Contraceptive prevalence, any method in El Salvador
El Salvador: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 48.4% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in El Salvador, 1978–2014
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
El Salvador recorded 48.4% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in El Salvador peaked at 48.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1978.
That places El Salvador 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 22.3% | — |
| 1985 | 32.3% | +44.8% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 48.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 48.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.6%, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.8% | 31.3% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 33.8% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 45.3% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
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More health data for El Salvador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8849 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in El Salvador?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in El Salvador was 48.4% in 2014, 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1978.
- How does El Salvador rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- El Salvador ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2014.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.