Mexico vs Thailand: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 70.7% against 69.1% in Mexico, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 11th of 113 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.8% | 49.3% | 16.5% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 63.6% | 19.0% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 69.8% | 10.3% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 76.4% | 9.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contraceptive prevalence, any modern method, Mexico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 70.7% against 69.1% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in contraceptive prevalence, any modern method between Mexico and Thailand?
- 1.6%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2009.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Thailand ranks 11th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Household surveys, United Nations (UN), note: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method (% of married women ages 15-49). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method is the percentage of married women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. 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.