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Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

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Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1975–2020)
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1969–2020)

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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  • Pregnancy
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Pregnancy

The Guttmacher Institute estimates the incidence, consequences and costs of unintended pregnancy globally, regionally and at the country level, and seeks to understand what drives unintended pregnancy rates and trends. We promote policies and strategies that enable women to time and space their pregnancies.

  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

  • Fact Sheet

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

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
    Infographic

    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 68%

    approximate reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in low- and middle-income countries
  • 111M

    unintended pregnancies occur annually in LMICs
  • 49%

    pregnanies in LMICs are unintended

Resources

  • Graphic showing that as many as 180 million couples worldwide may be affected by infertility each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of couples worldwide affected by infertility each year

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Illustration de la citation d’Ann M. Starrs sur la Commission Guttmacher-Lancet.
    May 2018 Infographic

    Citation d’Ann M. Starrs sur la Commission Guttmacher-Lancet

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that more than 350 million people need treatment for one of the four curable STIs worldwide each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Annual need for STI treatment worldwide

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • May 2018 Infographic

    Para impulsar la salud, necesitamos impulsar los derechos

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that 4.3 billion people of reproductive age lack adequate sexual and reproductive health care
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of people of reproductive age lacking adequate sexual and reproductive health care

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • Gráfico que muestra que 25 millones de abortos inseguros ocurren cada año en el mundo
    May 2018 Infographic

    Número de abortos inseguros que ocurren cada año en el mundo

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • Graphic showing Ann M. Starrs quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
    May 2018 Infographic

    Ann M. Starrs quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Gráfico que muestra que una de cada tres mujeres en el mundo experimenta violencia de género
    May 2018 Infographic

    Número de mujeres que experimentan violencia de género en el mundo

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
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  • Illustration indiquant que plus de 45 millions de femmes ne reçoivent pas ou guère de soins prénatals adaptés, chaque année dans le monde.
    May 2018 Infographic

    Carences annuelles des soins prénatals dans les régions en développement

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • Gráfico que muestra la cita del Dr. Alex Ezeh sobre la Comisión Guttmacher-Lancet
    May 2018 Infographic

    Cita del Dr. Alex Ezeh sobre la Comisión Guttmacher-Lancet

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Substantial progress for women and girls has been made over the past two decades, but large gaps remain. There are 218 million women in low- and middle-income countries who want to avoid pregnancy and are not using a modern contraceptive method.

Elizabeth A. Sully

Senior Research Scientist

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