This statistic shows the rate of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortion. According to the data, during that time there were 40 abortions performed per 1,000 women in regions where abortion was prohibited altogether.
Rates of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortions
(per 1,000 women)
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Lancet. (July 22, 2020). Rates of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortions (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/824710/abortion-rates-globally-by-legal-status-of-abortion/
Lancet. "Rates of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortions (per 1,000 women)." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824710/abortion-rates-globally-by-legal-status-of-abortion/
Lancet. (2020). Rates of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortions (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/824710/abortion-rates-globally-by-legal-status-of-abortion/
Lancet. "Rates of Abortion among Women Worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by Legal Status of The Abortions (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824710/abortion-rates-globally-by-legal-status-of-abortion/
Lancet, Rates of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortions (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/824710/abortion-rates-globally-by-legal-status-of-abortion/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rates of abortion among women worldwide from 2015 to 2019, by legal status of the abortions (per 1,000 women) [Graph], Lancet, July 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/824710/abortion-rates-globally-by-legal-status-of-abortion/
