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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 and the conditions under which it occurs, and assessing the quality of postabortion care and counseling. In addition, as part of larger global estimates, the Institute has estimated levels of and reasons for unmet need for modern contraception, as well as the costs and public health benefits of meeting women’s reproductive health needs. This work provides policymakers across the region with evidence to support greater investments in family planning services and maternal and newborn health care programs, improve the quality and accessibility of postabortion care, and help women achieve their preferences regarding timing and number of births.

View sexual and reproductive health research and analysis in your location

  • Report

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

  • Report

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019

  • 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
    Infographic

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

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 44%

    of women aged 15–49 in Nepal who want to avoid a pregnancy are not using a modern contraceptive method
  • 132M

    women in Asia want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern contraceptive method
  • $5.67

    the annual per-person cost of meeting the need for modern contraception and maternal and newborn care in Asia

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  • Graphic showing that 4.3 billion people of reproductive age lack adequate sexual and reproductive health care
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of people of reproductive age lacking adequate sexual and reproductive health care

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that 266,000 women worldwide die from preventable cervical cancer each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of deaths worldwide from cervical cancer each year

    Global

    • Abortion
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    • Teens
  • 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
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that more than 350 million people need treatment for one of the four curable STIs worldwide each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Annual need for STI treatment worldwide

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that 214 million women have an unmet need for modern contraception in developing regions
    May 2018 Infographic

    Unmet need for modern contraception in developing regions

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that 25 million unsafe abortions occur worldwide each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of unsafe abortions worldwide each year

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that as many as 180 million couples worldwide may be affected by infertility each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Number of couples worldwide affected by infertility each year

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic showing that over 45 million women in developing regions receive inadequate or no antenatal care each year
    May 2018 Infographic

    Annual gaps in antenatal care in developing regions

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    • Abortion
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    • Pregnancy
    • Teens
  • Graphic that reads, to advance health, we must advance rights
    May 2018 Infographic

    To advance health, we must advance rights

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  • May 2018 News Release

    Guttmacher-Lancet Commission Proposes a Bold, New Agenda for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

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Nepal has made significant progress in expanding safe and legal abortion services, but women still face barriers to care, including lack of knowledge about the legal status of abortion or where to obtain services, stigma, and difficulties related to traveling to or paying for services

Rubina Hussain

Senior Research Associate

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