Emergency contraceptive availability by country

This table includes a list of countries by emergency contraceptive availability.[1]

(LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate).

CountryRegionAvailabilityOver the counterNon-prescriptionAge restrictionCostAwarenessNotes
BangladeshAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY৳24,00[2]
BulgariaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYOver 16 (LNG), None (UPA)€15,00[3]
CanadaNorth AmericaGreen tickYGreen tickY (except Saskatchewan and Quebec)Green tickY (except Quebec)(LNG only) [4][5]
Czech RepublicEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY (except in the cases of LNG for under 16s)Over 16 (LNG), None (UPA)€24,50 (UPA)

€21,00 (LNG)

[6][7]
DenmarkEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€23,36 (UPA)

€12,45 (LNG)

45%[8][9][10]
EstoniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY (LNG only)[11]
FranceEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY€18,88 (UPA)

€6,75 (LNG)

[12][13][10]
IndiaAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY<33%[14]
LaosAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
LebanonAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN
LesothoAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN35% [15]
MalawiAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY45%[15]
NetherlandsEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€35 (UPA)

€15 (LNG)

Reimbursed under prescription [10]
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNRed XN€25,30–30,00 (UPA)

€14,50–22,50 (LNG)

Anacdotally available without prescription[16]
CuracoCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)None[17]
BotswanaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[18]
ArubaCaribbeanGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone[19]
BahamasCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)Only available in family planning clinics [19]
BarbadosCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)Access restricted due to misinformation[20][21]
BelizeCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)Only available from family planning clinics[22]
GuatemalaCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[23]
NorwayEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€32,80 (UPA)

€24,60 (LNG)

Often free of charge of needy patients [24][25]
PortugalEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYFree from family planning centres, €12 otherwise[26][10]
RomaniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€20 (UPA)

€13 (LNG)

[27][10]
SlovakiaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€27 (UPA)

€22 (LNG)

[28][10]
South AfricaAfricaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYR86,68–100,75 (LNG) 23% [29][30]
SwedenEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€25 (UPA)

€17 (LNG)

Free from youth centres

[31][32][10]
United States of AmericaNorth AmericaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone[33]$40-50 USD[34]45%[35]
UzbekistanAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY
MyanmarAsiaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNoneUnder Ks1,000Sale was stopped by authorities during holidays[36][37]
CubaCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[38]
ArmeniaCaucasusGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
AustraliaOceaniaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
AustriaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€31,90 (UPA)

€12,90–13,50 (LNG)

[10]
AzerbaijanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
BelarusEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)None€17 (UPA)

€10 (LNG)

[39]
BelgiumEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€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 [40][10]
BeninAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
Burkina FasoAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
CameroonAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
ChadAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
CambodiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN
ColombiaSouth Americastyle="background:#9F9;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Green tickRed XNRed XN
ChileSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNone[41]
ChinaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville)AfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
CroatiaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYLNG only available without prescription if over 16 years old€25,60 (UPA)

€21,40 (UPA)

[42][10]
CyprusEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€29,42 (UPA)Only UPA is available due to financial crisis [43][10]
Central African RepublicAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN
DjiboutiAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
AndorraEuropeNo data
Dominican RepublicCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
El SalvadorCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
EthiopiaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
FinlandEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone€33,60 (UPA)

€18,87 (LNG)

Sometimes provided free of charge [44][45][10]
GabonAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY49%[15]
GeorgiaCaucasusGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
GermanyEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYParental consent if under 14 years old[46]€30 (UPA)

€18 (LNG)

 If under 20 years old, free with prescription[47][48]
IndonesiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
GhanaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY64%[15]
AlgeriaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[49]
GreeceEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[10]
Guinea-ConakryAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
GuyanaCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
IcelandEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
IranAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
IrelandEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNo age restriction[50][10]
IsraelMiddle EastGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
ItalyEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[10]
Ivory CoastAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
JamaicaCentral AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
KosovoEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
LatviaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[51]
LithuaniaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (LNG only)[52]
LuxembourgEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[10]
MadagascarAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MalaysiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY$1.30-5.00 (LNG)
MaliAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MauritaniaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MauritiusIndian OceanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MexicoNorth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MoldovaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MontenegroEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
MozambiqueAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
NepalAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
New ZealandOceaniaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
NigerAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
NigeriaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
PakistanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
PolandEuropeGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[53]
SerbiaEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
SloveniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[10]
SpainEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYNone[54][10]
Sri LankaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
SurinameSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
SwitzerlandEuropeGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
TajikistanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
ThailandAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
TunisiaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
United KingdomEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickYOver 16 onlyFree[55][10]
UruguaySouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
VenezuelaSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
VietnamAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbeanGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYSome restrictions[56]
AlbaniaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY[57]
RussiaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN€7,55 (LNG)De facto sold over counter, only LNG available[58]
TurkeyAsiaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY€12[59]
SingaporeAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[60]
JapanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[61][62]
South KoreaAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[63]
HungaryEuropeGreen tickYRed XNRed XNAnacdotally easy to get without prescription along boarders[64]
Hong KongAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[65]
KazakhstanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN€15,10 (UPA)

€5,54 (LNG)

Easy to get without prescription along borders[66]
KuwaitAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[67]
KyrgyzstanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[68]
TaiwanAsiaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[69]
BulgariaEuropeGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY (LNG for over 16s only)LNG only available without prescription for over 16s€22 (UPA

€15 (LNG)

 [3][10]
BoliviaSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneBs55.50[70]
BrazilSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneFree at most public hospitals, R$35 otherwise[71][72]
ArgentinaSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYOver 14Free at all public hospitals in Buenos Aires[73][74]
EcuadorSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY (only at public health clinics)NoneFree at public health premises[73][74]
PeruSouth AmericaGreen tickYRed XNRed XNNoneFreeMany found to be counterfeit[75]
KenyaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickYNoneKsh20059%[15][76]
MoroccoAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[77]
ZambiaAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[78]
EgyptAfricaGreen tickYRed XNRed XN[79]
MadagascarAfricaGreen tickYRed XNGreen tickY[80]
Saudi ArabiaMiddle EastGreen tickYRed XNRed XN6.2% [81]Prescription available, but not commonly accessible or known [81][82][83]
UAEMiddle EastRed XN[84]
OmanMiddle EastRed XN[85]
BahrainMiddle EastRed XN[86]
BruneiAsiaRed XNPossibly due to small population [86]
Cape VerdeAfricaRed XNPossibly due to small population [86]
Costa RicaCentral AmericaRed XNDue to active opposition [86]
East TimorOceaniaRed XNDue to conflict in the region [86]
HondurasCentral AmericaRed XNDue to active opposition[86]
JordanMiddle EastRed XN[86]
LibyaAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[86]
MaltaEuropeRed XNDue to active opposition [86]
MicronesiaOceaniaRed XNPossibly due to small population [86]
MontenegroEuropeRed XNPossibly due to small population [86]
North KoreaAsiaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[86]
PhilippinesAsiaRed XNDue to active opposition[86]
QatarMiddle EastRed XN[86]
Saint Kitts & NevisWest IndiesRed XNPossibly due to small population [86]
SamoaOceaniaRed XNPossibly due to small population [86]
SomaliaAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[86]
SudanAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region[86]
TuvaluPolynesiaRed XNPossibly due to small population[86]
Western SaharaAfricaRed XNDue to conflict in the region and a small population[86]
AfgahnistanAsiaImport only[86]
AngolaAfricaImport only[86]
BhutanAsiaImport only[86]
BurundiAfricaImport only[86]
ComorosAfricaImport only[86]
Equatorial GuineaAfricaImport only[86]
EritreaAfricaImport only[86]
FijiOceaniaImport only[86]
GambiaAfricaImport Only[87]
Guinea-BissauAfricaImport only[86]
HaitiCaribbeanImport only[86]
IraqAsiaImport only[86]
KiribatiPolynesiaImport only[86]
KosovoEuropeImport only[86]
LaosAsiaImport only[86]
MaldivesAsiaImport only[86]
Papa New GuineaOceaniaImport only[86]
RwandaAfricaImport only[86]
Saint Vincent & GrenadinesCaribbeanImport only[86]
Sao Tome & PrincipeAfricaImport only[86]
SeychellesAfricaImport only[86]
Solomon IslandsOceaniaImport only[86]
South SudanAfricaImport only[86]
SyriaAsiaImport only[86]
TongaPolynesiaImport only[86]
VanuatuOceaniaGreen tickYGreen tickYGreen tickY1000 VatuPersonal experience in Port Vila, Efate 2018
West Bank and GazaMiddle EastImport only[86]

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