From 2015 to 2019, there were an estimated 91 unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15-49 years in Sub-Saharan Africa. In contrast, there were around 35 unplanned pregnancies per 1,000 women in Europe and North America. This statistic shows estimated unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region.
Unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region
(per 1,000 women)
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Lancet. (July 22, 2020). Unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269187/unintended-pregnancy-rates-worldwide-by-region/
Lancet. "Unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region (per 1,000 women)." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269187/unintended-pregnancy-rates-worldwide-by-region/
Lancet. (2020). Unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269187/unintended-pregnancy-rates-worldwide-by-region/
Lancet. "Unintended Pregnancy Rates Worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by Region (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269187/unintended-pregnancy-rates-worldwide-by-region/
Lancet, Unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269187/unintended-pregnancy-rates-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Unintended pregnancy rates worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Lancet, July 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269187/unintended-pregnancy-rates-worldwide-by-region/
