 73.20 in 2012, while its lowest value was 26.90 in 1981.

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.

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Year Value
1981 26.90
1984 34.90
1987 40.60
1992 46.70
1996 49.20
2001 61.80
2006 65.20
2012 73.20

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health