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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
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  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

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Africa

Most of Guttmacher Institute’s work in Africa concentrates on Sub-Saharan Africa. Studies have estimated the incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy; presented age-specific abortion rates and rates for sexually active adolescents; documented the severity of complications from unsafe abortion; assessed the quality, costs and reach of postabortion care; examined sexuality education; and explored the use of misoprostol from informal sources for abortion. A comprehensive monograph also summarized the body of evidence on unintended pregnancy and abortion in the region.

The Institute's ongoing Adding It Up project provides estimates (regional, subregional and country-specific) of the needs for modern contraception, maternal and newborn care, and abortion-related services for low- and middle-income countries. This work also estimates the costs and impacts of meeting these needs, providing policymakers throughout Africa with evidence that investment in improving and increasing the provision of sexual and reproductive health services saves lives, improves women’s health and well-being, and has broad societal benefits. 

In addition, the Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide study has produced model-based estimates of the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion for all African countries and territories over the period 1990–2019. Such estimates provide an opportunity to assess trends in unintended pregnancy and abor­tion over time for individual countries and territories, as well as regionally and globally.

Explore data and resources for 55 African countries using the “Select a country profile” box on this page.

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  • News Release

    Guttmacher Institute Releases Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles for More Than 130 Countries

  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

  • Report

    From Unsafe to Safe Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Slow but Steady Progress

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 33

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 in Sub-Saharan Africa occurred annually in 2015-2019
  • 80%

    reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in Africa
  • 3 in 4

    surveyed Ghanaian students aged 15–17 are taught to not have sex before marriage

Resources

  • May 2020 Research Article

    Women’s self-reported experiences using misoprostol obtained from drug sellers: a prospective cohort study in Lagos State, Nigeria

    Melissa Stillman, Onikepe Owolabi, Adesegun O. Fatusi, Akanni I Akinyemi, Amanda Berry, Temitope P Erinfolami, Olalekan S Olagunju, Heini Väisänen and Akinrinola Bankole,BMJ Open

    Global

    • Abortion
  • May 2020 Fact Sheet

    Incidence of Abortion and Provision of Abortion-Related Services in Ghana

    Global

    • Abortion
  • April 2020 Research Article

    Investigating the early impact of the Trump Administration’s Global Gag Rule on sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Uganda

    Margaret Giorgio, Fredrick Makumbi, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Suzanne Bell, Selena Anjur-Dietrich and Elizabeth A. Sully,PLOS ONE

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • In low- and middle-income countries, a 10% drop in reproductive health care due to COVID-19 equals 49 million more women with unmet need for modern contraception
    April 2020 Infographic

    COVID-19 could have a catastrophic effect on sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • April 2020 Policy Analysis

    Crisis on the Horizon: Devastating Losses for Global Reproductive Health Are Possible Due to COVID-19

    Zara Ahmed and Lauren Cross

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy

    Global

  • April 2020 Research Article

    Estimates of the Potential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Taylor Riley, Elizabeth A. Sully, Zara Ahmed and Ann Biddlecom,International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • April 2020 Research Article

    Estimating the incidence of abortion: using the Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology in Ghana, 2017

    Chelsea Polis, Philicia Castillo, Easmon Otupiri, Sarah Keogh, Rubina Hussain, Emmanuel K. Nakua, Roderick Larsen-Reindorf and Suzanne Bell,BMJ Global Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • April 2020 Research Article

    Estimating the incidence of abortion: a comparison of five approaches in Ghana

    Sarah Keogh, Easmon Otupiri, Doris W. Chiu, Chelsea Polis, Rubina Hussain, Suzanne Bell, Emmanuel K. Nakua and Roderick Larsen-Reindorf,BMJ Global Health

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2019 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: Challenges and Progress

    Naomi Lince-Deroche, Patrick Kayembe, Nakeisha Blades, Patrice Williams, Susan London, Crispin Mabika, Jesse Philbin and Akinrinola Bankole

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • Image: Adding It Up Nigeria
    September 2019 Infographic

    Meeting the need for modern contraception and maternal and newborn health care in Nigeria

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy

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The evidence suggests that targeted investments in the formal health and education sectors could have real impact on young people’s health and lives. Investing in the health and education of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa is an investment that ultimately benefits the greater society

Ann Biddlecom

Director of International Research
Guttmacher Institute
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