From 1990 to 1994, there were 79 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age, compared to 64 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women from 2015-2019. Although the global unintended abortion rate has decreased from 1990 to 2019, the abortion rate remains more or less the same. This statistic illustrates the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019.
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019
(per 1,000 women)
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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 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190620/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates/
Guttmacher Institute. "Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 women)." Chart. July 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190620/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates/
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190620/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates/
Guttmacher Institute. "Unintended Pregnancy and Abortion Rates Worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190620/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates/
Guttmacher Institute, Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190620/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Guttmacher Institute, July 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1190620/unintended-pregnancy-rates-abortion-rates/
