Data from: Guttmacher/UNFPA. 2012. Adding It Up: Costs and Benefits of Contraceptive Services, Estimates for 2012. 225 M
WAIT...WHAT?! 225 MILLION WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WANT ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVES AND FAMILY PLANNING BUT CAN’T GET THEM.
SERIOUSLY SURPRISING, RIGHT? IF ALL WOMEN HAD ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING AND QUALITY MATERNAL & NEWBORN CARE—THAT WOULD BE HUGE.
WE COULD PREVENT NEARLY
70% OF
MATERNAL DEATHS
MORE THAN
75% OF
NEWBORN DEATHS
THAT’S NOT ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION ARE MORE LIKELY TO
GO FURTHER IN SCHOOL
HAVE HEALTHIER CHILDREN
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Data from: Guttmacher. 2014. Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2014; and Guttmacher/UNFPA. 2009. Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health.
