Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

• Live births.
• Abortions, reported includes legal reported induced abortions.
• Abortions, residents, in country only includes reported abortions obtained within the country by residents only.
• Abortions, residents, obtained abroad includes reported abortions by country residents obtained in other countries.
• Abortions, residents, total includes reported abortions by residents, obtained both within the country and abroad.
• Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
• Miscarriages generally includes spontaneous fetal losses/ abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period.
• Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
• Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies (excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages).
• Abortion rate, residents is abortions by residency per 1000 women of childbearing age.
• Abortion rate, residents (AWR) is abortions by residency from Abortion Worldwide Report figures per 1000 women ages 15-39.

Notes:

• Parenthetical figures are estimates, some of which are derived from reported data.
• Abortion ratios, percentages, and rates may be based on a mix of data from different sources and thus may not represent a consistent time series.

Sources:

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• Bureau of Budget and Planning, 2014, "2013 Statistical Yearbook: Republic of Palau," Republic of Palau National Government, on line [http://palaugov.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2013-ROP-Statistical-Yearbook.pdf].
• Bureau of Public Health, 2014, "Health statistics," Republic of Palau National Government, on line [http://palaugov.org/health-statistics/].
• Bureau of Public Health, 2014, "Table 14.1 Vital statistics 1990 to 2006," Republic of Palau National Government, on line [http://palaugov.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Health.pdf].
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