compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 26 October 2008
Percent of known pregnancies ending in legal abortions, most recent data (in order of decreasing percentage)
country | year | % | notes |
---|---|---|---|
Russia | 2006 | 52.0 | |
Greenland | 2005 | 50.3 | |
Romania | 2006 | 40.6 | |
Guadeloupe | 2006 | 39.1 | |
Hungary | 2006 | 38.9 | |
Estonia | 2006 | 38.7 | |
Belarus | 2006 | 37.7 | |
Latvia | 2006 | 34.7 | |
Cuba | 2005 | 34.1 | |
Bulgaria | 2006 | 33.5 | |
Ukraine | 2006 | 33.3 | |
Kazakhstan | 2006 | 31.9 | |
China (PRC) | 2006 | 31.5 | |
Martinique | 2006 | 30.8 | |
Georgia | 2006 | 30.7 | |
Moldova | 2006 | 29.5 | |
Cocos Islands | 1978 | 28.6 | |
Belize | 1996 | 28.0 | |
Czech Republic | 2006 | 27.4 | |
Serbia | 2006 | 26.6 | |
Slovakia | 2006 | 26.1 | |
Korea, South (ROK) | 1999 | 25.6 | |
Sweden | 2007 | 25.4 | |
New Caledonia | 1998 | 25.2 | |
Singapore | 2006 | 23.9 | |
Reunion | 2006 | 23.8 | |
French Guiana | 2006 | 23.4 | |
Lithuania | 2006 | 23.4 | |
New Zealand | 2006 | 23.3 | |
Vietnam | 2005 | 23.3 | |
Seychelles | 2006 | 23.2 | |
Slovenia | 2006 | 23.0 | |
Armenia | 2006 | 22.8 | |
United States | 2005 | 22.6 | |
Canada | 2005 | 22.1 | |
Albania | 2006 | 21.8 | |
United Kingdom | 2006 | 21.8 | |
Macedonia | 2006 | 21.4 | |
Australia | 2006 | 21.3 | |
France | 2005 | 21.0 | |
Guyana | 2003 | 20.9 | |
Mongolia | 2006 | 20.4 | |
Japan | 2006 | 20.2 | |
Hong Kong | 2005 | 19.9 | |
Croatia | 2006 | 19.7 | |
Italy | 2004 | 19.6 | |
Norway | 2006 | 19.5 | |
Denmark | 2006 | 18.8 | |
Montenegro | 2006 | 18.8 | |
Iceland | 2005 | 16.8 | |
Spain | 2005 | 16.1 | |
Finland | 2006 | 15.3 | |
Germany | 2006 | 15.1 | |
Channel Islands | 2004 | 13.8 | * |
Dominican Republic | 2005 | 13.7 | |
Netherlands | 2006 | 13.3 | |
Turkmenistan | 2006 | 13.3 | |
Belgium | 2005 | 13.2 | * |
Greece | 2003 | 13.1 | |
Andorra | 1995 | 13.0 | |
Taiwan (ROC) | 1999 | 13.0 | |
Switzerland | 2005 | 12.9 | |
Isle of Man | 2007 | 12.8 | * |
Azerbaijan | 2006 | 12.3 | |
Israel | 2006 | 11.8 | |
Puerto Rico | 2005 | 11.7 | |
Bahrain | 2002 | 11.4 | |
Anguilla | 2005 | 11.2 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 2006 | 11.0 | |
Barbados | 1995 | 10.3 | |
Costa Rica | 2005 | 10.0 | |
Bermuda | 1984 | 9.9 | |
South Africa | 2005 | 9.2 | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 2005 | 9.1 | |
Tajikistan | 2006 | 8.6 | |
Tunisia | 2001 | 8.4 | |
Uzbekistan | 2006 | 7.5 | |
Ireland | 2006 | 7.3 | * |
Saint Helena | 1990 | 7.1 | |
Faeroe Islands | 2006 | 5.8 | |
Kosovo | 2006 | 4.6 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2001 | 3.2 | |
Austria | 2000 | 3.0 | |
Suriname | 1994 | 3.0 | |
India | 2000 | 2.7 | |
Gibraltar | 2005 | 1.9 | * |
Malta | 2006 | 1.4 | * |
Qatar | 2005 | 1.3 | |
Portugal | 2005 | 0.8 | |
Venezuela | 1968 | 0.8 | |
Poland | 2006 | 0.09 | |
Mexico | 2005 | 0.07 | * |
Botswana | 1984 | 0.04 | |
Chile | 1991 | 0.02 | |
Luxembourg | 1997 | 0.02 | * |
Panama | 2000 | 0.02 |
Notes: Data is for residents only. (*) indicates values which include abortions abroad. See respective country pages for sources.
update of section VII, "Global Abortion Summary," version 3, March 2000
© 2000-2007, 2008 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 26 October 2008.
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