This statistic shows the distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use. In that year, around 77 percent of unintended pregnancies in developing countries occurred among those who did not use any contraceptive method or used a traditional method such as periodic abstinence or withdrawal.
Distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use
* Long-acting reversible methods include implants and IUDs. Sterilization includes both male and female sterilization.
** Short-term reversible methods include hormonal methods, male and female condoms, modern fertility awareness–based methods, lactational amenorrhea method, emergency contraception and other supply methods.
*** Traditional methods include periodic abstinence, withdrawal, abstinence/long-term abstinence, breast-feeding/long-term breast-feeding, and other nonsupply methods.
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Guttmacher Institute. (July 29, 2020). Distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793835/developing-countries-unintended-pregnancies-by-contraceptive-use/
Guttmacher Institute. "Distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use." Chart. July 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793835/developing-countries-unintended-pregnancies-by-contraceptive-use/
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793835/developing-countries-unintended-pregnancies-by-contraceptive-use/
Guttmacher Institute. "Distribution of Unintended Pregnancies in Developing Regions Worldwide in 2019, by Contraceptive Use." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793835/developing-countries-unintended-pregnancies-by-contraceptive-use/
Guttmacher Institute, Distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793835/developing-countries-unintended-pregnancies-by-contraceptive-use/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of unintended pregnancies in developing regions worldwide in 2019, by contraceptive use [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, July 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793835/developing-countries-unintended-pregnancies-by-contraceptive-use/
