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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Access to affordable contraception: 1991 report on world progress towards

population stabilization. [Wallchart]

AUTHORS

Population Crisis Committee [PCC]

SOURCE

Washington, D.C., PCC, 1991. [2] p.

ABSTRACT

The Population Crisis Committee (PCC) has compiled data on contraception costs from 100 countries to determine

private sector commercial costs of contraceptive methods and accessibility of modestly priced contraception through

public or other outlets. PCC has displayed the data in 2 tables and in a bar graph on a wall chart which also has a

narrative on access to affordable contraception. In 59% of the countries, the annual private sector cost of a year's

supply of condoms or oral contraceptives (OCs) is >1% of mean annual income per capita. The annual private sector

cost of and IUD and female sterilization ranges from 5% to >70% and 10% to >250% of mean per capita income,

respectively. Yet research shows that 1% of monthly income should be the most anyone pays for contraception.

Contraception is thus cost prohibitive for most people in developing countries. In developed countries, however, the

annual private sector cost of OCs, condoms, and an IUD is <1% of mean annual income per capita. For female

sterilization, it tends to be <5%. during the 1990s, 60% more couples will want and need modern contraception. If

they have access to this contraception, world population could stabilize in the mid-2000s. Even though family

planning specialists applaud efforts to promote sales of contraception through the private sector and research

indicates that some people prefer purchasing it from the private sector, the private sector cannot provide everyone

with affordable modern contraception especially the poor in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Yet some governments

and donor agencies are strongly insisting on privatization of family planning services and self-sufficiency which

translates into unaffordable contraception when the need is greatest. Governments must commit to ensuring

universal availability of contraception such as through subsidization of private practitioners and commercial outlets.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2084-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Access to affordable contraception: 1991 report on world

progress towards population stabilization. [Wallchart]", is(are) Population Crisis Committee [PCC]. The source of

this article is "Washington, D.C., PCC, 1991. [2] p.". This article was published in 1991 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2084-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12084

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