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Unintended pregnancy and abortion

The graphics below are based on estimates from an ongoing global study of unintended pregnancy and abortion. These estimates highlight the importance of investments in comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including contraceptive and abortion care.

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Notes: These are model-based estimates, which allow us to assess how certain we are of these trends. For example, there is an 89% probability that the unintended pregnancy rate decreased since 1990–1994 and a 69% probability that the abortion rate increased over this period. For information on how to interpret and use these country-specific model-based estimates, see our fact sheet, Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Worldwide: Country-level Estimates Explained.

Subregions used in comparisons follow United Nations Statistics Division groupings.

The related data set, technical resources and associated materials are available in the project's OSF repository.

Source: Bearak J et al., Country-specific estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion incidence: a global comparative analysis of levels in 2015–2019, BMJ Global Health, 2022, 7(3).

Suggested citation: Guttmacher Institute, Benin country profile, 2022, https://www.guttmacher.org/regions/africa/benin.

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Resources

  1. April 2021 News Release

    Guttmacher Institute Releases Sexual and Reproductive Health Profiles for More Than 130 Countries

  2. December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in the Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents in the Ouagadougou Partnership Countries

  3. December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investir dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive des adolescentes dans les pays du Partenariat de Ouagadougou

  4. December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Western Africa

  5. December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Investir dans la santé sexuelle et reproductive en Afrique de l’Ouest

  6. December 2018 Fact Sheet

    Adding It Up: Investing in Contraception and Maternal and Newborn Health in the Ouagadougou Partnership Countries

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