Top Facts & Statistics
43%
of adolescent women in LMICs who want to avoid a pregnancy have an unmet need for modern contraception3 in 4
surveyed Ghanaian students aged 15–17 are taught to not have sex before marriage60%
approximate reduction in adolescent unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in LMICs
Hear From An Expert
Ethiopia is one of only a handful of countries to eliminate barriers to legal abortion specifically for adolescents. As a result, young women are more likely to access safe abortion care than any other age-group there.
Elizabeth A. Sully
Senior Research Scientist