Top Facts & Statistics
44%
of women aged 15–49 in Nepal who want to avoid a pregnancy 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 Asia4.6M
women are hospitalized annually in Asia for treatment of complications of unsafe abortion
Hear From An Expert
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