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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
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  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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  • Teens

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Abortion

For decades, the Guttmacher Institute has documented the reality of unsafe abortion in the developing world. We have pioneered methodologies to study abortion in countries where it is legally restricted, and our research portfolio includes studies on the incidence of abortion, the factors underlying women’s decisions to end their pregnancies, the conditions under which women obtain abortions, and the health, social and economic consequences of clandestine abortion. Most recently, the Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide study has produced model-based estimates of the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion over the period 1990–2019 for 150 countries and territories around the world. Such estimates provide an opportunity to assess trends in unintended pregnancy and abor­tion over time for individual countries and territories, as well as regionally and globally. The Institute supports policies to promote access to safe abortion services worldwide, including through U.S. foreign aid programs.

 

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  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

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    Costs of Postabortion Care in the United Republic of Tanzania

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
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    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • $1.00

    the annual per capita cost to meet the need for essential adolescent sexual and reproductive health services
  • 39

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–49 worldwide occurred annually in 2015–2019
  • $1.7B

    estimated total cost of postabortion care in LMICs

Resources

  • June 2022 Policy Analysis

    Addressing Gaps in Safe Abortion Services in Nepal

    Mahesh Puri, Anand Tamang and Susheela Singh

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2022 Research Article

    Impact of the Trump Administration's Expanded Global Gag Rule Policy on Family Planning Service Provision in Ethiopia

    Elizabeth A. Sully, Solomon Shiferaw, Assefa Seme, Suzanne Bell and Margaret Giorgio,Studies in Family Planning

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    • Abortion
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  • May 2022 Infographic

    La tasa mundial de aborto es de 39 por cada 1,000 mujeres de 15 a 49 años

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2022 Infographic

    le taux de grossesses non planifiées en Afrique subsaharienne est de 91 oour 1000 femmes âgéees de 15 à 49 ans

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2022 Infographic

    Le taux mondial de grossesses non planifiées est de 64 pour 1000 femmes âgées de 15 à 49 ans

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    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The unintended pregnancy rate in Sub-Saharan Africa is 91 per 1,000 women age 15-49

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The global unintended pregnancy rate is 64 per 1,000 women age 15-4

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • May 2022 Infographic

    The unintended pregnancy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean is 69 per 1,000 women age 15-49

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2022 Infographic

    Le taux mondial d'avortement est de 39 pour 1000 femmes âgées de 15 à 49 ans

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The global abortion rate is 39 per 1,000 women age 15-49

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy

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The United States remains the single largest donor to family planning services in low- and middle-income countries, but that support is not keeping pace with the global need. If we are serious about reducing maternal mortality and improving people’s well-being, the investment in family planning programs needs to increase and restrictive policies that prevent the United States from providing assistance for safe abortion must be reexamined.

Heather D. Boonstra

Vice President for Public Policy

Guttmacher Institute
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