compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 12 March 2012
Percent of known pregnancies ending in legal abortions, most recent data
| country | year | % | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2010 | 17.0 | |
| Andorra | 1995 | 13.0 | |
| Anguilla | 2005 | 11.2 | |
| Armenia | 2010 | 21.5 | |
| Australia | 2009 | 19.6 | |
| Austria | 2000 | 3.0 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2010 | 13.9 | |
| Bahrain | 2002 | 11.4 | |
| Barbados | 1995 | 10.3 | |
| Belarus | 2010 | 23.6 | |
| Belgium | 2009 | 12.9 | * |
| Belize | 1996 | 28.0 | |
| Bermuda | 1984 | 9.9 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2001 | 3.2 | |
| Botswana | 1984 | 0.04 | |
| Bulgaria | 2010 | 29.5 | |
| Canada | 2008 | 20.3 | |
| Chile | 2005 | 0.8 | |
| China (PRC) | 2009 | 24.6 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1978 | 28.6 | |
| Costa Rica | 2010 | 9.8 | |
| Croatia | 2010 | 8.5 | |
| Cuba | 2009 | 39.5 | |
| Czech Republic | 2010 | 17.0 | |
| Denmark | 2010 | 20.2 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2005 | 13.7 | |
| Estonia | 2010 | 30.9 | |
| Faeroe Islands | 2010 | 4.9 | |
| Finland | 2010 | 14.4 | |
| France | 2009 | 20.9 | |
| French Guiana | 2009 | 25.8 | |
| Georgia | 2010 | 29.0 | |
| Germany | 2010 | 13.8 | |
| Gibraltar | 2008 | 1.7 | * |
| Greece | 2007 | 12.7 | |
| Greenland | 2010 | 49.8 | |
| Guadeloupe | 2009 | 42.3 | |
| Guernsey | 2009 | 13.9 | * |
| Guyana | 2007 | 13.2 | |
| Hong Kong | 2009 | 12.8 | |
| Hungary | 2010 | 30.9 | |
| Iceland | 2010 | 16.6 | |
| India | 2010 | 2.7 | |
| Ireland | 2010 | 5.6 | |
| Isle of Man | 2010 | 11.1 | * |
| Israel | 2010 | 10.5 | |
| Italy | 2010 | 17.1 | |
| Japan | 2009 | 17.3 | |
| Jersey | 2007 | 17.8 | * |
| Kazakhstan | 2010 | 22.4 | |
| Korea, South (ROK) | 1999 | 25.6 | |
| Kosovo | 2006 | 4.6 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2010 | 9.0 | |
| Latvia | 2010 | 27.9 | |
| Lithuania | 2010 | 16.4 | |
| Macedonia | 2010 | 17.3 | |
| Malta | 2010 | 1.3 | * |
| Martinique | 2009 | 30.8 | |
| Mayotte | 2006 | 16.6 | |
| Mexico | 2010 | 0.7 | * |
| Moldova | 2010 | 26.8 | |
| Mongolia | 2010 | 15.9 | |
| Montenegro | 2010 | 10.3 | |
| Nagorno-Karabakh | 2007 | 38.1 | |
| Netherlands | 2010 | 12.6 | |
| New Caledonia | 2006 | 24.9 | |
| New Zealand | 2010 | 20.7 | |
| Norway | 2010 | 20.4 | |
| Panama | 2000 | 0.02 | |
| Poland | 2010 | 0.16 | * |
| Portugal | 2010 | 16.1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2006 | 10.2 | |
| Qatar | 2005 | 1.3 | * |
| Reunion | 2009 | 23.5 | |
| Romania | 2010 | 32.4 | |
| Russia | 2010 | 39.9 | |
| Saint Helena | 1990 | 7.1 | |
| Serbia | 2010 | 24.4 | |
| Seychelles | 2009 | 23.0 | |
| Singapore | 2010 | 24.1 | |
| Slovakia | 2010 | 22.2 | |
| Slovenia | 2009 | 17.6 | |
| South Africa | 2009 | 8.0 | |
| Spain | 2010 | 18.6 | |
| Suriname | 1994 | 3.0 | |
| Sweden | 2010 | 24.6 | |
| Switzerland | 2010 | 12.1 | |
| Taiwan (ROC) | 1999 | 13.0 | |
| Tajikistan | 2009 | 4.9 | |
| Tunisia | 2009 | 8.3 | |
| Turkey | 2008 | 17.0 | |
| Turkmenistan | 2010 | 5.5 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2005 | 9.1 | |
| Ukraine | 2010 | 26.2 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2010 | 0.14 | * |
| United Kingdom | 2010 | 20.7 | |
| United States | 2008 | 22.2 | |
| Uzbekistan | 2010 | 5.8 | |
| Venezuela | 1968 | 0.8 | |
| Vietnam | 2008 | 18.7 |
Notes: Data is for residents only. (*) indicates values which include abortions abroad, which in several cases account for most or all reported abortions. See respective country pages for sources.
List of nations by year of most recent data:
update of section VII, "Global Abortion Summary," version 3, March 2000
© 2000-2010, 2012 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 12 March 2012.
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