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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
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Articles

  • Global research
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  • Op-eds & external blogs

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  • Global
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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
  • 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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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
  • 48%

    of all pregnancies worldwide were unintended in 2015–2019
  • 121M

    unintended pregnancies annually worldwide in 2015-2019

Resources

  • September 2014 News Release

    New Study Finds That 40% of Pregnancies Worldwide Are Unintended

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • September 2014 Research Article

    Intended and Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide in 2012 and Recent Trends

    Gilda Sedgh, Susheela Singh and Rubina Hussain,Studies in Family Planning

    Global

    • Pregnancy
  • April 2014 Research Article

    Risk factors for repeat abortion and implications for addressing unintended pregnancy in Vietnam

    International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2014 Fact Sheet

    Avortement au Burkina Faso

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2014 Fact Sheet

    Abortion in Burkina Faso

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • December 2013 Policy Analysis

    A Common Cause: Faith-Based Organizations and Promoting Access to Family Planning in the Developing World

    Sneha Barot,Guttmacher Policy Review

    Global

    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2013 News Release

    High Levels of Unintended Pregnancy in Mexico Result in High Abortion Rates

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2013 News Release

    Embarazos No Planeados Generan Elevadas Tasas De Aborto En México

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2013 Report

    Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion in Mexico: Causes and Consequences

    Fatima Juárez, Susheela Singh, Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Deirdre Wulf

    Global

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2013 Fact Sheet

    Embarazo no planeado y aborto inducido en México

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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

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