Increase in MCPR for each additional method fully available: 6.50%
Estimated by Avenir Health from the following sources:
- 1. Wang W et al., Wang S. How Family Planning and the Service Environment Affect Contraceptive Use: Findings from Four East African Countries, DHS Analytical Studies No. 26, March 2012
- 2. Karim, Ali Mehryar, Briton Bieze, and Jaya Chimnani. 2008. Measuring Family Planning Logistics System Performance in Developing Countries: Working Paper. Arlington, Va.: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 1.
- 3. Ross J, Stover J. Use of Modern Contraception Increases when More Methods Become Available, Avenir Health, August 2012.
|
Users per benefit |
| Maternal deaths averted |
3,153 |
| Infant deaths averted |
251 |
| Induced abortions averted |
6.46 |
| Unintended pregnancies averted |
3.63 |
Source: Adding It Up: The Costs and Benefits of Investing in Family Planning and Maternal and Newborn Health, Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA, 2009.