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News Release
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Fact Sheet
Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide
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Report
From Unsafe to Safe Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Slow but Steady Progress
Top Facts & Statistics
16M
unintended pregnancies could be prevented each year by providing comprehensive contraceptive care487,000
HIV-infected women in Sub-Saharan Africa do not receive medicine to prevent mother-to-child transmission every year80%
reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in Africa
Hear From An Expert
Ethiopia is one of only a handful of countries to eliminate barriers to legal abortion specifically for adolescents. As a result, young women are more likely to access safe abortion care than any other age-group there.
Elizabeth A. Sully
Senior Research Scientist