compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 September 2015
Percent of known pregnancies ending in legal abortions, most recent data (in order of decreasing percentage)
| country | year | % | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenland | 2012 | 52.5 | |
| Transnistria | 2012 | 43.8 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2013 | 43.0 | |
| Cuba | 2012 | 40.0 | |
| Martinique | 2013 | 35.9 | |
| Georgia | 2014 | 35.6 | |
| Russia | 2013 | 34.8 | |
| Romania | 2013 | 31.0 | |
| Bulgaria | 2013 | 30.7 | |
| Bermuda | 2013 | 30.0 | |
| China (PRC) | 2012 | 29.0 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1978 | 28.6 | |
| Belize | 1996 | 28.0 | |
| Moldova | 2013 | 27.7 | |
| New Caledonia | 2012 | 27.7 | |
| Estonia | 2014 | 27.3 | |
| Hungary | 2014 | 26.5 | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 2012 | 26.5 | |
| Korea, South (ROK) | 2010 | 26.4 | |
| Seychelles | 2013 | 24.7 | |
| Reunion | 2013 | 24.5 | |
| Sweden | 2014 | 24.2 | |
| Ukraine | 2013 | 22.7 | |
| France | 2013 | 21.9 | * |
| Armenia | 2014 | 21.8 | |
| Denmark | 2014 | 21.0 | |
| Belarus | 2013 | 20.9 | |
| United Kingdom | 2014 | 20.2 | |
| United States | 2013 | 20.2 | |
| French Guiana | 2013 | 20.1 | |
| Latvia | 2014 | 19.8 | |
| Spain | 2012 | 19.6 | |
| Norway | 2014 | 19.2 | |
| New Zealand | 2014 | 18.7 | |
| Macedonia | 2012 | 18.6 | |
| Czech Republic | 2013 | 18.3 | |
| Iceland | 2013 | 18.3 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2005 | 18.2 | |
| Mayotte | 2013 | 18.0 | |
| Kazakhstan | 2013 | 17.9 | |
| Canada | 2013 | 17.7 | |
| Vietnam | 2012 | 17.6 | |
| Serbia | 2013 | 17.2 | |
| Slovakia | 2013 | 16.8 | |
| Italy | 2013 | 16.7 | |
| Mongolia | 2013 | 16.4 | |
| Australia | 2014 | 16.1 | |
| Portugal | 2014 | 15.8 | |
| Slovenia | 2012 | 15.8 | |
| Japan | 2013 | 15.3 | |
| Finland | 2013 | 14.8 | |
| Singapore | 2013 | 14.8 | |
| Guernsey | 2012 | 14.7 | * |
| Jersey | 2014 | 14.5 | * |
| Lithuania | 2014 | 14.3 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2014 | 13.8 | |
| Barbados | 2006 | 13.7 | |
| Belgium | 2011 | 13.6 | * |
| Netherlands | 2013 | 13.5 | |
| Guyana | 2007 | 13.2 | |
| Andorra | 1995 | 13.0 | |
| China (ROC/Taiwan) | 1999 | 13.0 | |
| Germany | 2014 | 12.1 | |
| Greece | 2008 | 12.1 | |
| Switzerland | 2012 | 11.7 | |
| Anguilla | 2005 | 11.2 | |
| Hong Kong | 2011 | 11.1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2010 | 10.7 | |
| Bahrain | 2013 | 10.6 | |
| Turkmenistan | 2012 | 10.4 | |
| Isle of Man | 2014 | 10.1 | * |
| Israel | 2014 | 9.9 | |
| Costa Rica | 2010 | 9.8 | |
| Kosovo | 2006 | 9.8 | |
| Montenegro | 2012 | 9.3 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2005 | 9.1 | |
| Croatia | 2013 | 8.7 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2013 | 7.5 | |
| Tunisia | 2009 | 7.4 | |
| Saint Helena | 1990 | 7.1 | |
| Tajikistan | 2014 | 7.0 | |
| South Africa | 2014 | 6.9 | |
| Turkey | 2012 | 5.8 | |
| Guam | 2014 | 5.5 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2013 | 5.4 | |
| Ireland | 2014 | 5.2 | * |
| Albania | 2012 | 4.8 | |
| Faeroe Islands | 2013 | 3.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2001 | 3.2 | |
| Austria | 2001 | 3.0 | |
| Suriname | 1994 | 3.0 | |
| India | 2012 | 2.4 | |
| Gibraltar | 2013 | 1.40 | * |
| Malta | 2013 | 1.32 | * |
| Mexico | 2014 | 0.89 | |
| Venezuela | 1968 | 0.80 | |
| Chile | 2005 | 0.79 | |
| Qatar | 2012 | 0.46 | * |
| Palau | 2013 | 0.43 | * |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2013 | 0.42 | * |
| Poland | 2013 | 0.26 | * |
| Micronesia | 2008 | 0.24 | * |
| Comoros | 2011 | 0.2 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2013 | 0.10 | * |
| Botswana | 1984 | 0.04 | |
| Palestine | 2009 | 0.04 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2004 | 0.03 | |
| 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
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Last modified 13 September 2015.
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