compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 25 April 2010
Percent of known pregnancies ending in legal abortions, most recent data (in order of decreasing percentage)
| country | year | % | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 2007 | 51.1 | |
| Russia | 2008 | 44.7 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2007 | 39.8 | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 2007 | 38.1 | |
| Cuba | 2007 | 37.0 | |
| Romania | 2008 | 36.6 | |
| Estonia | 2008 | 34.4 | |
| Bulgaria | 2008 | 32.0 | |
| Martinique | 2007 | 31.6 | |
| China (PRC) | 2007 | 31.1 | |
| Hungary | 2008 | 30.8 | |
| Latvia | 2008 | 30.4 | |
| Moldova | 2008 | 29.0 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1978 | 28.6 | |
| Belarus | 2008 | 28.2 | |
| Georgia | 2008 | 28.1 | |
| Belize | 1996 | 28.0 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2008 | 26.8 | |
| Sweden | 2008 | 25.8 | |
| Korea, South (ROK) | 1999 | 25.6 | |
| New Caledonia | 1998 | 25.2 | |
| French Guiana | 2007 | 25.0 | |
| Slovakia | 2008 | 24.3 | |
| Reunion | 2007 | 23.5 | |
| Singapore | 2008 | 23.4 | |
| Armenia | 2008 | 23.2 | |
| Serbia | 2008 | 23.2 | |
| Seychelles | 2006 | 23.2 | |
| Vietnam | 2007 | 23.2 | |
| United States | 2005 | 22.6 | |
| Ukraine | 2008 | 21.9 | |
| New Zealand | 2008 | 21.6 | |
| France | 2007 | 21.4 | |
| Norway | 2008 | 20.9 | |
| United Kingdom | 2008 | 20.9 | |
| Canada | 2006 | 20.7 | |
| Lithuania | 2008 | 20.5 | |
| Macedonia | 2008 | 20.5 | |
| Australia | 2007 | 20.2 | |
| Hong Kong | 2005 | 19.9 | |
| Jersey | 2004 | 19.9 | * |
| Japan | 2007 | 19.1 | |
| Denmark | 2006 | 18.8 | |
| Albania | 2008 | 18.7 | |
| Slovenia | 2008 | 18.5 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2005 | 18.2 | |
| Spain | 2008 | 18.2 | |
| Montenegro | 2007 | 17.7 | |
| Italy | 2008 | 17.4 | |
| Turkey | 2008 | 17.0 | |
| Croatia | 2008 | 16.9 | |
| Iceland | 2008 | 16.5 | |
| Mayotte | 2006 | 16.0 | |
| Czech Republic | 2008 | 15.8 | |
| Guernsey | 2000 | 15.0 | * |
| Finland | 2008 | 14.9 | |
| Mongolia | 2008 | 14.5 | |
| Germany | 2008 | 14.4 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2008 | 14.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2008 | 14.0 | |
| Belgium | 2007 | 13.5 | * |
| Netherlands | 2007 | 13.5 | |
| Greece | 2005 | 13.3 | |
| Guyana | 2007 | 13.3 | |
| Andorra | 1995 | 13.0 | |
| Taiwan (ROC) | 1999 | 13.0 | |
| Isle of Man | 2007 | 12.8 | * |
| Switzerland | 2008 | 12.4 | |
| Portugal | 2008 | 11.9 | |
| Bahrain | 2002 | 11.4 | |
| Anguilla | 2005 | 11.2 | |
| Israel | 2008 | 11.1 | |
| Barbados | 1995 | 10.3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2006 | 10.2 | |
| Tunisia | 2008 | 10.1 | |
| Costa Rica | 2005 | 10.0 | |
| Bermuda | 1984 | 9.9 | |
| Turkmenistan | 2008 | 9.9 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2005 | 9.1 | |
| Tajikistan | 2007 | 8.7 | |
| South Africa | 2007 | 7.7 | |
| Saint Helena | 1990 | 7.1 | |
| Ireland | 2008 | 5.8 | * |
| Uzbekistan | 2008 | 5.8 | |
| Faeroe Islands | 2008 | 5.3 | |
| Kosovo | 2006 | 4.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2001 | 3.2 | |
| Austria | 2000 | 3.0 | |
| Suriname | 1994 | 3.0 | |
| India | 2004 | 2.6 | |
| Gibraltar | 2008 | 1.7 | * |
| Qatar | 2005 | 1.3 | |
| Malta | 2008 | 0.9 | * |
| Venezuela | 1968 | 0.8 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2006 | 0.10 | * |
| Mexico | 2007 | 0.09 | * |
| Poland | 2007 | 0.09 | * |
| 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
© 2000-2008, 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 25 April 2010.
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