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Global Abortion

Legality and Safety

The Guttmacher Institute conducts research to determine the incidence of abortion at the national, regional and global levels. The Institute has developed a widely published methodology to measure the incidence of the practice in countries where abortion is restricted by law and where the majority of abortions are clandestine and likely unsafe.

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    The percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion has increased in countries where abortion is restricted

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    Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990-2019

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    New Estimates Show Worldwide Decrease in Unintended Pregnancies

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 32

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in high income countries where abortion is restricted, 2015-2019
  • 39

    abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 occurred annually in low-income countries where abortion is restricted, 2015-2019
  • 50%

    of unintended pregnancies ended in abortion annually in 2015-2019 in countries that restrict abortion

Resources

  • December 2020 Report

    De l’avortement non sécurisé à sécurisé en Afrique subsaharienne: des progrès lents mais constants

    Akinrinola Bankole, Lisa Remez, Onikepe Owolabi, Jesse Philbin and Patrice Williams

    Global

    • Abortion
  • December 2020 Report

    From Unsafe to Safe Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa: Slow but Steady Progress

    Akinrinola Bankole, Lisa Remez, Onikepe Owolabi, Jesse Philbin and Patrice Williams

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    • Abortion
  • December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Informal Access to and Use of Misoprostol in Colombia

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  • December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Acceso y uso informal del misoprostol en Colombia

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  • December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • December 2020 Fact Sheet

    L’avortement en Afrique subsaharienne

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  • December 2020 News Release

    New study finds women in Lagos, Nigeria effectively self-manage medication abortions

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  • Self-Managed Misoprostal Abortions in Nigeria
    December 2020 Fact Sheet

    Women’s Experiences with Self-Managed Misoprostol Abortions in Lagos State, Nigeria

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    Induced Abortion in Indonesia

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    The Trump Administration Wants to Make the Global Gag Rule Even More Harmful

    Lauren Cross and Zara Ahmed,Ms. Magazine

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Over the past three decades, the proportion of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion has increased in countries where more legal restrictions are in place, and where it may be harder to access safe abortion services.

Anna Popinchalk

Senior Research Associate

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