Sexual and reproductive health and rights, or SRHR, is a growing but sometimes controversial field in the world of development.
In 2022, disbursements related to SRHR amounted to $14.2 billion — a slight increase from the previous year’s $12.7 billion — according to a report from the Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung, or DSW — an organization that focuses on the health needs of the young generation. It aims to create demand and access to youth-friendly health information and services.
The organization creates an annual report that tracks the official development assistance, or ODA, spending of different donors in SRHR. The report also focuses on family planning, or FP, and reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health, or RMNCH, spending. DSW uses three different yet intertwined methodologies which can be read in detail from its website. All figures are in 2021 U.S. dollars constant prices.