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  • Roe v. Wade Overturned
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Pregnancy

The Guttmacher Institute estimates the incidence, consequences and costs of unintended pregnancy globally, regionally and at the country level, and seeks to understand what drives unintended pregnancy rates and trends. We promote policies and strategies that enable women to time and space their pregnancies.

  • Fact Sheet

    Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide

  • Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

  • Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups
    Infographic

    Unintended pregnancy and abortion vary across country income groups

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 250.4M

    pregnancies worldwide occurred each year during the 2015–2019 period
  • 68%

    approximate reduction in unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in low- and middle-income countries
  • 59%

    of women in low-income countries deliver their babies in a health facility, compared to 97% in upper-middle income countries

Resources

  • May 2022 Infographic

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

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    Le taux mondial d'avortement est de 39 pour 1000 femmes âgées de 15 à 49 ans

    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

    La tasa mundial de embarazo no planeado es de 64 por cada 1,000 mujeres de 15 a 49 años

    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

    La tasa mundial de aborto es de 39 por cada 1,000 mujeres de 15 a 49 años

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Infographic

    Le taux mondial de grossesses non planifiées est de 64 pour 1000 femmes âgées de 15 à 49 ans

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Policy Analysis

    Des nouvelles données probantes sur les grossesses non planifiées et les avortements dans 150 pays démontrent l'importance que revêt l’élaboration des politiques sur mesure

    Sophia Sadinsky and Irum Taqi

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • March 2022 Policy Analysis

    Des nouvelles données probantes sur les grossesses non planifiées et les avortements dans 150 pays démontrent l'importance que revêt l’élaboration des politiques sur mesure

    Sophia Sadinsky and Irum Taqi

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2022 Policy Analysis

    Des nouvelles données probantes sur les grossesses non planifiées et les avortements dans 150 pays démontrent l'importance que revêt l’élaboration des politiques sur mesure

    Sophia Sadinsky and Irum Taqi

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy

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From 1990 to 2019, unintended pregnancy rates for a large number of countries were well below or above the average for their corresponding region. This speaks to the need for investment, in all countries, to empower women and girls to choose under what circumstances they want to have children.

Jonathan Bearak

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