In the years 1990 to 1994, around 51 percent of unintended pregnancies worldwide ended in abortion; from 2015 to 2019, this proportion increased to 61 percent. This statistic shows the percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region.
Percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region
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Lancet. (July 22, 2020). Percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269167/share-of-abortions-from-unintended-pregnancies-worldwide-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Lancet. "Percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region." Chart. July 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269167/share-of-abortions-from-unintended-pregnancies-worldwide-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Lancet. (2020). Percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269167/share-of-abortions-from-unintended-pregnancies-worldwide-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Lancet. "Percentage of Unintended Pregnancies Ending in Abortion Worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269167/share-of-abortions-from-unintended-pregnancies-worldwide-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Lancet, Percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269167/share-of-abortions-from-unintended-pregnancies-worldwide-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 20, 2025)
Percentage of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide during 1990-1994 and 2015-2019, by region [Graph], Lancet, July 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269167/share-of-abortions-from-unintended-pregnancies-worldwide-by-region/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
