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  • 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

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

Global

  • Abortion
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  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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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

  • 3.9M

    adolescents annually do not deliver their babies in a health facility
  • 68%

    approximate reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in low- and middle-income countries
  • 93

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

Resources

  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Asia

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • November 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women in India

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • October 2020 Fact Sheet

    Severe Maternal Outcomes and Obstetric Care in Kenya

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • September 2020 Research Article

    Incidence of maternal near-miss in Kenya in 2018: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional study in 54 referral hospitals

    Onikepe Owolabi, Taylor Riley, Kenneth Juma , Michael M. Mutua, Zoe H. Pleasure , Joshua Amo-Adjei and Martin Bangha,Nature Research

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • August 2020 Policy Analysis

    From Bad to Worse: The COVID-19 Pandemic Risks Further Undermining Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Many Countries

    Sophia Sadinsky, Alan Jarandilla Nuñez, Sandra Nabulega, Taylor Riley, Zara Ahmed and Elizabeth A. Sully

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • July 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Covid-19 threatens to unravel years of progress on reproductive health and rights

    Herminia Palacio and Susheela Singh,BMJ Opinion

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
  • July 2020 Fact Sheet

    Invertir en salud sexual y reproductiva en países de ingreso bajo y mediano

    Global

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

    Striking gains in adolescent health are within reach

    Global

    • Abortion
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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
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