In 2021, a total of 13 deaths were reported to have occurred as a result of complications following an abortion in Argentina, down from 23 deaths registered a year earlier. Abortion is one of the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths in Argentina.
In December 2020, abortion in Argentina was legalized up until the 14th week of pregnancy. Before the law passed, abortion was only decriminalized in cases where the pregnant person's life or health was in danger, or if the pregnancy was the result of rape.
Number of deaths as a result of abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021
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Ministerio de Salud (Argentina). (March 8, 2023). Number of deaths as a result of abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/869682/argentina-number-deaths-abortion/
Ministerio de Salud (Argentina). "Number of deaths as a result of abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021." Chart. March 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869682/argentina-number-deaths-abortion/
Ministerio de Salud (Argentina). (2023). Number of deaths as a result of abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/869682/argentina-number-deaths-abortion/
Ministerio de Salud (Argentina). "Number of Deaths as a Result of Abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869682/argentina-number-deaths-abortion/
Ministerio de Salud (Argentina), Number of deaths as a result of abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/869682/argentina-number-deaths-abortion/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of deaths as a result of abortion in Argentina from 2005 to 2021 [Graph], Ministerio de Salud (Argentina), March 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/869682/argentina-number-deaths-abortion/
