U.S. POPULATION ASSISTANCE

(in millions of dollars *see notes below)

Chart provided by Craig Lasher, Population Action International

Notes:  Figures reflect actual expenditures for population and family planning programs and are separated into funding for bilateral programs managed by USAID and the U.S. voluntary contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).  Between 1968 and 1992, however, the U.S. contribution to UNFPA was channeled through and administered by USAID and is reflected in the bilateral assistance column.  Amounts in parentheses indicate the contribution made to UNFPA in each of those fiscal years.

Figures on U.S. funding are for population assistance programs as defined by the U.S. government.  Numbers do not reflect additional U.S. funds appropriated for other programs falling under the broader definition of population assistance adopted at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo which incorporates expenditures for family planning, HIV/AIDS and other sexually-transmitted disease prevention, and safe motherhood programs.  Constant 1974 dollars calculated using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, which can be accessed at http://stats.bls.gov/cpihome.htm

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