compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 12 March 2012
Percent of known pregnancies ending in legal abortions, most recent data (in order of decreasing percentage)
| country | year | % | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 2010 | 49.8 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2009 | 42.3 | |
| Russia | 2010 | 39.9 | |
| Cuba | 2009 | 39.5 | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 2007 | 38.1 | |
| Romania | 2010 | 32.4 | |
| Estonia | 2010 | 30.9 | |
| Hungary | 2010 | 30.9 | |
| Martinique | 2009 | 30.8 | |
| Bulgaria | 2010 | 29.5 | |
| Georgia | 2010 | 29.0 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1978 | 28.6 | |
| Belize | 1996 | 28.0 | |
| Latvia | 2010 | 27.9 | |
| Moldova | 2010 | 26.8 | |
| Ukraine | 2010 | 26.2 | |
| French Guiana | 2009 | 25.8 | |
| Korea, South (ROK) | 1999 | 25.6 | |
| New Caledonia | 2006 | 24.9 | |
| China (PRC) | 2009 | 24.6 | |
| Sweden | 2010 | 24.6 | |
| Serbia | 2010 | 24.4 | |
| Singapore | 2010 | 24.1 | |
| Belarus | 2010 | 23.6 | |
| Reunion | 2009 | 23.5 | |
| Seychelles | 2009 | 23.0 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2010 | 22.4 | |
| Slovakia | 2010 | 22.2 | |
| United States | 2008 | 22.2 | |
| Armenia | 2010 | 21.5 | |
| France | 2009 | 20.9 | |
| New Zealand | 2010 | 20.7 | |
| United Kingdom | 2010 | 20.7 | |
| Norway | 2010 | 20.4 | |
| Canada | 2008 | 20.3 | |
| Denmark | 2010 | 20.2 | |
| Australia | 2009 | 19.6 | |
| Vietnam | 2008 | 18.7 | |
| Spain | 2010 | 18.6 | |
| Jersey | 2007 | 17.8 | * |
| Slovenia | 2009 | 17.6 | |
| Japan | 2009 | 17.3 | |
| Macedonia | 2010 | 17.3 | |
| Italy | 2010 | 17.1 | |
| Albania | 2010 | 17.0 | |
| Czech Republic | 2010 | 17.0 | |
| Turkey | 2008 | 17.0 | |
| Iceland | 2010 | 16.6 | |
| Mayotte | 2006 | 16.6 | |
| Lithuania | 2010 | 16.4 | |
| Portugal | 2010 | 16.1 | |
| Mongolia | 2010 | 15.9 | |
| Finland | 2010 | 14.4 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2010 | 13.9 | |
| Guernsey | 2009 | 13.9 | * |
| Germany | 2010 | 13.8 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2005 | 13.7 | |
| Guyana | 2007 | 13.2 | |
| Andorra | 1995 | 13.0 | |
| Taiwan (ROC) | 1999 | 13.0 | |
| Belgium | 2009 | 12.9 | * |
| Hong Kong | 2009 | 12.8 | |
| Greece | 2007 | 12.7 | |
| Netherlands | 2010 | 12.6 | |
| Switzerland | 2010 | 12.1 | |
| Bahrain | 2002 | 11.4 | |
| Anguilla | 2005 | 11.2 | |
| Isle of Man | 2010 | 11.1 | * |
| Israel | 2010 | 10.5 | |
| Barbados | 1995 | 10.3 | |
| Montenegro | 2010 | 10.3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2006 | 10.2 | |
| Bermuda | 1984 | 9.9 | |
| Costa Rica | 2010 | 9.8 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2005 | 9.1 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2010 | 9.0 | |
| Croatia | 2010 | 8.5 | |
| Tunisia | 2009 | 8.3 | |
| South Africa | 2009 | 8.0 | |
| Saint Helena | 1990 | 7.1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2010 | 5.8 | |
| Ireland | 2010 | 5.6 | |
| Turkmenistan | 2010 | 5.5 | |
| Faeroe Islands | 2010 | 4.9 | |
| Tajikistan | 2009 | 4.9 | |
| Kosovo | 2006 | 4.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2001 | 3.2 | |
| Austria | 2000 | 3.0 | |
| Suriname | 1994 | 3.0 | |
| India | 2010 | 2.7 | |
| Gibraltar | 2008 | 1.7 | * |
| Malta | 2010 | 1.3 | * |
| Qatar | 2005 | 1.3 | * |
| Chile | 2005 | 0.8 | |
| Venezuela | 1968 | 0.8 | |
| Mexico | 2010 | 0.7 | * |
| Poland | 2010 | 0.16 | * |
| United Arab Emirates | 2010 | 0.14 | * |
| Botswana | 1984 | 0.04 | |
| 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
© 2000-2010, 2012 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 12 March 2012.
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