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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

  • 31M

    women in LMICs do not deliver their babies in a health facility
  • $10.60

    the annual per-person cost in LMICs to meet the need for essential sexual and reproductive health services
  • 49%

    pregnanies in LMICs are unintended

Resources

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

    Number of unsafe abortions worldwide each year

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    • Abortion
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  • 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)

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    • 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

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    • 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

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    • 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

    Global

    • Abortion
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  • Illustration indiquant que jusqu'à 180 millions de couples peuvent être concernés par l'infertilité, chaque année dans le monde.
    May 2018 Infographic

    Nombre de couples affectés par l’infertilité, chaque année dans le monde

    Global

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

    Cita de Ann M. Starrs y el Dr. Alex Ezeh sobre la Comisión Guttmacher-Lancet

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Hear From An Expert

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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