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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
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Articles

  • Global research
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  • Op-eds & external blogs

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  • 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 (1975–2020)
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health (1969–2020)

Global

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

U.S.

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

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The Guttmacher Institute conducts global studies on topics such as the incidence of abortion, barriers to contraceptive use and the reproductive health needs of adolescents. 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 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 around the globe 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 Institute’s Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide study has produced model-based estimates of the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion over the period 1990–2019 for 150 countries and territories around the world. 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.

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  • Photo of woman with a green background with the words Adding It Up across the bottom
    Initiatives

    Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health

  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

  • News Release

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

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 64

    unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-49 worldwide occurred annually between 2015-2019
  • 32

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in high income countries where abortion is restricted, 2015-2019
  • $1.7B

    estimated total cost of postabortion care in LMICs

Resources

  • August 2022 Research Article

    Impacts of COVID-19 on contraceptive and abortion services in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review

    Chelsea Polis, Ann Biddlecom, Susheela Singh, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Lori Rosman and Abdulmumin Saad,Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • May 2022 Research Article

    Impact of the Trump Administration's Expanded Global Gag Rule Policy on Family Planning Service Provision in Ethiopia

    Elizabeth A. Sully, Solomon Shiferaw, Assefa Seme, Suzanne Bell and Margaret Giorgio,Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The global unintended pregnancy rate is 64 per 1,000 women age 15-4

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The global abortion rate is 39 per 1,000 women age 15-49

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The unintended pregnancy rate in Asia is 64 per 1,000 women age 15-49

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    The unintended pregnancy rate in Latin America and the Caribbean is 69 per 1,000 women age 15-49

    Global

    • Abortion
  • March 2022 Policy Analysis

    New Evidence on Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in 150 Countries Shows the Importance of Developing Tailored Policies

    Sophia Sadinsky and Irum Taqi

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2022 Research Article

    Country-specific estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion incidence: A global comparative analysis of levels in 2015–2019

    Jonathan Bearak, Anna Popinchalk, Cynthia Beavin, Bela Ganatra, Ann-Beth Moller, Özge Tunçalp and Leontine Alkema,BMJ Global Health

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2022 News Release

    First-ever country-level estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2022 Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

    Global

    • Abortion

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It’s clear that public health emergencies like the one we are experiencing hit countries with limited resources the hardest, but setbacks are not inevitable. We know exactly what is required to dramatically improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Failing to act puts the lives and well-being of millions at risk.

Elizabeth A. Sully

Senior Research Scientist

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