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Global Contraception

Costs and Benefits

Focusing on developing countries—and the poorest countries, in particular—the Guttmacher Institute calculates the global, regional and country-level health costs associated with unmet need for contraception and the public health and economic benefits of meeting women’s contraceptive needs. 

  • Costs and Benefits
  • Policy Analysis

    Just $10 Per Person a Year Could Provide Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to All—Will the United States Help Make That Happen?

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    Just the Numbers: The Impact of U.S. International Family Planning Assistance, 2020

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    Investing in Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 68%

    approximate reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in low- and middle-income countries
  • $1.7B

    estimated total cost of postabortion care in LMICs
  • $10.60

    the annual per-person cost in LMICs to meet the need for essential sexual and reproductive health services

Resources

  • July 2020 Fact Sheet

    Invertir en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las adolescentes en países de ingreso bajo y mediano

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  • Greater investment in sexual and reproductive health care is urgently needed in low- and middle-income countries
    July 2020 Infographic

    Se necesita urgentemente una mayor inversión en servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva en países de ingreso bajo y mediano

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  • Striking gains in adolescent health are within reach
    July 2020 Infographic

    Inmensos beneficios en materia de salud de las adolescentes están al

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  • July 2020 News Release

    La fourniture de soins essentiels de santé sexuelle et reproductive réduirait d’environ deux tiers les grossesses non planifiées, les avortements non médicalisés et la mortalité maternelle

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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  • July 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investir dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire

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    • Abortion
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  • Why invest in sexual and reproductive health?
    July 2020 Infographic

    Pourquoi investir dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive?

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  • July 2020 News Release

    Provision of Essential Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Would Reduce Unintended Pregnancies, Unsafe Abortions and Maternal Deaths by About Two-Thirds

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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  • July 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Why invest in sexual and reproductive health?
    July 2020 Infographic

    Why invest in sexual and reproductive health?

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • July 2020 Report

    Haciendo cuentas: invertir en salud sexual y reproductiva 2019—Resumen ejecutivo

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