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Regions (1)
Topics (3)
Contraception
Contraceptive need
Contraceptive use
Pregnancy
Pregnancies and their outcomes
Abortion
Abortion incidence
Abortion outcomes
Births
Maternal and newborn health
Live birth
Antenatal care
Delivery care
Care for complications
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| Region | Average annual no. of abortions among women aged 15–49 (thousands), 2015-2019 a | Average annual % of all pregnancies ending in abortion, 2015-2019 a | Average annual % of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion, 2015-2019 a |
|---|---|---|---|
| South America | 3,700 | 31 | 46 |
| Sources | Sources: 1 | Sources: 1 | Sources: 1 |
Notes
- Data are available for a mix of United Nations Statistics Division regional and subregional groupings and UN Sustainable Development Goals regional groupings.
- u = unavailable
- n/a = not applicable
Sources
- Regional and subregional estimates originally published in Bearak J et al., Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990–2019, Lancet Global Health, 2020, 8(9):e1152–e1161, https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30315-6, were since re-estimated using a revised data set, available on OSF, and may slightly differ from those published in 2020.