Top Facts & Statistics
$1.00
the annual per capita cost to meet the need for essential adolescent sexual and reproductive health services218M
women in low- and middle-income countries have an unmet need for modern contraception$3.00
reduction in cost of maternal, newborn and abortion care for every $1 spent on contraceptive services beyond the current level
Hear From An Expert
The proportion of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion—as great as 68%, even in countries that completely prohibit abortion—illustrates the strength of the desire of millions of women and adolescents to avoid unplanned childbearing
Jonathan Bearak
Senior Research Scientist