Summary of Registered Abortions Worldwide, through December 2013

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 12 December 2013

countryyear range of reported datatotal reported abortionsestimated total for missing data, underreportingestimated additional abortions to Dec 2013most recent annual abortion figureestimated total abortions through Dec 2013
Albania1975-2011618,08754,66814,0847,042686,839
Andorra19959901,782991,881
Anguilla2002-200598016821266
Armenia1992-2011344,019024,26012,130368,279
Australia1970-2013*2,127,075011,16162,3152,138,236
Austria1960-2000591,761030,9402,380622,701
Azerbaijan1992-2012517,972028,77928,779546,751
Bahrain1997-201129,55104,9042,45234,455
Bangladesh2000119,60001,554,800119,6001,674,400
Barbados1992-19951,0001,0007,2004009,200
Belarus1992-20122,278,662028,60028,6002,307,262
Belgium1979-2011413,81881,25339,15619,578534,227
Belize1985-19968,6097,18644,2512,60360,046
Bermuda1983-20122,3931,3952722724,060
Bosnia and Herzegovina20011,201278,45214,4121,201294,065
Botswana1980-1984661849317577
Bulgaria1953-20115,765,720063,43231,7165,829,152
Canada1970-20113,386,0030185,04892,5243,571,051
Chile1986-20059,7074,01414,7281,84128,449
ROC Taiwan1967-199945,884667,395591,94842,2821,305,227
PR China1963-2011340,363,54216,498,02512,222,7506,111,375369,084,317
Cocos Islands19782070272
Costa Rica1995-2010137,568023,0917,697160,659
Croatia1992-2011291,22808,6944,347299,922
Cuba1968-20114,880,051105,482167,88683,9435,153,419
Czech Republic1993-2012810,260024,21824,218834,478
Czechoslovakia1953-19923,676,5010003,676,501
Denmark1939-2011903,714032,72416,362936,438
Dominican Republic1995-2005221,99051,255233,33629,167506,581
East Germany1948-19891,744,2000001,744,200
Estonia1992-2012302,94706,0566,056309,003
Faeroe Islands1966-20101,02774799331,873
Finland1951-2012673,791010,06010,060683,851
France1936-20116,823,225402,197418,582209,2917,644,004
French Guiana1984-201134,3901,9163,9121,95640,218
Georgia1992-2012562,077039,22539,225601,302
FR Germany1944-20124,003,12748,831106,815106,8154,158,773
Greece1970-2008433,248081,76016,352515,008
Greenland1967-201028,5662002,58086031,346
Guadeloupe1976-2011104,7434,1008,3004,150117,143
Guernsey1997-20091,098360388971,846
Guyana1970-200745,746137,74012,7922,132196,278
Hong Kong1973-2011568,30419,55723,72611,863611,587
Hungary1949-20126,188,731036,11836,1186,224,849
Iceland1960-201230,818098098031,798
India1972-201222,163,4430636,306636,30622,799,749
Isle of Man20075030535
Israel1979-2012617,909020,06320,063637,972
Italy1978-20125,483,3200105,968105,9685,589,288
Japan1949-201138,219,45310,000,000404,212202,10648,623,665
Jersey1990-20072,4022,5181,2002006,120
Kazakhstan1992-20123,337,199095,65495,6543,432,853
ROK South Korea1961-20108,680,7339,107,415507,000169,00018,295,148
Kosovo2005-20064,05412,01511,5571,65127,626
Kyrgyzstan1992-2011570,120033,37216,686603,492
Latvia1992-2012365,34006,2006,200371,540
Lithuania1992-2012372,41006,0336,033378,443
Macedonia1992-2011200,481010,6485,324211,129
Martinique1976-201170,0425,5544,8042,40280,400
Mayotte1992-20066,5634,29010,4161,48821,269
Mexico1995-2012120,623020,48520,485141,108
Moldova1992-2012614,393014,83814,838629,231
Mongolia1984-2010389,336037,47612,492426,812
Montenegro2006-20117,18701,6468238,833
Nagorno-Karabakh2002-20077,30807,9321,32215,240
Netherlands1970-20121,570,963030,57730,5771,601,540
New Caledonia1997-20067,1483,8199,8001,40020,767
New Zealand1964-2011442,5083,37531,72615,863477,609
Norway1954-2012648,67323,44815,21615,216687,337
Palestine2009440441188
Panama1972-200015921814311520
Panama Canal Zone1970-197839810500503
Poland1955-20116,386,54301,3386696,387,881
Portugal1984-2012109,6504,29018,40818,408132,348
Puerto Rico1991-200691,763139,20038,7665,538269,729
Qatar1995-20051,33901,3521692,691
Reunion1976-2011154,75409,0164,508163,770
Romania1958-201221,739,518826,14987,47787,47722,653,144
Russia1992-201242,842,49901,070,9801,070,98043,913,479
Saint Helena1985-19906101155176
Serbia1992-20111,081,728042,30821,1541,124,036
Seychelles1986-20106,3911,8551,6685569,914
Singapore1970-2012621,314010,62410,624631,938
Slovakia1993-2012486,913016,37716,377503,290
Slovenia1992-2011157,14708,5264,263165,673
South Africa1975-2013*1,156,69560,302085,3021,216,997
Spain1941-20111,775,259692,358236,718118,3592,704,335
Suriname199426204,9782625,240
Sweden1939-2012*1,525,339018,84337,7501,544,182
Switzerland1966-2011457,016184,45122,15811,079663,625
Tajikistan1992-2012507,190016,60016,600523,790
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands197020002
Tunisia1965-2009656,70233,61858,79614,699749,116
Turkey1993-20111,391,2771,699,210138,88069,4403,229,367
Turkmenistan1992-2011441,613032,54616,273474,159
Turks and Caicos Islands1996-200518820225632646
Ukraine1992-20128,978,1810141,000141,0009,119,181
USSR1922-1991282,429,4838,658,70800291,088,191
United Kingdom1958-20128,057,8950203,419203,4198,261,314
United States1926-2013*53,151,5641,986,9441,085,0721,090,00056,223,580
Uzbekistan1992-20111,506,052074,50037,2501,580,552
Venezuela19683,0850138,8253,085141,910
Vietnam1976-201123,522,4281,356,6023,400,0001,700,00028,279,030
Yugoslavia1955-19915,737,1263,209,207008,946,333
Zambia19831,200036,0001,20037,200
WORLD TOTAL1922-2013937,972,61056,381,64425,063,47213,347,5531,019,417,726

Note: estimated underreporting includes estimates for missing years in reported year range and estimates for underreporting for some nations. Year ranges indicated by (*) include one or two years of incomplete data after the last year of complete data.

TOTAL, 1922 - 2013: 938,000,000 reported abortions, estimated 1,019,000,000 total abortions

Estimated current global monthly average: 1,112,000 abortions


Updated from section VIII of "Global Abortion Summary,"
© 2000-2012, 2013 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 12 December 2013.
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