Countries With the Lowest Unintended Pregnancies Ending in Abortion
Every country with a figure for unintended pregnancies ending in abortion, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Czechia (19.7%), Lesotho (23.9%) and Slovenia (24.4%). The middle country of the 145 has 43.1%.
What this measures
Share of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion (model estimate, 2015-2019), in % of unintended pregnancies. Source: Guttmacher Institute (Bearak et al. 2022, BMJ Global Health). For this measure, no agreed better direction.
Of the unintended pregnancies in the abortion rate's model, the share that ended in abortion, averaged over 2015-2019 (Guttmacher Institute). The rest ended in a birth or a miscarriage. Like the other two, it is an estimate with a range. 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 | Unintended pregnancies ending in abortion | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 19.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Lesotho | 23.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Slovenia | 24.4% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 24.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Finland | 24.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Senegal | 25.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Mauritania | 25.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 8 | Switzerland | 25.5% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Burundi | 26.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 10 | Slovak Republic | 26.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Eswatini | 26.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Germany | 27.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Malawi | 27.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 27.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 15 | Singapore | 27.5% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Uruguay | 27.6% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Lithuania | 27.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 27.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Namibia | 27.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 28% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 21 | Angola | 28.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Zambia | 28.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | Rwanda | 28.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 29.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 25 | New Zealand | 29.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 26 | Chad | 29.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Uganda | 29.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 30% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Guatemala | 30.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 31 | Japan | 30.1% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | Latvia | 30.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Honduras | 30.6% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 31% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Gambia, The | 31.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 36 | Niger | 31.3% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Norway | 31.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Botswana | 32.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Togo | 32.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | Portugal | 32.4% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Comoros | 32.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Mali | 33.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | United States | 34.2% | 2019 | North America |
| 44 | Ecuador | 35.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Haiti | 35.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 35.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Ghana | 35.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 48 | Tanzania | 35.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 36.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Bolivia | 36.3% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Poland | 36.6% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | South Africa | 36.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 36.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Canada | 36.8% | 2019 | North America |
| 55 | Gabon | 36.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Benin | 36.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 57 | Belgium | 37.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Kenya | 38% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Guinea | 38.1% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Denmark | 38.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 61 | Iceland | 39.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Eritrea | 39.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 63 | Liberia | 40.4% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 40.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Cameroon | 40.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Netherlands | 40.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Costa Rica | 41% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 68 | Panama | 41.3% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Djibouti | 41.4% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 70 | El Salvador | 41.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Estonia | 41.7% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Congo, Rep. | 42.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Spain | 43.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Australia | 43.1% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Colombia | 43.2% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 76 | Jamaica | 43.9% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 44% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Belize | 45.2% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 45.4% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Greece | 45.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | South Sudan | 45.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 46.1% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 46.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Suriname | 46.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Mozambique | 46.7% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Guyana | 47.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Peru | 47.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Nigeria | 48.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Sweden | 48.3% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Brazil | 48.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | Argentina | 48.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Cabo Verde | 48.6% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 93 | Hungary | 49.4% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 94 | France | 49.5% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 95 | Croatia | 49.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Philippines | 50.5% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 97 | Mexico | 50.9% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Paraguay | 51% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 51.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 100 | Tonga | 52% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 101 | Chile | 52.5% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Montenegro | 54.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 103 | St. Lucia | 54.6% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Belarus | 56% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.3% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 107 | Barbados | 58% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Puerto Rico (US) | 58.3% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Albania | 59.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 60.1% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 112 | Serbia | 60.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Pakistan | 60.9% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 114 | Korea, Rep. | 61.9% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Madagascar | 62.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Indonesia | 63% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 63.4% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Thailand | 64.4% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 119 | Samoa | 64.5% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 120 | Cambodia | 65.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Mongolia | 65.7% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Italy | 67.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Timor-Leste | 67.8% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 124 | Bhutan | 67.9% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 125 | Lao PDR | 68.3% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 126 | Nepal | 69.4% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 127 | Maldives | 70.5% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 128 | Moldova | 70.6% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 71% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 130 | Romania | 71.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Russian Federation | 71.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 72.3% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 133 | Myanmar | 74.2% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 134 | Viet Nam | 74.5% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Ukraine | 75.9% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | India | 77.1% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 137 | Cuba | 77.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 77.6% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | China | 77.9% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Kyrgyz Republic | 79.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Uzbekistan | 80.2% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Armenia | 81.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 82.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Turkmenistan | 83.4% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 145 | Georgia | 86.1% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
More on unintended pregnancies ending in abortion
- Countries With the Highest Unintended Pregnancies Ending in Abortion
- Unintended pregnancies ending in abortion by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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