Global views on abortion 2013

This statistic depicts the global views on abortion in 2013. More than 50 percent of people in 26 out of 40 countries believe that having an abortion is morally unacceptable. People from Japan, Germany, and Czechia are more likely to say that abortion is morally acceptable.

Do you personally believe that having an abortion is morally acceptable, unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue?

Country	Not a moral issue	Unacceptable	Acceptable
Czechia	18%	18%	49%
Japan	19%	28%	44%
Germany	25%	19%	43%
France	47%	14%	38%
Spain	28%	26%	35%
Australia	32%	26%	29%
China	20%	34%	29%
Canada	37%	26%	28%
Britain	28%	25%	27%
Russia	10%	44%	25%
Israel	23%	35%	25%
Italy	11%	41%	25%
South Korea	12%	58%	19%
Turkey	14%	52%	18%
India	10%	58%	17%
United States	23%	49%	17%
Mexico	12%	63%	16%
Argentina	11%	56%	16%
Greece	11%	54%	16%
Chile	9%	64%	15%
Senegal	22%	52%	14%
Poland	13%	47%	13%
South Africa	8%	61%	10%
Venezuela	6%	77%	8%
Lebanon	18%	56%	8%
Brazil	9%	79%	7%
Palestinian ter.	13%	54%	7%
Bolivia	4%	83%	6%
Egypt	22%	62%	5%
Tunisia	6%	77%	4%
Malaysia	8%	79%	4%
Jordan	36%	63%	4%
Kenya	8%	82%	3%
Philippines	4%	93%	2%
Ghana	2%	92%	2%
El Salvador	3%	85%	2%
Uganda	6%	88%	2%
Nigeria	10%	80%	2%
Pakistan	4%	85%	1%
Indonesia	1%	89%	1%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2013-2014

Number of respondents

700-100 participants per country

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Survey results are based on national samples. The missing percentage points to 100 percent are divided among participants who refused to answer and those who said that the answer would depend on the situation.

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