Countries With the Highest Abortion Rate (estimate)
Every country with a figure for abortion rate (estimate), ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Georgia (80.3), Azerbaijan (71.9) and Viet Nam (64). The middle country of the 145 has 27.9.
What this measures
Abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 (model estimate, 2015-2019). Source: Guttmacher Institute (Bearak et al. 2022, BMJ Global Health). For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The Guttmacher Institute's estimate of all abortions, legal or not, per 1,000 women aged 15 to 49 (women of childbearing age), averaged over 2015-2019. Where a country has good counts, the estimate stays close to them. Where it does not, including most countries where abortion is banned, it is worked out by a statistical model from surveys, births, birth control use and similar countries. Only 75 of the 166 countries with any data had counts reliable enough to use directly, so for many countries this is an informed estimate with a wide range: Georgia's is 80, but it could be anywhere from 46 to 133. The official count of legal abortions is shown separately. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2019–2019. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Abortion rate (estimate) | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 80.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 71.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 64 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Madagascar | 59.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Cuba | 55.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 49.1 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | China | 49 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 10 | India | 48 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 47 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 45.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 45.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Cambodia | 45 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Barbados | 44.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Congo, Rep. | 44.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Pakistan | 43.1 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Uganda | 43 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Samoa | 42.8 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | Armenia | 42.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Kenya | 42.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Peru | 42.4 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 23 | Liberia | 42.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Maldives | 42 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 25 | Nepal | 41.3 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 26 | Gabon | 40.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Mozambique | 40.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 39.2 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Jamaica | 38.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | Haiti | 38.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 32 | Bolivia | 37.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Tanzania | 37.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 34 | St. Lucia | 37.2 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Ghana | 36.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 36.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 36.4 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Guyana | 36.4 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 39 | Philippines | 36 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 40 | Chile | 35.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 35.3 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 43 | Zambia | 34.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Lao PDR | 34 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 45 | Timor-Leste | 34 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Paraguay | 34 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 47 | Cameroon | 33.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Angola | 33.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Argentina | 33.2 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 50 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 32.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Nigeria | 32.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Brazil | 32.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Togo | 32.1 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | 32.1 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 55 | Bhutan | 32.1 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 56 | Benin | 31.9 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Belize | 31.8 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Puerto Rico (US) | 31.5 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Malawi | 31.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Kyrgyz Republic | 31.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Romania | 31 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Suriname | 31 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Botswana | 30.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Mexico | 30.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Comoros | 30.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 30.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 67 | South Africa | 29.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Panama | 29.6 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Eswatini | 29.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Namibia | 29.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 28.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 27.9 | 2019 | South Asia |
| 73 | Ecuador | 27.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Rwanda | 27.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 75 | Colombia | 27.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Central African Republic | 26.8 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Guinea | 26.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Myanmar | 26 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 25.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Burundi | 25.6 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Indonesia | 25 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 82 | Thailand | 25 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Tonga | 25 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | South Sudan | 24.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 24.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | El Salvador | 24 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Lesotho | 23.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 22.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Mali | 22.5 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 21.1 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Korea, Rep. | 21 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Mongolia | 21 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | Honduras | 20.7 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Eritrea | 20.7 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Djibouti | 20.6 | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 96 | Ukraine | 20.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 97 | Italy | 18.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 18.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Guatemala | 18.9 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 18.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Moldova | 18.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Chad | 17.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 103 | Sweden | 17.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Mauritania | 17 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Croatia | 16.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Gambia, The | 16.4 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Australia | 16.1 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 108 | Estonia | 15.9 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 15.3 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Senegal | 15.3 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 111 | Niger | 15.2 | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Greece | 15 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | France | 14.4 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 14.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Hungary | 13.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 13.1 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 13 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Iceland | 12.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 119 | Serbia | 12.7 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | New Zealand | 12 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | United States | 11.9 | 2019 | North America |
| 122 | Denmark | 11.6 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Canada | 11.6 | 2019 | North America |
| 124 | Uruguay | 11.4 | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Norway | 10.8 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Belarus | 10.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Poland | 10.5 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Latvia | 10.3 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 10.2 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Albania | 9.45 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Spain | 8.73 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 133 | Slovenia | 8.13 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Finland | 8.09 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Belgium | 7.78 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Slovak Republic | 7.15 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Lithuania | 7.15 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 138 | Netherlands | 7.15 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Czechia | 6.86 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Portugal | 6.77 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Japan | 6 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 142 | Montenegro | 5.89 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Germany | 5.77 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Switzerland | 5.18 | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Singapore | 5 | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
More on abortion rate (estimate)
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- Abortion rate (estimate) by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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- Countries With the Highest Contraceptive Use (modern methods)
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