El Salvador - Contraceptive prevalence

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, modern methods (% of women ages 15-49) in El Salvador was 67.70 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 67.70 in 2014, while its lowest value was 20.00 in 1975.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. 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.

Source: Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.

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Year Value
1975 20.00
1978 32.10
1985 44.50
1988 43.50
1993 48.40
1998 54.10
2003 61.90
2008 66.20
2014 67.70

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) in El Salvador was 71.80 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 72.50 in 2008, while its lowest value was 21.60 in 1975.

Definition: Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union.

Source: UNICEF's State of the World's Children and Childinfo, United Nations Population Division's World Contraceptive Use, household surveys including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.

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Year Value
1975 21.60
1978 34.40
1985 47.30
1988 47.10
1993 53.30
1998 59.70
2003 67.30
2008 72.50
2014 71.80

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health