Emergency_contraceptive_availability_by_country
Main article: Emergency contraception
This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.[1]
(LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate).
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| Country | Region | Availability | Over the counter | Non-prescription | Age restriction | Cost | Awareness | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Asia | Import only |  N | N | [2] | |||
| Albania | Europe |  Y | Y | Y | 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 | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | [7] | |||
| Andorra | Europe | Y | N | Y (16 and over) | Under 16s require parental consent[8] | €20 – €26 (UPA)
€6,1 – €7,8 (LNG) |
[9] | |
| Angola | Africa | Y(34%) | N | N | 580 - 2950 AKZ | 23.5%[10][11] | [2] | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean | Y | N | Y | Some restrictions | [12] | ||
| Argentina | South America | Y | Y | Y | Over 14 | Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires | [13][14] | |
| Armenia | Caucasus | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Aruba | Caribbean | Y | Y | Y | None | [15] | ||
| Australia | Oceania | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | 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 | Y | Y | Y | None | €31,90 (UPA)
€12,90–13,50 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [21] Common claim that it acts like an abortifacient[20] |
| Azerbaijan | Caucasus | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Bahamas | Caribbean | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | Only available in family planning clinics [15] | |||
| Bahrain | Asia | N | N | N | [2] | |||
| Bangladesh | Asia | Y | Y | Y | None | ৳24,00
Free (government clinics)[22] |
"Relatively unknown", 2001[23] | [24] |
| Barbados | Caribbean | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | Access restricted due to misinformation[25][26] | |||
| Belgium | Europe | Y | Y | Y | 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 | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | None | €17 (UPA)
€10 (LNG) |
[28] | |
| Belize | Central America | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | [29] | |||
| Benin | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Bhutan | Asia | Y | Y | Y | Over the counter EC introduced in 2018[30] | |||
| Bolivia | South America | Y | N | Y | None | Bs55.50 | [31] | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Y | N | N | €25,30–30,00 (UPA)
€14,50–22,50 (LNG) |
Anecdotally available without prescription[32] | ||
| Botswana | Africa | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | [33] | |||
| Brazil | South America | Y | N | Y | None | Free at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise | [34][35] | |
| Brunei | Asia | Y | N | N | 30BND (LNG) | Available with a Drs prescription from private clinics [2] | ||
| Bulgaria | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None (UPA)
Over 16 (LNG) |
€22,00 (UPA)
€15,00 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [36] |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Burundi | Africa | Y (31%)[37] | N[11] | Y | 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 | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Cambodia | Asia | Y | N | N | ||||
| Canada | North America | Y | Y (except Saskatchewan) | Y (LNG only) | [39][40] | |||
| Canada (Quebec) | North America | Y | N | N | [39][40] | |||
| Cape Verde | Africa | N | N | N | Possibly due to small population [2] | |||
| Central African Republic | Africa | Y | N | N | ||||
| Chad | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Chile | South America | Y | N | Y | None | [41] | ||
| China | Asia | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Colombia | South America | Y | N | N | ||||
| Comoros | Africa | Import only | N | N | [2][11] | |||
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Africa | Y (LNG only) | N | N | XOF 1200 | 23% (2015, Kinshasa)[42] | ||
| Costa Rica | Central America | N | N | N | Due to active opposition [2] | |||
| Croatia | Europe | Y | Y | Y | LNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old | €25,60 (UPA)
€21,40 (LNG) |
[43][21] | |
| Cuba | Caribbean | Y | N | Y | [44] | |||
| Curaco | Caribbean | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | None | [45] | ||
| Cyprus | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €29,42 (UPA) | Only UPA is available due to financial crisis [46][21] | |
| Czech Republic | Europe | Y | Y | Y† | None (UPA)
†Under 17s need a prescription (LNG) |
€24,50 (UPA)
€21,00 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [47][48] |
| Denmark | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €23,36 (UPA)
€12,45 (LNG) |
45%[49] | [50][21] |
| Djibouti | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Dominican Republic | Central America | Y | N | Y | ||||
| East Timor | Oceania | N | N | N | Due to conflict in the region [2] | |||
| Ecuador | South America | Y | N | Y (only at public health clinics) | None | Free at public health premises | [13][14] | |
| Egypt | Africa | Y | N | N | [51] | |||
| El Salvador | Central America | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Import only | [2] Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.[52] | |||||
| Eritrea | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Estonia | Europe | Y | Y | Y (LNG only) | €18,73 (UPA)
€15,79 (LNG) |
[53] | ||
| Ethiopia | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Fiji | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Finland | Europe | Y | N | Y | 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 | Y | Y | Y | 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 | Y | N | Y | 49%[59] | |||
| Gambia | Africa | Import Only | N | N | [60][11] | |||
| Georgia | Caucasus | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Germany | Europe | Y | Y | Y | Parental consent if under 14 years old[61] | €30 (UPA)
€18 (LNG) |
If under 20 years old, free with prescription[62][63] | |
| Ghana | Africa | Y | N | Y | None | 4-19 Cedis | 64%[59] | [64] |
| Greece | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €25.77 (UPA)
€7 (LNG) |
[21][65] | |
| Guatemala | Central America | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | None | [66] | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Guinea-Conakry | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Guyana | Caribbean | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | Guy $1000-$2500 | 30% | [67] | |
| Haiti | Caribbean | Y | 19%[68] / 58%[69] | [2] | ||||
| Hungary | Europe | Y | N | N | Anecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders[70] | |||
| Honduras | Central America | Y | N | Y | 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 | Y | N | N | [73] | |||
| Iceland | Europe | Y (LNG only) | Y | Y | [74] | |||
| India | Asia | Y | Y | Y | <33% | [75] | ||
| Indonesia | Asia | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Iran | Asia | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Iraq | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Ireland | Europe | Y | Y | Y | No age restriction[76][21] | |||
| Israel | Middle East | Y | N | Y | None | ILS 166 (UPA)
ILS 55-100 (LNG) |
[77] | |
| Italy | Europe | Y | Y | Y | [21] | |||
| Ivory Coast | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Jamaica | Central America | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Japan | Asia | Y | N | N | [78][79] | |||
| Jordan | Middle East | N | N | N | [2] | |||
| Kazakhstan | Asia | Y | N | N | €15,10 (UPA)
€5,54 (LNG) |
Easy to get without prescription along borders[80] | ||
| Kenya | Africa | Y | N | Y | None | Ksh200 | 59%[59] | [81] |
| Kiribati | Polynesia | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Kosovo | Europe | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Kuwait | Asia | Y | N | N | [82] | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Y | N | N | [83] | |||
| Laos | Asia | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Latvia | Europe | Y | N | Y | [84] | |||
| Lebanon | Asia | Y | N | N | ||||
| Lesotho | Africa | Y | N | N | 35% | [59] | ||
| Libya | Africa | N | N | N | Due to conflict in the region[2] | |||
| Lithuania | Europe | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | ≥84%[20] | [85] | ||
| Luxembourg | Europe | Y | Y | Y | Available for free without prescription at pharmacies[86] | |||
| Madagascar | Africa | Y | N | Y | [87] | |||
| Malawi | Africa | Y | Y | Y | 45%[59] | |||
| Malaysia | Asia | Y | N | Y | $1.30-5.00 (LNG) | |||
| Maldives | Asia | Import only | N | N | [2][11] | |||
| Mali | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Malta | Europe | Y | N | Y | €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 | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Mauritius | Indian Ocean | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Mexico | North America | Y | Y (LNG only) | Y | None | Free in family planning centres | 75% | [90] |
| Micronesia | Oceania | N | N | N | Possibly due to small population [2] | |||
| Moldova | Europe | Y | N | Y | €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 | N | Possibly due to small population [2] | |||||
| Morocco | Africa | Y | Y | Y | [92] | |||
| Mozambique | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Myanmar | Asia | Y | Y | Y | None | Under Ks1,000 | Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays[93][94] | |
| Nepal | Asia | Y(LNG only) | Y | Y | Rs. 100-150[95] | 28% (2011) | [96] Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date [95] | |
| Netherlands | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €35 (UPA)
€15 (LNG) |
Reimbursed under prescription [21] | |
| New Zealand | Oceania | Y (LNG only) | N | Y | None [97] | $35–$50[98] | [99] | |
| Niger | Africa | Y | Y | Y | 4% (2012) | [100] | ||
| Nigeria | Africa | Y(LNG only) | Y | Y | None | ~$1.00 | 30% (2013) | [101] |
| North Korea | Asia | N | Due to conflict in the region[2] | |||||
| Norway | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €32,80 (UPA)
€24,60 (LNG) |
Often free of charge of needy patients [102][103] | |
| Oman | Middle East | N | N | N | [104] | |||
| Pakistan | Asia | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Paraguay | South America | Y | N | Y | Free at some public hospitals,
Gs. 35.000 otherwise |
[105] | ||
| Peru | South America | Y | N | N | None | Free | Many found to be counterfeit[106] | |
| Philippines | Asia | N | Due to active opposition[2] | |||||
| Poland | Europe | Y | N | N[107] |
≥84%[20] | [108] Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient[20] | ||
| Portugal | Europe | Y | Y | Y | Free from family planning centres, €12 otherwise | [109][21] | ||
| Qatar | Middle East | N | N | N | [2] | |||
| Romania | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €20 (UPA)
€13 (LNG) |
≥84%[20] | [110][21] |
| Russia | Asia | Y | N | N | €7,55 (LNG) | ≥84%[20] | De facto sold over counter, only LNG available[111] | |
| Rwanda | Africa | Import only | N | N | [2][11] | |||
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | West Indies | N | Possibly due to small population [2] | |||||
| Saint Vincent & Grenadines | Caribbean | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Samoa | Oceania | Y† | N | N | 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 | N | N | [2][11] | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East | N | N | N | 6.2% [114] | Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned.[114][115][116] | ||
| Senegal | Africa | Y | N | N | None | $10.36 (UPA)
$7.50 (LNG) |
13% [117] | [118] |
| Serbia | Europe | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Seychelles | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Sierra Leone | Africa | Y (LNG only) | N | N | 6.2%[119] | 30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.[52][120] | ||
| Singapore | Asia | Y | N | N | [121] | |||
| Slovakia | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €27 (UPA)
€22 (LNG) |
[122][21] | |
| Slovenia | Europe | Y | Y | Y | [21] | |||
| Solomon Islands | Oceania | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Somalia | Africa | N | Due to conflict in the region[2] | |||||
| South Africa | Africa | Y | Y | Y | R86,68–100,75 (LNG) | 23% | [123][124] | |
| South Korea | Asia | Y | N | N | [125] | |||
| South Sudan | Africa | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Spain | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | ≥84%[20] | [126][21] | |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | Y (LNG only) | N | Y | Rs.90-150 | [127] | ||
| Sudan | Africa | N | Due to conflict in the region[2] | |||||
| Suriname | South America | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Sweden | Europe | Y | Y | Y | None | €25 (UPA)
€17 (LNG) Free from youth centres |
[128][129][21] | |
| Switzerland | Europe | Y | N | Y | €32,85 (UPA)
€17,50 (LNG) |
[130] | ||
| Syria | Asia | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Taiwan | Asia | Y | N | N | [131] | |||
| Tajikistan | Asia | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Tanzania | Africa | Y (LNG only) | N | N | $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 | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Tonga | Polynesia | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Tunisia | Africa | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Turkey | Asia | Y | N | Y | €12 | [134] | ||
| Tuvalu | Polynesia | N | Possibly due to small population[2] | |||||
| UAE | Middle East | N | N | N | N/A | N/A | Banned because of the claim that it is an abortifacient.[135][136] | |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Y | Y | Y | Over 16 without prescription | Free from health care professionals | ≥84%[20] | [137][21] |
| United States of America | North America | Y (80%)[138] | Y(LNG only) | Y(LNG only) | 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 | Y | Y | Y | Adult only | [143] | ||
| Uzbekistan | Asia | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Vanuatu | Oceania | Y | Y | Y | 1000 Vatu | Personal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018 | ||
| Venezuela | South America | N† | N | Y | †Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse [144][145][146] | |||
| Vietnam | Asia | Y | N | Y (LNG only) | [147] | |||
| West Bank and Gaza | Middle East | Import only | [2] | |||||
| Western Sahara | Africa | N | Due to conflict in the region and a small population[2] | |||||
| Zambia | Africa | Y | Y | Y | Free of charge at public health institutions[148] | 7.5%[148] | [149] | |
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