Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize
Belize: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 38.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize, 1991–2016
Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of all women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize is 38.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize peaked at 41.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1991.
Belize ranks 36th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.5% | — |
| 1999 | 37.5% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 33.5% | 37.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 38.1% | 41.2% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Belize was 38.1% in 2016, according to Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2016.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division, published as part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of all women ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contraceptive prevalence, any method is the percentage of all women ages 15-49 who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any method of contraception (modern or traditional). 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. Traditional methods of contraception include rhythm (e.g., fertility awareness based methods, periodic abstinence), withdrawal and other traditional methods.