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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
  • 60%

    approximate reduction in adolescent unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in LMICs
  • 111M

    unintended pregnancies occur annually in LMICs

Resources

  • Image, Guttmacher-Lancet Commission: Health & Rights
    June 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Los beneficios del acceso al aborto legal y seguro

    Laura Laski and Ernestina Coast,La Nación

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    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • Illustration de la citation du docteur Alex Ezeh sur la Commission Guttmacher-Lancet.
    May 2018 Infographic

    Citation du Dr Alex Ezeh sur la Commission Guttmacher-Lancet

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • Graphic showing that 25 million unsafe abortions occur worldwide each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of unsafe abortions worldwide each year

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Image, Guttmacher-Lancet Commission: Health & Rights
    May 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Why it could cost less than R120 per year to save a life

    Alex Ezeh and Ann M. Starrs,Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism (Mail & Guardian)

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • Graphic showing that one in three women worldwide experiences gender-based violence
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of women worldwide who experience gender-based violence

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Gráfico que muestra que más de 45 millones de mujeres en las regiones en desarrollo reciben cada año atención prenatal inadecuada, o ninguna en absoluto
    May 2018 Infographic

    Brechas anuales en atención prenatal en las regiones en desarrollo

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    • Abortion
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  • Graphic showing Dr. Alex Ezeh quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
    May 2018 Infographic

    Dr. Alex Ezeh quote on the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • Gráfico que muestra que 214 millones de mujeres tienen una necesidad insatisfecha de anticoncepción moderna en regiones en desarrollo
    May 2018 Infographic

    Necesidad insatisfecha de anticoncepción moderna en regiones en desarrollo

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • May 2018 News Release

    La Commission Guttmacher-Lancet propose un nouveau programme audacieux pour la santé et les droits sexuels et reproductifs

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
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  • Gráfico que muestra que 266,000 mujeres mueren cada año por cáncer del cuello uterino que podría prevenirse
    May 2018 Infographic

    Número de muertes por cáncer del cuello uterino cada año a nivel mundial

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If all women in low-and middle-income countries wanting to avoid pregnancy were to use modern contraception and all pregnant women were to receive care that meets international standards, unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions and maternal deaths would drop by about two-thirds.

Elizabeth Sully

Senior Research Scientist

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