In 2020, almost 170 thousand post-abortion procedures were performed in Brazil, of which 154.6 thousand were curettages. The number of manual vacuum aspirations, a procedure commonly carried out due to unsuccessful or incomplete abortions, has been consistently increasing from less than 6,000 in 2013 to over 15,000 in 2020.
Number of post-abortion procedures performed in Brazil from 2010 to 2021, by type
Curettage is a medical procedure usually performed post-abortion.
In Brazil, abortion is decriminalized in three cases: if the pregnancy is a result of rape, if performing an abortion is the only way to save the woman's life, or if the fetus suffers from anencephaly.
The release date is the date of access.
Numbers have been rounded.
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Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). (June 30, 2021). Number of post-abortion procedures performed in Brazil from 2010 to 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/890831/brazil-number-curettages/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). "Number of post-abortion procedures performed in Brazil from 2010 to 2021, by type." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/890831/brazil-number-curettages/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). (2021). Number of post-abortion procedures performed in Brazil from 2010 to 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/890831/brazil-number-curettages/
Ministério da Saúde (Brazil). "Number of Post-abortion Procedures Performed in Brazil from 2010 to 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/890831/brazil-number-curettages/
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