This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability. [1]
(LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate).
Country | Region | Availability | Over the counter | Non-prescription | Age restriction | Cost | Awareness | Notes |
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Afghanistan | Asia | Import only | ![]() |
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Albania | Europe | ![]() |
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None [3] | €15,60 (UPA)
€4,50 (LNG) |
66-75% [4] [5] | "Currently, Postinor-2 (LNG) is the only EC brand available in Albania as there is a stock out of NorLevo in the country for unknown reasons." [6] |
Algeria | Africa | ![]() |
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[7] | |||
Andorra | Europe | ![]() |
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Under 16s require parental consent [8] | €20 – €26 (UPA)
€6,1 – €7,8 (LNG) |
[9] | |
Angola | Africa | ![]() |
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580 - 2950 AKZ | 23.5% [10] [11] | [2] | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | ![]() |
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Some restrictions | [12] | ||
Argentina | South America | ![]() |
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Over 14 | Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires | [13] [14] | |
Armenia | Caucasus | ![]() |
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Aruba | Caribbean | ![]() |
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None | [15] | ||
Australia | Oceania | ![]() |
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None [16] | $20–$30 (LNG) [17] | 97% [18] | [19] "Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier" [16] |
Austria | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €31,90 (UPA)
€12,90–13,50 (LNG) |
≥84% [20] | [21] Common claim that it acts like an abortifacient [20] |
Azerbaijan | Caucasus | ![]() |
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Bahamas | Caribbean | ![]() |
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Only available in family planning clinics [15] | |||
Bahrain | Asia | ![]() |
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[2] | |||
Bangladesh | Asia | ![]() |
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None | ৳24,00
Free (government clinics) [22] |
"Relatively unknown", 2001 [23] | [24] |
Barbados | Caribbean | ![]() |
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Access restricted due to misinformation [25] [26] | |||
Belgium | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €24,99 (€15,99 if <21 years old) (UPA),
€8,55–€9,85 (€0–€0,85 if <21 years old) (LNG) |
Fully reimbursed under prescription if under 21 [27] [21] | |
Belarus | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €17 (UPA)
€10 (LNG) |
[28] | |
Belize | Central America | ![]() |
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[29] | |||
Benin | Africa | ![]() |
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Bhutan | Asia | ![]() |
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Over the counter EC introduced in 2018 [30] | |||
Bolivia | South America | ![]() |
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None | Bs55.50 | [31] | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | ![]() |
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€25,30–30,00 (UPA)
€14,50–22,50 (LNG) |
Anecdotally available without prescription [32] | ||
Botswana | Africa | ![]() |
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[33] | |||
Brazil | South America | ![]() |
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None | Free at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise | [34] [35] | |
Brunei | Asia | ![]() |
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30BND (LNG) | Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics [2] | ||
Bulgaria | Europe | ![]() |
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None (UPA)
Over 16 (LNG) |
€22,00 (UPA)
€15,00 (LNG) |
≥84% [20] | [36] |
Burkina Faso | Africa | ![]() |
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Burundi | Africa | ![]() |
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22.9% | Women can be refused service by providers, and it is disapproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use. [37] [38] | ||
Cameroon | Africa | ![]() |
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Cambodia | Asia | ![]() |
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Canada | North America | ![]() |
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[39] [40] | |||
Canada (Quebec) | North America | ![]() |
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[39] [40] | |||
Cape Verde | Africa | ![]() |
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Possibly due to small population [2] | |||
Central African Republic | Africa | ![]() |
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Chad | Africa | ![]() |
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Chile | South America | ![]() |
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None | [41] | ||
China | Asia | ![]() |
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Colombia | South America | ![]() |
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Comoros | Africa | Import only | ![]() |
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[2] [11] | |||
Congo, Democratic Republic of | Africa | ![]() |
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XOF 1200 | 23% (2015, Kinshasa) [42] | ||
Costa Rica | Central America | ![]() |
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Due to active opposition [2] | |||
Croatia | Europe | ![]() |
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LNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old | €25,60 (UPA)
€21,40 (LNG) |
[43] [21] | |
Cuba | Caribbean | ![]() |
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[44] | |||
Curaco | Caribbean | ![]() |
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None | [45] | ||
Cyprus | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €29,42 (UPA) | Only UPA is available due to financial crisis [46] [21] | |
Czech Republic | Europe | ![]() |
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None (UPA)
†Under 17s need a prescription (LNG) |
€24,50 (UPA)
€21,00 (LNG) |
≥84% [20] | [47] [48] |
Denmark | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €23,36 (UPA)
€12,45 (LNG) |
45% [49] | [50] [21] |
Djibouti | Africa | ![]() |
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Dominican Republic | Central America | ![]() |
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East Timor | Oceania | ![]() |
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Due to conflict in the region [2] | |||
Ecuador | South America | ![]() |
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None | Free at public health premises | [13] [14] | |
Egypt | Africa | ![]() |
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[51] | |||
El Salvador | Central America | ![]() |
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Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Import only | [2] Pregnant girls are forced to leave school. [52] | |||||
Eritrea | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Estonia | Europe | ![]() |
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€18,73 (UPA)
€15,79 (LNG) |
[53] | ||
Ethiopia | Africa | ![]() |
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Fiji | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
Finland | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €33,60 (UPA)
€18,87 (LNG) |
>90% [54] | Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics [55] [56] [21] |
France | Europe | ![]() |
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LNG and UPA available for free without prescription to minors and adults alike in pharmacies, family-planning clinics, secondary school and university infirmaries [57] [58] | |||
Gabon | Africa | ![]() |
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49% [59] | |||
Gambia | Africa | Import Only | ![]() |
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[60] [11] | |||
Georgia | Caucasus | ![]() |
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Germany | Europe | ![]() |
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Parental consent if under 14 years old [61] | €30 (UPA)
€18 (LNG) |
If under 20 years old, free with prescription [62] [63] | |
Ghana | Africa | ![]() |
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None | 4-19 Cedis | 64% [59] | [64] |
Greece | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €25.77 (UPA)
€7 (LNG) |
[21] [65] | |
Guatemala | Central America | ![]() |
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None | [66] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Guinea-Conakry | Africa | ![]() |
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Guyana | Caribbean | ![]() |
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Guy $1000-$2500 | 30% | [67] | |
Haiti | Caribbean | ![]() |
19% [68] / 58% [69] | [2] | ||||
Hungary | Europe | ![]() |
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Anecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders [70] | |||
Honduras | Central America | ![]() |
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N/A | N/A | After having been available one for cases of rape, it became legal for universal access in March 2023. [71] [72] | |
Hong Kong | Asia | ![]() |
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[73] | |||
Iceland | Europe | ![]() |
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[74] | |||
India | Asia | ![]() |
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<33% | [75] | ||
Indonesia | Asia | ![]() |
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Iran | Asia | ![]() |
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Iraq | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Ireland | Europe | ![]() |
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No age restriction [76] [21] | |||
Israel | Middle East | ![]() |
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None | ILS 166 (UPA)
ILS 55-100 (LNG) |
[77] | |
Italy | Europe | ![]() |
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[21] | |||
Ivory Coast | Africa | ![]() |
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Jamaica | Central America | ![]() |
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Japan | Asia | ![]() |
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[78] [79] | |||
Jordan | Middle East | ![]() |
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[2] | |||
Kazakhstan | Asia | ![]() |
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€15,10 (UPA)
€5,54 (LNG) |
Easy to get without prescription along borders [80] | ||
Kenya | Africa | ![]() |
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None | Ksh200 | 59% [59] | [81] |
Kiribati | Polynesia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Kosovo | Europe | ![]() |
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Kuwait | Asia | ![]() |
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[82] | |||
Kyrgyzstan | Asia | ![]() |
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[83] | |||
Laos | Asia | ![]() |
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Latvia | Europe | ![]() |
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[84] | |||
Lebanon | Asia | ![]() |
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Lesotho | Africa | ![]() |
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35% | [59] | ||
Libya | Africa | ![]() |
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Due to conflict in the region [2] | |||
Lithuania | Europe | ![]() |
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≥84% [20] | [85] | ||
Luxembourg | Europe | ![]() |
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Available for free without prescription at pharmacies [86] | |||
Madagascar | Africa | ![]() |
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[87] | |||
Malawi | Africa | ![]() |
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45% [59] | |||
Malaysia | Asia | ![]() |
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$1.30-5.00 (LNG) | |||
Maldives | Asia | Import only | ![]() |
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[2] [11] | |||
Mali | Africa | ![]() |
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Malta | Europe | ![]() |
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€37,94 (UPA)
€19,90 (LNG) |
Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation [88] [89] There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient[ citation needed] | ||
Mauritania | Africa | ![]() |
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Mauritius | Indian Ocean | ![]() |
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Mexico | North America | ![]() |
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None | Free in family planning centres | 75% | [90] |
Micronesia | Oceania | ![]() |
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Possibly due to small population [2] | |||
Moldova | Europe | ![]() |
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€17,03 (UPA)
€8,04 (LNG) † |
62% (2012) | † Free for women under 21 and in cases of rape at Youth Friendly Health Centres [91] | |
Montenegro | Europe | ![]() |
Possibly due to small population [2] | |||||
Morocco | Africa | ![]() |
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[92] | |||
Mozambique | Africa | ![]() |
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Myanmar | Asia | ![]() |
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None | Under Ks1,000 | Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays [93] [94] | |
Nepal | Asia | ![]() |
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Rs. 100-150 [95] | 28% (2011) | [96] Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date [95] | |
Netherlands | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €35 (UPA)
€15 (LNG) |
Reimbursed under prescription [21] | |
New Zealand | Oceania | ![]() |
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None [97] | $35–$50 [98] | [99] | |
Niger | Africa | ![]() |
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4% (2012) | [100] | ||
Nigeria | Africa | ![]() |
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None | ~$1.00 | 30% (2013) | [101] |
North Korea | Asia | ![]() |
Due to conflict in the region [2] | |||||
Norway | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €32,80 (UPA)
€24,60 (LNG) |
Often free of charge of needy patients [102] [103] | |
Oman | Middle East | ![]() |
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[104] | |||
Pakistan | Asia | ![]() |
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Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
Paraguay | South America | ![]() |
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Free at some public hospitals,
Gs. 35.000 otherwise |
[105] | ||
Peru | South America | ![]() |
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None | Free | Many found to be counterfeit [106] | |
Philippines | Asia | ![]() |
Due to active opposition [2] | |||||
Poland | Europe | ![]() |
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≥84% [20] | [108] Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient [20] | ||
Portugal | Europe | ![]() |
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Free from family planning centres, €12 otherwise | [109] [21] | ||
Qatar | Middle East | ![]() |
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[2] | |||
Romania | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €20 (UPA)
€13 (LNG) |
≥84% [20] | [110] [21] |
Russia | Asia | ![]() |
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€7,55 (LNG) | ≥84% [20] | De facto sold over counter, only LNG available [111] | |
Rwanda | Africa | Import only | ![]() |
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[2] [11] | |||
Saint Kitts & Nevis | West Indies | ![]() |
Possibly due to small population [2] | |||||
Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Caribbean | Import only | [2] | |||||
Samoa | Oceania | ![]() |
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4.7% [112] | †Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage ‘abuse’ by either nurses or client. [113] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | Import only | ![]() |
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[2] [11] | |||
Saudi Arabia | Middle East | ![]() |
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6.2% [114] | Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned. [114] [115] [116] | ||
Senegal | Africa | ![]() |
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None | $10.36 (UPA)
$7.50 (LNG) |
13% [117] | [118] |
Serbia | Europe | ![]() |
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Seychelles | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Sierra Leone | Africa | ![]() |
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6.2% [119] | 30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school. [52] [120] | ||
Singapore | Asia | ![]() |
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[121] | |||
Slovakia | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €27 (UPA)
€22 (LNG) |
[122] [21] | |
Slovenia | Europe | ![]() |
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[21] | |||
Solomon Islands | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
Somalia | Africa | ![]() |
Due to conflict in the region [2] | |||||
South Africa | Africa | ![]() |
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R86,68–100,75 (LNG) | 23% | [123] [124] | |
South Korea | Asia | ![]() |
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[125] | |||
South Sudan | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
Spain | Europe | ![]() |
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None | ≥84% [20] | [126] [21] | |
Sri Lanka | Asia | ![]() |
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Rs.90-150 | [127] | ||
Sudan | Africa | ![]() |
Due to conflict in the region [2] | |||||
Suriname | South America | ![]() |
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Sweden | Europe | ![]() |
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None | €25 (UPA)
€17 (LNG) Free from youth centres |
[128] [129] [21] | |
Switzerland | Europe | ![]() |
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€32,85 (UPA)
€17,50 (LNG) |
[130] | ||
Syria | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Taiwan | Asia | ![]() |
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[131] | |||
Tajikistan | Asia | ![]() |
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Tanzania | Africa | ![]() |
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$5.00 | 11.8% [132] | Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school. [52] [133] | |
Thailand | Asia | ![]() |
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Tonga | Polynesia | Import only | [2] | |||||
Tunisia | Africa | ![]() |
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Turkey | Asia | ![]() |
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€12 | [134] | ||
Tuvalu | Polynesia | ![]() |
Possibly due to small population [2] | |||||
UAE | Middle East | ![]() |
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N/A | N/A | Banned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient. [135] [136] | |
United Kingdom | Europe | ![]() |
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Over 16 without prescription | Free from health care professionals | ≥84% [20] | [137] [21] |
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None [139] | $40–50 USD (LNG) [140] [141] | 45% [142] | [141]"roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get [emergency contraception] without a prescription." [138] |
Uruguay | South America | ![]() |
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Adult only | [143] | ||
Uzbekistan | Asia | ![]() |
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Vanuatu | Oceania | ![]() |
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1000 Vatu | Personal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018 | ||
Venezuela | South America | ![]() |
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†Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse [144] [145] [146] | |||
Vietnam | Asia | ![]() |
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[147] | |||
West Bank and Gaza | Middle East | Import only | [2] | |||||
Western Sahara | Africa | ![]() |
Due to conflict in the region and a small population [2] | |||||
Zambia | Africa | ![]() |
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Free of charge at public health institutions [148] | 7.5% [148] | [149] |
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