Nepal abortion percentages by province, 2017-2024
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnstonlast updated 17 August 2025
Abortion ratios for Nepal provinces, 2017-2024
| province | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagmati | 51 | 172 | 185 | |||||
| Gandaki | 28 | 377 | 366 | |||||
| Karnali | 12 | 159 | 165 | 19 | 140 | 152 | ||
| Koshi | 20 | 214 | 192 | |||||
| Lumbini | 38 | 208 | 207 | |||||
| Madhesh | 8 | 63 | 78 | |||||
| Sudurpaschim | 17 | 194 | 298 | |||||
| NEPAL TOTAL | 160 | 164 | 159 | 146 | 131 | 147 | 152 | 193 |
Abortion percentages for Nepal provinces, 2017-2024
| province | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagmati | 4.9 | 14.7 | 15.6 | |||||
| Gandaki | 2.7 | 27.4 | 26.8 | |||||
| Karnali | 1.2 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 13.2 | ||
| Koshi | 2.0 | 17.6 | 16.1 | |||||
| Lumbini | 3.7 | 17.2 | 17.1 | |||||
| Madhesh | 0.8 | 6.0 | 7.3 | |||||
| Sudurpaschim | 1.6 | 16.2 | 23.0 | |||||
| NEPAL TOTAL | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 16.2 |
Abortion ranks for Nepal provinces, 2017-2022
| province | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagmati | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Gandaki | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Karnali | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Koshi | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Lumbini | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Madhesh | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||
| Sudurpaschim | 5 | 4 | 2 |