From 2015 to 2019, there were 58 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age in countries where abortion is broadly legal, compared to 80 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women in countries where abortion is prohibited altogether. The abortion rate for both groups is identical despite the wide difference in restriction levels. This statistic illustrates the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality.
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality
(per 1,000 women)
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Guttmacher Institute. (July 30, 2020). Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190602/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-legality/
Guttmacher Institute. "Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality (per 1,000 women)." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190602/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-legality/
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190602/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-legality/
Guttmacher Institute. "Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by Abortion Legality (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190602/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-legality/
Guttmacher Institute, Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190602/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-legality/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by abortion legality (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190602/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates-by-legality/