Unintended pregnancies: a comprehensive cost–benefit analysis of family planning investment in Pakistan

We show substantial cost savings from investing in family planning. Some provincial governments have argued that since national revenue distribution is population-based, they would lose funds if they instituted FP programs. We show that these losses are in a few percentage points while their cost savings in social programs would be in hundreds of percentage points while achieving healthier and flourishing populations. Cost-benefit analysis is a powerful tool for policymakers and may be institutionalized in health, population, planning, and finance ministries.