Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras
Honduras: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 45.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras, 1987–2019
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
Honduras recorded 45.4% for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras peaked at 45.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1987.
That places Honduras 19th out of 62 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of all women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21.8% | — |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 27.0% | +19.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +27.0% |
| 2006 | 37.7% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +5.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 45.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 45.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.6%, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.6% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.3% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.9% | 45.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 16 Dominican Republic 48.2% compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 47.9% compare
- 18 El Salvador 45.8% compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 43.6% compare
- 21 Eswatini 42.9% compare
- 22 Kenya 42.0% compare
More health data for Honduras
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7082 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,052 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 521 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0509 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3974 % 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 modern method in Honduras?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras was 45.4% in 2019, 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1987.
- How does Honduras rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Honduras ranks 19th out of 62 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.