Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Ecuador
Ecuador: Contraceptive prevalence, any method was 77.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Ecuador, 1979–2018
Source: 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. Measured in % of married women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 77.8% for contraceptive prevalence, any method in 2018.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any method in Ecuador peaked at 80.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1979.
That places Ecuador 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 35.0% | — |
| 1982 | 39.2% | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 44.3% | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 52.9% | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 56.8% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 39.2% | 52.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 56.8% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 74.7% | 80.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any method in Ecuador?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any method in Ecuador was 77.8% in 2018, according to 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.
- What is the highest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any method recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1979.
- How does Ecuador rank for contraceptive prevalence, any method?
- Ecuador ranks 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any method rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married 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 married 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.