This statistic shows the rates of unintended pregnancy worldwide from 1990 to 2014. According to the data, from 2010 to 2014, the unintended pregnancy rate worldwide was about 62 per 1,000 women. This rate was slightly higher in developing regions.
Number of unintended pregnancies worldwide from 1990 to 2014
(per 1,000 women)
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Number of unintended pregnancies worldwide from 1990 to 2014
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Guttmacher Institute. (March 20, 2018). Number of unintended pregnancies worldwide from 1990 to 2014 (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/824680/unintended-global-pregnancy-rate/
Guttmacher Institute. "Number of unintended pregnancies worldwide from 1990 to 2014 (per 1,000 women)." Chart. March 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824680/unintended-global-pregnancy-rate/
Guttmacher Institute. (2018). Number of unintended pregnancies worldwide from 1990 to 2014 (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824680/unintended-global-pregnancy-rate/
Guttmacher Institute. "Number of Unintended Pregnancies Worldwide from 1990 to 2014 (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824680/unintended-global-pregnancy-rate/
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Number of unintended pregnancies worldwide from 1990 to 2014 (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, March 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/824680/unintended-global-pregnancy-rate/
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