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Susheela Singh

Distinguished Scholar and Vice President for Global Science and Policy Integration
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Susheela Singh is Distinguished Scholar and Vice President for Global Science and Policy Integration at the Guttmacher Institute. She joined the Institute in 1985 and was Vice President for International Research before transitioning in 2020 to her current role. Her research addresses a range of topics, including abortion and unintended pregnancy; abortion-related morbidity; the costs and benefits of providing sexual and reproductive health services; maternal health; contraceptive use; and adolescent sexual and reproductive health. During her career, Dr. Singh has written and coauthored numerous monographs, journal articles and other publications. She was a member of the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and a coauthor of its report. She works closely with Guttmacher’s CEO and Executive Vice President to increase the prominence of Guttmacher’s global work. She also plays a key leadership role in integrating the Institute’s global work across its three programmatic areas—policy, research and communications—and provides guidance to the Institute’s new Global Policy Program.

Selected Publications For a full list of publications by Susheela Singh, download CV.

  • June 2022 Policy Analysis

    Addressing Gaps in Safe Abortion Services in Nepal

    Global

    • Abortion
  • February 2022 Research Article

    Key drivers of fertility levels and differentials in India, at the national, state and population subgroup levels, 2015–2016: An application of Bongaarts’ proximate determinants model

    PLOS ONE

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2020 Research Article

    Global Developments in Laws on Induced Abortion: 2008–2019

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • October 2020 Research Article

    Estimating the Incidence of Induced Abortion in Java, Indonesia, 2018

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2020 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

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

    BMJ Opinion

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2020 Research Article

    Incidence of treatment for postabortion complications in India, 2015

    BMJ Global Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2020 Research Article

    Abortion Service Provision in South Asia: A Comparative Study of Four Countries

    Contraception

    Global

    • Abortion
  • July 2019 Research Article

    Provision of medical methods of abortion in facilities in India in 2015: A six state comparison

    Global Public Health

    Global

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

    Securing the Right to Safe and Legal Abortion: Perspectives from the Guttmacher-Lancet Commission

    Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
  • November 2018 Report

    Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Six Indian States: Findings and Implications for Policies and Programs

    Global

    • Abortion
  • November 2018 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy, Abortion and Postabortion Care in Bihar, India—2015

    Global

    • Abortion
  • August 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Por el aborto legal en América Latina y el Caribe

    El País

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2018 Report

    Accelerate Progress—Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • March 2018 Report

    Abortion Worldwide 2017: Uneven Progress and Unequal Access

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2017 Research Article

    The Incidence of Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in India, 2015

    The Lancet Global Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2017 Research Article

    Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model

    The Lancet

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2017 Research Article

    Characteristics of Women Obtaining Induced Abortions in Selected Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    PLOS ONE

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2017 Report

    Access to and Quality of Menstrual Regulation and Postabortion Care in Bangladesh: Evidence from a Survey of Health Facilities, 2014

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2017 Research Article

    The Incidence of Menstrual Regulation Procedures and Abortion in Bangladesh, 2014

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • February 2017 Research Article

    Contraceptive Failure in the United States: Estimates from the 2006–2010 National Survey of Family Growth

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • February 2017 Research Article

    The Impact of Contraceptive Use and Abortion on Fertility in sub-Saharan Africa: Estimates for 2003–2014

    Population and Development Review

    Global

    • Contraception
  • December 2016 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Unintended Pregnancy in Nepal

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • November 2016 Research Article

    The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion in Ethiopia, 2014: Changes in the Provision of Services Since 2008

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2016 Research Article

    Diversity and divergence: the dynamic burden of poor maternal health

    The Lancet
  • BETWEEN 1990 AND 2014 Abortion rates declined significantly in developed countries but remained unchanged in developing countries
    May 2016 Research Article

    Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends

    The Lancet

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2016 Report

    Research Gaps in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • April 2016 Research Article

    The cost of post-abortion care in developing countries: a comparative analysis of four studies

    Health Policy and Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2016 Research Article

    Typical use contraceptive failure rates in 43 countries with demographic and health Survey data: summary of a detailed report

    Contraception

    Global

    • Contraception
  • March 2016 Report

    Contraceptive Failure Rates in the Developing World: An Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Data in 43 Countries

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2016 Research Article

    Insights from an expert group meeting on the definition and measurement of unsafe abortion

    International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Global

    • Abortion
  • October 2015 Research Article

    The Incidence of Abortion in Nigeria

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2015 Report

    Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Indicators for the SDGs

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • August 2015 Research Article

    The estimated incidence of induced abortion in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

    BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    Global

    • Abortion
  • August 2015 Research Article

    Facility-based treatment for medical complications resulting from unsafe pregnancy termination in the developing world, 2012: a review of evidence from 26 countries

    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

    Global

    • Abortion
  • August 2015 Report

    Adolescent Women’s Need for and Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Developing Countries

    Global

    • Teens
  • February 2015 Research Article

    Adolescent Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion Rates Across Countries: Levels and Recent Trends

    Journal of Adolescent Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2014 Report

    Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2014

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2014 Research Article

    Induced Abortions and Unintended Pregnancies in Pakistan

    Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2014 Report

    Abortion in India: A Literature Review

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2014 Research Article

    Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends

    Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • August 2014 Report

    Demystifying Data: A Guide to Using Evidence to Improve Young People's Sexual Health and Rights

    Global

    • Teens
  • April 2014 Report

    Measuring Adolescent Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Within A Rights-Based Framework: Developing and Applying an Index

    Global

    • Teens
  • February 2014 Research Article

    The health system cost of post-abortion care in Rwanda

    Health Policy and Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2013 Research Article

    Documenting the Individual- and Household-Level Cost of Unsafe Abortion in Uganda

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 2013 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Mexico: Causes and Consequences

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • August 2013 Report

    Postabortion Care in Pakistan

    Global

    • Abortion
  • August 2013 Report

    Incidence and Complications of Unsafe Abortion in Kenya

    Global

    • Abortion
  • July 2013 Research Article

    The Incidence of Induced Abortion in Malawi

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2013 Research Article

    Introduction: Youth migration and transitions to adulthood in developing countries

    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series

    Global

    • Teens
  • May 2013 Research Article

    Trends in contraceptive need and use in developing countries in 2003, 2008, and 2012: an analysis of national surveys

    The Lancet

    Global

    • Contraception
  • May 2013 Report

    Adding It Up: The Need for and Cost of Maternal and Newborn Care—Estimates for 2012

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • May 2013 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Rwanda

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • February 2013 Research Article

    Legal Abortion Levels and Trends By Woman's Age at Termination

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2012 Research Article

    The health system cost of post-abortion care in Uganda

    Health Policy and Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2012 Research Article

    Factors Associated with Abortion-Seeking and Obtaining a Safe Abortion in Ghana

    Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • October 2012 Report

    Menstrual Regulation, Unsafe Abortion And Maternal Health in Bangladesh

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2012 Research Article

    Legal Abortion Levels and Trends By Woman’s Age at Termination

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2012 Research Article

    The Incidence of Menstrual Regulation Procedures And Abortion in Bangladesh, 2010

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2012 Report

    Menstrual Regulation and Postabortion Care in Bangladesh: Factors Associated with Access to and Quality of Services

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2012 Research Article

    The health system cost of postabortion care in Ethiopia

    International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2012 Research Article

    Trends in hospitalization for abortion-related complications in Brazil, 1992–2009: Why the decline in numbers and severity?

    International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2012 Research Article

    Health consequences of unsafe abortion in Colombia, 1989–2008

    International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Global

    • Abortion
  • June 2012 Report

    Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Contraceptive Services—Estimates for 2012

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2012 Report

    Making Abortion Services Accessible in the Wake of Legal Reforms

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • March 2012 Research Article

    Abortion Incidence and Postabortion Care in Rwanda

    Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • February 2012 Research Article

    Variation in State Unintended Pregnancy Rates In the United States

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 2012 Research Article

    Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008

    The Lancet

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2011 Research Article

    Induced Abortion in Colombia: New Estimates and Change Between 1989 and 2008

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2011 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Colombia: Causes and Consequences

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • August 2011 Research Article

    Legal Abortion Worldwide in 2008: Levels and Recent Trends

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2011 Research Article

    Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: Perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions

    Global Public Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2011 Research Article

    Social stigma and disclosure about induced abortion: Results from an exploratory study

    Global Public Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2011 Research Article

    Do women and men consider abortion as an alternative to contraception in the United States? An exploratory study

    Global Public Health

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2010 Report

    Methodologies for Estimating Abortion Incidence and Abortion-Related Morbidity: A Review

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2010 Report

    Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients, 2008

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2010 Research Article

    The Estimated Incidence of Induced Abortion In Ethiopia, 2008

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2010 Research Article

    Caring for Women with Abortion Complications in Ethiopia: National Estimates and Future Implications

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2009 Report

    Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2009 Report

    Abortion Worldwide: A Decade of Uneven Progress

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • September 2009 Research Article

    Estimates of Health Care System Costs of Unsafe Abortion In Africa and Latin America

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • July 2009 Report

    Barriers to Safe Motherhood in India

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • July 2009 Report

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

    Global

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

    Meeting Women's Contraceptive Needs in the Philippines

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2008 Research Article

    Estimates of Induced Abortion in Mexico: What's Changed Between 1990 and 2006?

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • May 2008 Report

    Asegurar un mañana más saludable en Centroamérica: Proteger la salud sexual y reproductiva de la juventud de hoy

    Global

    • Teens
  • April 2008 Research Article

    Severity and Cost of Unsafe Abortion Complications Treated in Nigerian Hospitals

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2008 Research Article

    Sexual Behavior of Single Adult American Women

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2007 Research Article

    Legal Abortion Worldwide: Incidence and Recent Trends

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2007 Report

    Protecting the Next Generation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Global

    • Teens
  • September 2007 Research Article

    Legal Abortion Worldwide: Incidence and Recent Trends

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • June 2007 Research Article

    Factors Associated with Contraceptive Use and Nonuse, United States, 2004

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2007 Research Article

    U.S. Women's One-Year Contraceptive Use Patterns, 2004

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2007 Research Article

    Estimating the Incidence of Abortion in Pakistan

    Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
  • January 2007 Research Article

    Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use

    American Journal of Public Health

    United States

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • December 2006 Research Article

    Unwanted Pregnancy and Associated Factors Among Nigerian Women

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2006 Research Article

    Changes in Formal Sex Education: 1995-2002

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    United States

    • Teens
  • November 2006 Report

    Repeat Abortion in the United States

    United States

    • Abortion
  • September 2006 Research Article

    Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2005 Research Article

    Parent-Child Relations Among Minor Females Attending U.S. Family Planning Clinics

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2005 Research Article

    The Incidence of Induced Abortion in the Philippines: Current Level and Recent Trends

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2005 Research Article

    Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 2005 Research Article

    Opportunities for Action: Addressing Latina Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 2004 Research Article

    Factors Associated with the Content of Sex Education in U.S. Public Secondary Schools

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 2002 Research Article

    Contraceptive Failure in the First Two Years of Use:Differences Across Socioeconomic Subgroups

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 2001 Research Article

    Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Adolescent Women's Sexual and Reproductive Behavior: The Case of Five Developed Countries

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 2001 Research Article

    Differences in Teenage Pregnancy Rates Among Five Developed Countries: The Roles of Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 2001 Research Article

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Adolescents in Developed Countries

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2000 Research Article

    Sexuality Education in Fifth and Sixth Grades in U.S. Public Schools, 1999

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 2000 Research Article

    Changing Emphases in Sexuality Education In U.S. Public Secondary Schools, 1988-1999

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • November 1999 Research Article

    Determinants of Trends in Condom Use In the United States, 1988-1995

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 1999 Research Article

    Trends in Sexual Activity Among Adolescent American Women: 1982-1995

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 1999 Research Article

    Sexual Partnership Patterns as a Behavioral Risk Factor For Sexually Transmitted Diseases

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 1999 Research Article

    Recent Trends in Abortion Rates Worldwide

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • January 1999 Research Article

    The Incidence of Abortion Worldwide

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • January 1999 Research Article

    Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing: Levels and Trends in Developed Countries

    Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 1998 Research Article

    The Incidence of Induced Abortion in Nigeria

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • September 1998 Research Article

    Reasons Why Women Have Induced Abortions: Evidence from 27 Countries

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • March 1998 Research Article

    Couples' Fertility and Contraceptive Decision-Making In Developing Countries: Hearing the Man's Voice

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 1997 Research Article

    Nigerian Health Professionals' Perceptions About Abortion Practice

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • December 1996 Research Article

    Early Marriage Among Women In Developing Countries

    International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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