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Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • 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

Reports

  • Global
  • U.S.

Articles

  • Global research
  • U.S. research
  • Policy analysis
  • Guttmacher Policy Review
  • Op-eds & external blogs

Fact Sheets

  • Global
  • U.S.
  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

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

U.S.

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

Our Work By Geography

  • Global
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
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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

  • 48%

    of all pregnancies worldwide were unintended in 2015–2019
  • 3.9M

    adolescents annually do not deliver their babies in a health facility
  • 61%

    of unintended pregnancies worldwide ended in abortion annually in 2015-2019

Resources

  • December 2014 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion In Burkina Faso: Causes and Consequences

    Akinrinola Bankole, Rubina Hussain, Gilda Sedgh, Clémentine Rossier, Idrissa Kaboré and Georges Guiella

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2014 Fact Sheet

    Vue d’ensemble : Les faits sur l’investissement dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2014 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2014 Report

    Grossesse non désirée et avortement provoqué au Burkina Faso: causes et conséquences

    Akinrinola Bankole, Rubina Hussain, Gilda Sedgh, Clémentine Rossier, Idrissa Kaboré and Georges Guiella

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2014 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Asia

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2014 Infographic

    Pourquoi investir dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive en Afrique subsaharienne?

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2014 Infographic

    Why invest in sexual and reproductive health in Sub-Saharan Africa?

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2014 News Release

    New Study Finds That 40% of Pregnancies Worldwide Are Unintended

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • September 2014 Research Article

    Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends

    Gilda Sedgh, Susheela Singh and Rubina Hussain,Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • April 2014 Research Article

    Risk factors for repeat abortion and implications for addressing unintended pregnancy in Vietnam

    International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy

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Over the past three decades, the proportion of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion has increased in countries where more legal restrictions are in place, and where it may be harder to access safe abortion services.

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