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Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

Reports

  • Global
  • U.S.

Articles

  • Global research
  • U.S. research
  • Policy analysis
  • Guttmacher Policy Review
  • Op-eds & external blogs

Fact Sheets

  • Global
  • U.S.
  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

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

U.S.

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

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Asia

The Guttmacher Institute’s work in Asia has focused primarily on estimating the incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy, documenting the health consequences of unsafe abortion, assessing the reach and quality of postabortion care, and exploring ways in which misoprostol is obtained online.

The Institute's ongoing Adding It Up project provides estimates (regional, subregional and country-specific) of the needs among women in low- and middle-income Asian countries for modern contraception, maternal and newborn care, and abortion-related services. This work also estimates the costs and impacts of meeting these needs, providing policymakers across the region 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 Asian 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 40 Asian 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

  • Report

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

  • Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Asia

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 87%

    approximate reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in Nepal
  • 539,000

    unintended pregnancies occur each year in Nepal
  • 132M

    women in Asia want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern contraceptive method

Resources

  • November 2018 Infographic

    Costs and benefits of meeting the contraceptive needs of adolescents in developing regions

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2018 Infographic

    Costs and benefits of meeting the contraceptive needs of adolescents in Asia

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2018 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Adolescents in Asia

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • November 2018 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Meeting the Contraceptive Needs of Adolescents in Developing Regions

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • September 2018 Infographic

    Highly restrictive laws do not eliminate abortion

    Global

    • Abortion
  • September 2018 Policy Analysis

    A Time to Lead: A Roadmap for Progress on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Worldwide

    Jesseca Boyer,Guttmacher Policy Review

    United States

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

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • September 2018 News Release

    Adolescent Contraceptive Needs in Developing Regions: Cost and Impact of Future Growth

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • Graphic: Cost and impact of adolescent contraceptive use in developing regions in 2030
    September 2018 Infographic

    Cost and impact of adolescent contraceptive use in developing regions in 2030

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • August 2018 Fact Sheet

    Future Scenarios of Adolescent Contraceptive Use, Costs and Impact in Developing Regions

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens
  • August 2018 Report

    Future Scenarios of Adolescent Contraceptive Use, Cost and Impact in Developing Regions

    Ann Biddlecom, Taylor Riley, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Elizabeth A. Sully, Vladimíra Kantorová and Mark Wheldon

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Teens

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Abortion has been legal under broad criteria in India since 1971. Data on the national incidence of abortion, how and where women obtain services, and the quality of services are essential to ensure that every woman can receive the care she needs.

Rubina Hussain

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Guttmacher Institute
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