Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador
Ecuador: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 52.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador, 1987–2018
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
In 2018, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador stood at 52.9%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador peaked at 52.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1987.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 62 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 23.5% | — |
| 1989 | 26.7% | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 32.3% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.1% | 23.5% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.4% | 32.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 45.3% | 52.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Ecuador was 52.9% in 2018, 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 modern method recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1987.
- How does Ecuador rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 62 countries with data for 2018.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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 modern 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 modern method is the percentage of all 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.