Users vs Costs
Consumption cost is a function of differences in the method mix and the costs of that mix. India, for example, accounts for 30% of users across the 135 LMICs but makes up only 7% of total consumption costs. And while lower-middle-income countries are home to most users, two-thirds of global consumption costs come upper middle-income countries, which only account for 30% of users.
These differences in cost depend on variations in method mix―on the quantities of supplies a user must consume each year; on the cost of the method itself; and on the sector where the method is obtained.
By understanding the relationship between users and costs, we can better ensure women are able to access a full range of contraceptive methods.
CGA2019 — to be released on 31 July 2019
The 2019 Commodity Gap Analysis—to be released on 31 July 2019—will explore the distribution of users and supply costs by method, national wealth, and sector.
Contraceptive Commodity Gap Analysis 2019 – What’s New ?
This edition will be the fifth iteration of the Contraceptive Commodity Gap Analysis. It draws on a wider range of data sources than ever before; and for the first time makes use of an innovative interactive format that allows readers to assemble and analyze data in ways that meet their own needs. It addresses topics of special relevance to post-2020 discussions: the relative role of the public and private sectors; the differential impact of contraceptive use and commodity security across income levels; and the evolving mix of donor, domestic and out of pocket expenditures for supplies.
