Summary of Registered Abortions Worldwide, through April 2010

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 9 May 2010

countryyear range of reported datatotal reported abortionsestimated total for missing data, underreportingestimated additional abortions to April 2010most recent annual abortion figureestimated total abortions through April 2010
Albania1975-2008595,98754,66811,1138,335661,768
Andorra19959901,419991,518
Anguilla2002-20059809121189
Armenia1992-2008305,797016,62512,469322,422
Australia1970-2007*1,783,4760143,91871,8481,927,394
Austria1960-2000591,761022,2132,380613,974
Azerbaijan1992-2008410,040033,67425,256443,714
Bahrain1997-200210,081012,8261,74922,907
Bangladesh2000119,60001,116,266119,6001,235,866
Barbados1992-19951,0001,0005,7334007,733
Belarus1992-20082,148,802056,26242,1972,205,064
Belgium1979-2007327,05686,75942,07718,033455,892
Belize1985-19968,6097,18634,7062,60350,501
Bermuda1983-198417702,330922,507
Bosnia and Herzegovina20011,201278,45210,0081,201289,661
Botswana1980-1984661843017514
Bulgaria1953-20085,668,723048,79036,5935,717,513
Canada1970-20062,914,3470304,59091,3773,218,937
Chile1986-199128101,228671,509
ROC Taiwan1967-199945,884667,395436,91442,2821,150,193
PR China1971-2007307,252,167017,809,2577,632,539325,061,424
Cocos Islands19782062264
Costa Rica1995-200595,255034,5547,974129,809
Croatia1992-2008278,388011,9008,925290,288
Cuba1968-20074,565,081105,482154,01866,0084,824,581
Czech Republic1993-2008608,594034,34625,760642,940
Czechoslovakia1953-19923,676,5010003,676,501
Denmark1939-2006821,554050,17615,053871,730
Dominican Republic1995-2005221,99051,255126,39029,167399,635
East Germany1948-19891,744,2000001,744,200
Estonia1992-2008275,500011,2268,420286,726
Faeroe Islands1966-200894374749371,739
Finland1951-2008632,412013,89710,423646,309
France1936-20075,979,726402,197497,891213,3826,879,814
French Guiana1984-200726,0161,9164,9742,13232,906
Georgia1992-2008441,771029,41622,062471,187
FR Germany1944-20093,677,01448,83136,898110,6943,762,743
Greece1970-2005383,440071,47816,495454,918
Greenland1967-200726,0032002,06988728,272
Guadeloupe1976-200787,9134,10010,5814,535102,594
Guernsey1997-20003420830891,172
Guyana1970-200745,746137,7404,9742,132188,460
Hong Kong1973-2005492,95419,55761,49014,190574,001
Hungary1949-20086,030,540058,78544,0896,089,325
Iceland1960-200826,90601,27395528,179
India1972-2004*17,143,71703,437,749699,29820,581,466
Israel1979-2008539,144026,13019,598565,274
Italy1978-20085,033,6320161,874121,4065,195,506
Japan1949-200536,802,42510,000,0001,252,883289,12748,055,308
Jersey1990-20041,9012,2441,2212295,366
Kazakhstan1992-20082,926,8630165,322123,9923,092,185
ROK South Korea1961-19994,566,7009,721,0502,193,766212,30016,481,516
Kosovo2005-20064,05412,0155,5031,65121,572
Kyrgyzstan1992-2008509,671027,73320,800537,404
Latvia1992-2008335,708013,90010,425349,608
Lithuania1992-2008345,159012,0419,031357,200
Macedonia1992-2008184,43107,8665,900192,297
Martinique1976-200760,4845,5545,7352,45871,773
Mayotte1992-20066,5634,2904,9601,48815,813
Mexico1995-2003*29,030018,9583,48647,988
Moldova1992-2008554,426021,20015,900575,626
Mongolia1984-2008364,242014,25010,688378,492
Montenegro2006-20073,38203,9271,6837,309
Nagorno-Karabakh2002-20077,30803,0841,32210,392
Netherlands1970-20071,412,285077,34533,1481,489,630
New Caledonia1997-19982,994016,6141,46619,608
New Zealand1964-2008392,4653,37523,92017,940419,760
Norway1954-2008586,60523,44821,40516,054631,458
Panama1972-200015921810211479
Panama Canal Zone1970-197839803980796
Poland1955-20076,384,18607653286,384,951
Portugal1984-200949,5024,2906,52419,57260,316
Puerto Rico1991-200683,247150,89018,4605,538252,597
Qatar1995-20051,33907321692,071
Reunion1976-2007136,931010,6004,543147,531
Romania1958-200821,330,521826,149170,545127,90922,327,215
Russia1992-200838,168,14201,847,4661,385,60040,015,608
Saint Helena1985-1990610965157
Serbia1992-2008883,415130,382147,67350,8041,161,470
Seychelles1986-20064,4651,8551,4764437,796
Singapore1970-2008574,350016,29612,222590,646
Slovakia1993-2008418,509024,60218,452443,111
Slovenia1992-2008143,90306,5944,946150,497
South Africa1975-2006*692,7840223,26583,913916,049
Spain1941-20081,426,0431,055,941154,416115,8122,636,400
Suriname199426204,0172624,279
Sweden1939-20081,393,460050,73738,0531,444,197
Switzerland1966-2008424,088184,45114,46410,848623,003
Tajikistan1992-2007415,621044,30718,989459,928
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands19702032034
Tunisia1965-2008555,914133,55024,66618,500714,130
Turkey1993-20081,038,8872,912,574360,249270,1874,311,710
Turkmenistan1992-2008397,933016,91412,686414,847
Turks and Caicos Islands1996-200518820213832528
USSR1922-1991282,429,4838,658,70800291,088,191
Ukraine1992-20088,238,8420191,330143,4988,430,172
United Kingdom1958-20087,227,8070287,966215,9757,515,773
United States1926-2004*47,638,39004,662,6661,222,10052,301,056
Uzbekistan1992-20081,385,424053,30239,9771,438,726
Venezuela19683,0850127,5133,085130,598
Vietnam1976-200011,713,3667,319,0496,421,604688,02925,454,019
Yugoslavia1955-19915,396,2610005,396,261
Zambia19831,200031,6001,20032,800
WORLD TOTAL1922-2009862,695,40043,017,73843,766,64814,845,647949,479,786

Note: estimated underreporting includes estimates for missing years in reported year range and estimates for underreporting for some nations. Year ranges indicated by (*) ..

TOTAL, 1922 - 2010: 863,000,000 reported abortions, estimated 950,000,000 total abortions

Estimated current global monthly average: 1,237,000 abortions


Updated from section VIII of "Global Abortion Summary,"
© 2000-2008, 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 9 May 2010.
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