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  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
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  • Teens

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Abortion

For decades, the Guttmacher Institute has documented the reality of unsafe abortion in the developing world. We have pioneered methodologies to study abortion in countries where it is legally restricted, and our research portfolio includes studies on the incidence of abortion, the factors underlying women’s decisions to end their pregnancies, the conditions under which women obtain abortions, and the health, social and economic consequences of clandestine abortion. Most recently, the 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. The Institute supports policies to promote access to safe abortion services worldwide, including through U.S. foreign aid programs.

 

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    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

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    Costs of Postabortion Care in the United Republic of Tanzania

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
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    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 39

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in low-income countries where abortion is restricted, 2015-2019
  • 39

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–49 worldwide occurred annually in 2015–2019
  • 35M

    women in LMICs have abortions in unsafe conditions

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  • March 2022 Fact Sheet

    Grossesses non planifiées et avortements dans le monde : explication des estimations par pays

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  • March 2022 Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide: Country-Level Estimates Explained

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  • March 2022 Fact Sheet

    Grossesses non planifiées et avortements en Afrique

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    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Northern America

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    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean

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    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Africa

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    Embarazo no planeado y aborto en América Latina y el Caribe

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    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion in Europe

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  • February 2022 Research Article

    Key drivers of fertility levels and differentials in India, at the national, state and population subgroup levels, 2015–2016: An application of Bongaarts’ proximate determinants model

    Susheela Singh, Chander Shekhar, Akinrinola Bankole, Rajib Acharya, Suzette Audam and Tope Akinade,PLOS ONE

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Disparities in unintended pregnancy and abortion among low-, middle- and high-income countries reflect a need for greater action by policymakers at all levels to achieve global equity in sexual and reproductive health

Elizabeth A. Sully

Senior Research Scientist

Guttmacher Institute
Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts?
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