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Rising Family Planning Use, Developing Countries Married Women 15 to 49 Using Any Method Percent Source: Population Reference Bureau, Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet.

Trends in Childbearing, by Region Average number of children per woman Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision, 2005.

Use of Modern Contraception Married Women 15 to 49 Using Modern Methods Percent Note: More developed regions, according to the United Nations Population Division, include Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, and Japan. Less developed regions include Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), and Latin America and the Caribbean; the UN designates 49 countries within these regions as least developed. Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2004 World Population Data Sheet; figure for least developed countries based on PRB calculations.

Modern Contraceptive Use, Developing Countries Married Women 15 to 49 Using Modern Methods, Late 1990s, Early 2000s Percent * Data prior to 1999. Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

Family Planning Methods, Worldwide Married or In-Union Women of Reproductive Age Using Family Planning, 1999 Note: Total exceeds 100 due to rounding. Source: United Nations Population Division, World Contraceptive Use 2005. .

Family Planning Methods, Developed Countries Married or In-Union Women of Reproductive Age Using Family Planning, 1996 Source: United Nations Population Division, World Contraceptive Use 2005. .

Family Planning Methods, Developing Countries Married or In-Union Women of Reproductive Age Using Family Planning, 1999 Note: Total exceeds 100 due to rounding. Source: United Nations Population Division, World Contraceptive Use 2005.

Family Planning Methods, Sub-Saharan Africa Married Women 15 to 49 Using Family Planning, Late 1990s Note: Total exceeds 100 percent due to rounding. Source: Population Reference Bureau, Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet.

Unmet Need for Family Planning Married Women 15 to 49 Not Using Family Planning Percent Source: DHS STATcompiler: accessed online at www.measuredhs.com/statcompiler on June 8, 2006.

Projected Rise in Number of Contraceptive Users Married or In Union Women 15 to 49 in Developing Countries Who Use Contraception Millions 722 Source: PRB estimate based on data from the UN’s World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision (medium scenario); the UN’s World Contraceptive Use 2003; and PRB’s 2004 World Population Data Sheet.

Contraceptive Costs, Developing Countries Donor Support for Contraceptives and Estimated Costs Millions of US$ Total Estimated Contraceptive Costs (including condoms) Total Estimated Contraceptive Costs Actual Donor Support Source: UNFPA, Donor Support for Contraceptives and Condoms for STI/HIV Prevention 2004.

Disparities Within Countries in Contraceptive Use Married Women 15 to 49 Using a Modern Method, by Wealth Category Percent Source: ORC Macro, Demographic and Health Surveys.

Contraceptive Use and Childbearing Contraceptive Prevalence and Total Fertility Rate Percent of married women 15 to 49 using contraception Average number of children per woman MDR* LAC** Asia Africa * MDR=More Developed Regions; ** LAC=Latin America and the Caribbean. Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

Contraception and Childbearing, Populous Countries Contraceptive Prevalence and Total Fertility Rate Percent of married women 15 to 49 using contraception Average number of children per woman China United States India Bangladesh Pakistan Nigeria Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

Infant Mortality and Childbearing, by Region Infant Mortality Rate and Total Fertility Rate Annual deaths to infants under age 1 per 1,000 live births Average number of children per woman Africa Asia LAC* MDR** * LAC=Latin America and the Caribbean; ** MDR=More Developed Regions. Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2005 World Population Data Sheet.

Wanted Births, Worldwide Recent Births, by Mother’s Attitude, Late 1990s Note: Estimates based on approximately 60 percent of births worldwide. Source: Population Reference Bureau, Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet.

Unintended Births Births Reported by Women as Either Unwanted or Wanted Later Percent Source: DHS STATcompiler: accessed online at www.measuredhs.com/statcompiler on June 14, 2006.

Pregnancy Outcomes Worldwide Abortions as a Share of Pregnancy Outcomes, Estimates for 1999 Note: The percentages are based on a 1996 UN projection of 210 million pregnancies for 1999. Source: Alan Guttmacher Institute, Sharing Responsibility: Women, Society, and Abortion Worldwide, 1999.