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Highlights

  • 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
  • State legislation tracker

Reports

  • Global
  • U.S.

Articles

  • Global research
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  • Policy analysis
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  • Op-eds & external blogs

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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

  • 35.5M

    abortions were performed annually in Asia in 2010–2014
  • 132M

    women in Asia want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern contraceptive method
  • 44%

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

Resources

  • 44% of pregnancies are unintended worldwide
    March 2018 Infographic

    Proportion of pregnancies that are unintended worldwide

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • Unintended pregnancy rates decreased in all world regions
    March 2018 Infographic

    Changes in unintended pregnancy rates by world region

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • February 2018 News Release

    Preference for Sons Influences Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Decision Making in Pakistan

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2017 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in Asia

    Global

    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2017 News Release

    National Estimate of Abortion in India Released

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2017 Infographic

    Abortions in India by method, 2015

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2017 Infographic

    Unintended pregnancy in India, 2015

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2017 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health, 2017

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • October 2017 News in Context

    Guttmacher at the IUSSP 2017 International Population Conference

  • September 2017 News Release

    Worldwide, an Estimated 25 Million Unsafe Abortions Occur Each Year

    Global

    • Abortion

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Women in India face considerable challenges trying to obtain abortion care. Permitting midlevel providers to provide medication abortion can help address this situation by expanding the number of providers and facilities qualified to offer this care.

Susheela Singh

Distinguished Scholar and Vice President for Global Science and Policy Integration
Guttmacher Institute
Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts?
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