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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

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    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

  • 111M

    unintended pregnancies occur annually in LMICs
  • 93

    unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in low income countries in 2015-2019
  • 31M

    women in LMICs do not deliver their babies in a health facility

Resources

  • December 2009 Report

    Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress

    Susheela Singh, Deirdre Wulf, Rubina Hussain, Akinrinola Bankole and Gilda Sedgh

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2009 Report

    A Real-Time Look at the Impact of the Recession on Women’s Family Planning and Pregnancy Decisions

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • July 2009 News Release

    Maternal Mortality Remains High in India, Despite Slow Decline

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • July 2009 Report

    Barriers to Safe Motherhood in India

    Susheela Singh, Lisa Remez, Usha Ram, Ann M. Moore and Suzette Audam

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • July 2009 Report

    Adolescent Marriage and Childbearing in India: Current Situation and Recent Trends

    Ann M. Moore, Susheela Singh, Usha Ram, Lisa Remez and Suzette Audam

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2009 Report

    Barriers to Safe Motherhood in Nigeria

    Gilda Sedgh, Akinrinola Bankole, Friday Okonofua, Collins Imarhiagbe, Rubina Hussain and Deirdre Wulf

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • February 2009 Report

    Meeting Women's Contraceptive Needs in the Philippines

    Jacqueline E. Darroch, Susheela Singh, Haley Ball and Josefina V. Cabigon

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2008 Report

    Abortion in Indonesia

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • December 2007 Research Article

    Metaphors We Love By: Conceptualizations of Sex among Young People in Malawi

    Chi-Chi Undie, Joanna Crichton and Eliya Zulu,Journal of Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2007 Research Article

    The Timing and Role of Initiation Rites in Preparing Young People for Adolescence and Responsible Sexual and Reproductive Behaviour in Malawi

    Alister C. Munthali and Eliya M. Zulu,Journal of Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Contraception
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Unintended pregnancy and abortion are reproductive health experiences shared by millions of people every year in every part of the world, irrespective of personal status or circumstances.What differs are the obstacles people face—legal, social, economic or others—in exercising their reproductive autonomy.

Jonathan Bearak

Senior Research Scientist

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