Increase the proportion of women who get needed publicly funded birth control services and support — FP‑09

Status: Baseline only

  
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Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
42.9 percent (2015)

Target:
47.9 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
42.9 percent of women aged 13 to 44 years in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies received those services and supplies in 2015

Increase the proportion of women in need of publicly supported contraceptive services and supplies who receive those services and supplies

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Summary

Sexually active women who don’t want to get pregnant need access to birth control, but many women can’t afford effective birth control methods. Interventions to make sure all women who need publicly funded birth control can get it are critical for reducing unintended pregnancies.