From 2015 to 2019, there were 93 unintended pregnancies and 38 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age in low-income countries, compared to 34 unintended pregnancies and 15 abortions per 1,000 women in high-income countries. This statistic illustrates the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group.
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group
(per 1,000 women)
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estimates with 80% uncertainty intervals, which correspond to the 10th and 90th percentiles of the posterior distributions. These intervals signify that there is a
10% chance that the true outcome is below the interval and a 10% chance that the true outcome is above the interval.
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Guttmacher Institute. (July 30, 2020). Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190576/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-income-group-worldwide/
Guttmacher Institute. "Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group (per 1,000 women)." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190576/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-income-group-worldwide/
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190576/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-income-group-worldwide/
Guttmacher Institute. "Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by Income Group (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190576/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-income-group-worldwide/
Guttmacher Institute, Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190576/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-income-group-worldwide/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by income group (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190576/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-income-group-worldwide/
