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.
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates
In the United States, the unintended pregnancy rate declined 23% between 1990–1994 and 2015–2019. During the same period, the abortion rate declined 48%. The share of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion fell from 50% to 34%.
Pregnancy outcomes
In the United States in 2015–2019, there were a total of 5,660,000 pregnancies annually. Of these, 2,590,000 pregnancies were unintended and 886,000 ended in abortion. Abortion in the United States is legal on request.