Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras
Honduras: Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method was 66.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras, 1981–2019
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
In 2019, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras stood at 66.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras peaked at 66.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1981.
That places Honduras 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of married women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23.6% | — |
| 1984 | 30.4% | +28.8% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +4.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 66.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 66.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 23.6% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 34.7% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.0% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 63.8% | 66.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras?
- Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method in Honduras was 66.5% in 2019, 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contraceptive prevalence, any modern method recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1981.
- How does Honduras rank for contraceptive prevalence, any modern method?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is contraceptive prevalence, any modern method rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.