Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala
Guatemala: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 48.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala, 1978–2015
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
The most recent figure for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala is 48.9%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala peaked at 48.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1978.
That places Guatemala 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 15.2% | — |
| 1983 | 20.6% | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | +41.6% |
| 1999 | 30.9% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.9% | 26.9% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 34.4% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Guatemala was 48.9% in 2015, 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 modern method recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1978.
- How does Guatemala rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Guatemala ranks 52nd out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 modern 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 modern method is the percentage of married 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.