Emergency contraceptive availability by country


This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.
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CountryRegionAvailabilityOver the counterNon-prescriptionAge restrictionCostAwarenessNotes
AfghanistanAsiaImport only
AlbaniaEurope-€15,60
€4,50 		66-75%"Currently, Postinor-2 is the only EC brand available in Albania as there is a stock out of NorLevo in the country for unknown reasons."
AlgeriaAfrica
AndorraEurope Under 16s require parental consent€20 – €26
€6,1 – €7,8
AngolaAfrica580 - 2950 AKZ23.5%
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbeanSome restrictions
ArgentinaSouth AmericaOver 14Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires
ArmeniaCaucasus
ArubaCaribbean-
AustraliaOceania -$20–$30 97%"Pharmacists can refuse supply on religious grounds, but must refer the woman to another supplier"
AustriaEurope-€31,90
€12,90–13,50 		≥84%Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient
AzerbaijanAsia
BahamasCaribbean Only available in family planning clinics
BahrainMiddle East
BangladeshAsia-৳24,00
Free 		"Relatively unknown", 2001
BarbadosCaribbean Access restricted due to misinformation
BelgiumEurope-€24,99 ,
€8,55–€9,85 		Fully reimbursed under prescription if under 21
BelarusEurope -€17
€10
BelizeCentral America
BeninAfrica
BhutanAsiaOver the counter EC introduced in 2018
BoliviaSouth America-Bs55.50
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope€25,30–30,00
€14,50–22,50 		Anecdotally available without prescription
BotswanaAfrica
BrazilSouth America-Free at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise
BruneiAsiaPossibly due to small population
BulgariaEuropeNone
Over 16 		€22,00
€15,00 		≥84%
Burkina FasoAfrica
BurundiAfrica 22.9%Women can be refused service by providers, and it is dissaproved of by church leaders. Many are secretive about contraceptive use.
CameroonAfrica
CambodiaAsia
CanadaNorth America
Canada North America
Cape VerdeAfricaPossibly due to small population
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChadAfrica
ChileSouth America-
ChinaAsia
ColombiaSouth America
ComorosAfricaImport only
Congo, Democratic Republic ofAfrica XOF 120023%
Costa RicaCentral AmericaDue to active opposition
CroatiaEuropeLNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old€25,60
€21,40
CubaCaribbean
CuracoCaribbean -
CyprusEurope-€29,42 Only UPA is available due to financial crisis
Czech RepublicEurope†None
†Under 17s need a prescription 		€24,50
€21,00 		≥84%
DenmarkEurope-€23,36
€12,45 		45%
DjiboutiAfrica
Dominican RepublicCentral America
East TimorOceaniaDue to conflict in the region
EcuadorSouth America -Free at public health premises
EgyptAfrica
El SalvadorCentral America
Equatorial GuineaAfricaImport onlyPregnant girls are forced to leave school.
EritreaAfricaImport only
EstoniaEurope €18,73
€15,79
EthiopiaAfrica
FijiOceaniaImport only
FinlandEurope-€33,60
€18,87 		>90%Sometimes provided free of charge in hospitals and family planning clinics
FranceEurope €18,88
€6,75 		LNG is free for under 18s. LNG and UPA are free from family planning clinics
GabonAfrica49%
GambiaAfricaImport Only
GeorgiaCaucasus
GermanyEuropeParental consent if under 14 years old€30
€18 		If under 20 years old, free with prescription-
GhanaAfrica-4-19 Cedis64%
GreeceEurope-€25.77
€7
GuatemalaCentral America -
Guinea-BissauAfricaImport only
Guinea-ConakryAfrica
GuyanaCaribbean Guy $1000-$250030%
HaitiCaribbean19% / 58%
HungaryEuropeAnecdotally easy to get without prescription along borders
HondurasCentral AmericaN/AN/ADue to active opposition. Misinformation is spread by the church and politicians that it causes "abortions, infertility and cancer"
Hong KongAsia
IcelandEurope
IndiaAsia<33%
IndonesiaAsia
IranAsia
IraqAsiaImport only
IrelandEuropeNo age restriction
IsraelMiddle East-ILS 166
ILS 55-100
ItalyEurope
Ivory CoastAfrica
JamaicaCentral America
JapanAsia
JordanMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia€15,10
€5,54 		Easy to get without prescription along borders
KenyaAfrica-Ksh20059%
KiribatiPolynesiaImport only
KosovoEurope
KuwaitAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LaosAsia
LatviaEurope
LebanonAsia
LesothoAfrica35%
LibyaAfricaDue to conflict in the region
LithuaniaEurope ≥84%
LuxembourgEurope
MadagascarAfrica
MalawiAfrica45%
MalaysiaAsia$1.30-5.00
MaldivesAsiaImport only
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope€37,94
€19,90 		Available since 2016 after a judicial protest from the Women's Rights Foundation There remains a common misconception that it is an abortifacient
MauritaniaAfrica
MauritiusIndian Ocean
MexicoNorth America -Free in family planning centres75%
MicronesiaOceaniaPossibly due to small population
MoldovaEurope€17,03
€8,04 †

€4,21 – €4,73 		62% † Free for women under 21 and in cases of rape at Youth Friendly Health Centres
MontenegroEuropePossibly due to small population
MoroccoAfrica
MozambiqueAfrica
MyanmarAsia-Under Ks1,000Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays
NepalAsiaRs. 100-15028% Sales increased rapidly from 2015, so awareness data is possibly out of date
NetherlandsEurope-€35
€15 		Reimbursed under prescription
New ZealandOceania -$35–$50
NigerAfrica4%
NigeriaAfrica-~$1.0030%
North KoreaAsiaDue to conflict in the region
NorwayEurope-€32,80
€24,60 		Often free of charge of needy patients
OmanMiddle East
PakistanAsia
Papa New GuineaOceaniaImport only
ParaguaySouth AmericaFree at some public hospitals,
Gs. 35.000 otherwise
PeruSouth America-FreeMany found to be counterfeit
PhilippinesAsiaDue to active opposition
PolandEurope≥84%Common misconception that it acts like an abortifacient
PortugalEuropeFree from family planning centres, €12 otherwise
QatarMiddle East
RomaniaEurope-€20
€13 		≥84%
RussiaAsia€7,55 ≥84%De facto sold over counter, only LNG available
RwandaAfricaImport only
Saint Kitts & NevisWest IndiesPossibly due to small population
Saint Vincent & GrenadinesCaribbeanImport only
SamoaOceania†4.7%†Available only at the TTM National Referral Hospital in Apia, reportedly to discourage ‘abuse’ by either nurses or client.
São Tomé and PríncipeAfricaImport only
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East6.2%Prescription may have been available in the past, but it appears to be banned.
SenegalAfrica-$10.36
$7.50 		13%
SerbiaEurope
SeychellesAfricaImport only
Sierra LeoneAfrica 6.2%30% of girls have their first child before turning 18. Pregnant girls are forced to leave school.
SingaporeAsia
SlovakiaEurope-€27
€22
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceaniaImport only
SomaliaAfricaDue to conflict in the region
South AfricaAfricaR86,68–100,75 23%
South KoreaAsia
South SudanAfricaImport only
SpainEurope-≥84%
Sri LankaAsia Rs.90-150
SudanAfricaDue to conflict in the region
SurinameSouth America
SwedenEurope-€25
€17
Free from youth centres
SwitzerlandEurope€32,85
€17,50
SyriaAsiaImport only
TaiwanAsia
TajikistanAsia
TanzaniaAfrica $5.0011.8%Twenty percent of 15-19-year-old girls become pregnant, and are forced to leave school.
ThailandAsia
TongaPolynesiaImport only
TunisiaAfrica
TurkeyAsia€12
TuvaluPolynesiaPossibly due to small population
UAEMiddle EastN/AN/ABanned because of the misconception that it is an abortifacient.
United KingdomEuropeOver 16 without prescriptionFree from health care professionals≥84%
United States of AmericaNorth America -$40–50 USD 45%"roughly 1 in ten teens were incorrectly told they were too young to get without a prescription."
UruguaySouth AmericaAdult only
UzbekistanAsia
VanuatuOceania1000 VatuPersonal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018
VenezuelaSouth America††Technically available, but rare and prohibitavely expensive due to economic collapse
VietnamAsia
West Bank and GazaMiddle EastImport only
Western SaharaAfricaDue to conflict in the region and a small population
ZambiaAfricaFree of charge at public health institutions7.5%