compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 September 2021
Abortion rates per 1000 women ages 15-39, most recent data (in order of decreasing percentage)
| country | year | % | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 2014 | 85.80 | |
| Belize | 1996 | 59.59 | |
| Cuba | 2013 | 46.69 | |
| French Guiana | 2015 | 40.94 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2015 | 39.64 | |
| Georgia | 2015 | 39.05 | |
| Mayotte | 2015 | 37.46 | |
| Russia | 2014 | 37.28 | |
| Transnistria | 2014 | 34.67 | |
| Seychelles | 2014 | 31.63 | |
| New Caledonia | 2013 | 31.29 | |
| Martinique | 2015 | 30.75 | |
| Mongolia | 2015 | 26.89 | |
| PR China | 2012 | 26.07 | |
| Estonia | 2015 | 25.65 | |
| Sweden | 2015 | 25.35 | |
| Bulgaria | 2014 | 24.85 | |
| Reunion | 2015 | 24.71 | |
| Bermuda | 2014 | 24.50 | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 2014 | 23.33 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2015 | 22.82 | |
| Moldova | 2015 | 21.47 | |
| France | 2015 | 20.79 | # |
| Romania | 2014 | 20.62 | |
| United Kingdom | 2015 | 20.21 | |
| Armenia | 2014 | 19.83 | |
| Hungary | 2015 | 19.72 | |
| ROK South Korea | 2010 | 19.10 | |
| Canada | 2014 | 18.88 | E |
| New Zealand | 2015 | 18.14 | |
| Denmark | 2014 | 17.72 | |
| United States | 2015 | 17.13 | E |
| Latvia | 2014 | 16.97 | |
| Iceland | 2014 | 16.91 | |
| Norway | 2015 | 16.75 | |
| Australia | 2015 | 16.56 | E |
| Vietnam | 2012 | 15.10 | |
| Ukraine | 2014 | 14.89 | |
| Belarus | 2014 | 14.73 | |
| Israel | 2014 | 13.85 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2015 | 13.77 | |
| Slovenia | 2014 | 13.25 | |
| Spain | 2014 | 12.98 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2014 | 12.90 | |
| Macedonia | 2014 | 12.52 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2014 | 12.27 | |
| Netherlands | 2015 | 12.10 | |
| Czech Republic | 2015 | 12.08 | |
| Guernsey | 2012 | 11.50 | # |
| Montenegro | 2014 | 11.48 | |
| Belgium | 2011 | 11.45 | # |
| Finland | 2015 | 11.33 | |
| Serbia | 2014 | 11.23 | |
| Italy | 2014 | 10.87 | |
| Lithuania | 2015 | 10.76 | |
| Slovakia | 2015 | 10.76 | |
| Greece | 2012 | 10.48 | |
| Jersey | 2014 | 10.33 | # |
| Japan | 2015 | 10.08 | |
| Barbados | 2006 | 9.90 | |
| Guam | 2016 | 9.90 | |
| Tajikistan | 2014 | 9.75 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2011 | 9.73 | |
| Turkmenistan | 2015 | 9.70 | |
| Portugal | 2015 | 9.64 | |
| Bahrain | 2014 | 9.48 | |
| FR Germany | 2015 | 8.72 | |
| Isle of Man | 2015 | 8.50 | # |
| Hong Kong | 2013 | 8.17 | |
| Anguilla | 2005 | 8.06 | |
| Switzerland | 2015 | 7.97 | |
| ROC Taiwan | 2015 | 7.84 | |
| South Africa | 2014 | 7.56 | |
| Costa Rica | 2014 | 7.27 | |
| Tunisia | 2009 | 6.40 | |
| Singapore | 2014 | 6.30 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2015 | 5.99 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2005 | 5.10 | |
| Guyana | 2015 | 5.00 | |
| Kosovo | 2006 | 4.43 | |
| Croatia | 2015 | 4.34 | |
| Ireland | 2015 | 4.09 | # |
| Albania | 2013 | 3.48 | |
| Turkey | 2013 | 3.16 | |
| Paraguay | 2012 | 3.07 | |
| Faeroe Islands | 2013 | 3.00 | |
| Saint Helena | 1990 | 3.00 | |
| Suriname | 1994 | 2.91 | |
| India | 2014 | 2.87 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2014 | 2.79 | |
| Burundi | 2013 | 1.64 | |
| Austria | 2005 | 1.27 | |
| Gibraltar | 2013 | 1.10 | # |
| Comoros | 2010 | 0.96 | |
| Malta | 2015 | 0.87 | # |
| Mexico | 2015 | 0.76 | |
| Qatar | 2012 | 0.40 | # |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2013 | 0.30 | # |
| Palau | 2016 | 0.30 | # |
| Micronesia | 2008 | 0.20 | # |
| United Arab Emirates | 2014 | 0.17 | # |
| Poland | 2014 | 0.14 | # |
| Chile | 1991 | 0.02 | |
| Panama | 2000 | 0.02 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2004 | 0.02 |
Notes: Data generally included in-country occurences regardless of residency of those obtaining abortions. (#) indicates values which include abortions by country residents obtained abroad. (E) indicates results based on estimates developed for the Abortion Worldwide Report. Population figures are based on U.S. Census Bureau estimates. See respective country pages for sources.
© 2017, 2021 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 6 September 2021.
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