Summary of Registered Abortions Worldwide, through 2002
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 10 January 2003
| country |
year range of reported data |
total reported abortions |
estimated underreporting |
estimated additional abortions to end of 2001 |
estimated abortions per year in 2002 |
estimated total abortions through December 2002 |
| Albania |
1975-1999 |
480,000 |
55,000 |
40,000 |
20,000 |
595,000 |
| Armenia |
1991-1999 |
234,000 |
|
29,000 |
14,000 |
277,000 |
| Australia |
1985-1997 |
889,000 |
|
305,000 |
76,000 |
1,270,000 |
| Austria |
1960-1999 |
589,000 |
|
5,000 |
2,000 |
596,000 |
| Azerbaijan |
1991-2000 |
268,000 |
|
18,000 |
18,000 |
304,000 |
| Belarus |
1991-2000 |
1,835,000 |
|
122,000 |
122,000 |
2,079,000 |
| Belgium |
1969-1999 |
57,000 |
58,000 |
26,000 |
13,000 |
154,000 |
| Belize |
1985-1991 |
6,000 |
|
10,000 |
1,000 |
17,000 |
| Bermuda |
1983-1984 |
200 |
|
1,500 |
90 |
2,000 |
| Bulgaria |
1953-1999 |
5,257,000 |
|
145,000 |
72,000 |
5,474,000 |
| Canada |
1970-1999 |
2,232,000 |
44,000 |
220,000 |
110,000 |
2,606,000 |
| Channel Islands |
1987-1993 |
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
300 |
4,000 |
| ROC Taiwan |
1999 |
42,000 |
1,458,000 |
200,000 |
100,000 |
1,800,000 |
| PR China |
1971-1999 |
260,432,000 |
|
20,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
290,432,000 |
| Croatia |
1991-2000 |
174,000 |
|
8,000 |
8,000 |
190,000 |
| Cuba |
1968-1996 |
2,997,000 |
1,145,000 |
1,050,000 |
210,000 |
5,402,000 |
| Czech Republic |
1991-2000 |
585,000 |
|
35,000 |
35,000 |
655,000 |
| Czechoslovakia |
1953-1990 |
3,356,000 |
260,000 |
0 |
0 |
3,616,000 |
| Denmark |
1939-1999 |
675,000 |
|
33,000 |
16,000 |
724,000 |
| Dominican Republic |
1995-1998 |
93,000 |
|
93,000 |
31,000 |
217,000 |
| East Germany |
1948-1989 |
1,748,000 |
36,000 |
0 |
0 |
1,784,000 |
| Estonia |
1991-2000 |
200,000 |
|
12,000 |
12,000 |
224,000 |
| Finland |
1951-2000 |
545,000 |
|
11,000 |
11,000 |
567,000 |
| France |
1970-1998 |
4,440,000 |
244,000 |
540,000 |
180,000 |
5,404,000 |
| French Guiana |
1984 |
400 |
|
6,600 |
400 |
7,000 |
| Georgia |
1991-2000 |
249,000 |
|
103,000 |
8,000 |
360,000 |
| FR Germany |
1950-1997 |
2,156,000 |
500,000 |
524,000 |
131,000 |
3,311,000 |
| Greece |
1975-1996 |
84,000 |
13,000 |
63,000 |
13,000 |
173,000 |
| Greenland |
1973-2000 |
18,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
21,000 |
| Guadeloupe |
1980 |
600 |
|
12,000 |
600 |
13,000 |
| Hong Kong |
1980-1995 |
135,000 |
150,000 |
150,000 |
25,000 |
460,000 |
| Hungary |
1949-2000 |
5,322,000 |
489,000 |
59,000 |
59,000 |
5,929,000 |
| Iceland |
1970-1996 |
18,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
950 |
21,000 |
| India |
1972-1996 |
8,175,000 |
2,800,000 |
3,000,000 |
600,000 |
14,575,000 |
| Ireland * |
1969-2000 |
73,000 |
36,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
121,000 |
| Israel |
1979-1997 |
302,000 |
18,000 |
73,000 |
18,000 |
411,000 |
| Italy |
1978-1996 |
3,679,000 |
7,000 |
371,000 |
124,000 |
4,181,000 |
| Japan |
1949-2000 |
35,221,000 |
44,900,000 |
341,000 |
341,000 |
80,803,000 |
| Kazakhstan |
1991-1998 |
1,976,000 |
|
446,000 |
149,000 |
2,571,000 |
| South Korea |
1961-1996 |
4,391,000 |
9,630,000 |
1,150,000 |
230,000 |
15,401,000 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
1991-1998 |
339,000 |
|
84,000 |
28,000 |
451,000 |
| Latvia |
1991-2000 |
271,000 |
|
17,000 |
17,000 |
305,000 |
| Lithuania |
1991-2000 |
289,000 |
|
16,000 |
16,000 |
321,000 |
| Macedonia |
1991-1997 |
120,000 |
|
48,000 |
12,000 |
180,000 |
| Martinique |
1981-1985 |
11,000 |
|
28,000 |
2,000 |
41,000 |
| Mexico |
1994-1998 |
38,000 |
3,000 |
10,000 |
3,000 |
54,000 |
| Moldova |
1991-2000 |
462,000 |
27,000 |
20,000 |
20,000 |
529,000 |
| Mongolia |
1996-1997 |
28,000 |
|
51,000 |
13,000 |
92,000 |
| Netherlands |
1970-1998 |
549,000 |
|
72,000 |
24,000 |
645,000 |
| New Zealand |
1976-2001 |
261,000 |
|
|
16,000 |
277,000 |
| Norway |
1954-2001 |
485,000 |
26,000 |
0 |
14,000 |
525,000 |
| Poland |
1955-1999 |
4,622,000 |
|
300 |
200 |
4,623,000 |
| Puerto Rico |
1992 |
19,000 |
|
173,000 |
19,000 |
211,000 |
| Reunion |
1980-1988 |
33,000 |
4,000 |
56,000 |
4,000 |
97,000 |
| Romania |
1958-2000 |
19,056,000 |
1,432,000 |
258,000 |
258,000 |
21,004,000 |
| Russia |
1991-2000 |
28,354,000 |
|
2,140,000 |
2,140,000 |
32,634,000 |
| Seychelles |
1986-1990 |
150 |
|
1,600 |
150 |
2,000 |
| Singapore |
1970-1998 |
447,000 |
|
41,000 |
14,000 |
502,000 |
| Slovakia |
1991-2001 |
324,000 |
|
|
19,000 |
343,000 |
| Slovenia |
1991-2000 |
108,000 |
|
8,000 |
8,000 |
124,000 |
| South Africa |
1997-2001 |
198,000 |
|
|
45,000 |
243,000 |
| Spain |
1941-1999 |
629,000 |
787,000 |
117,000 |
58,000 |
1,591,000 |
| Sweden |
1939-2001 |
1,142,000 |
|
0 |
32,000 |
1,174,000 |
| Switzerland |
1966-1996 |
35,000 |
4,000 |
64,000 |
13,000 |
116,000 |
| Tajikistan |
1991-1994 |
175,000 |
|
250,000 |
36,000 |
461,000 |
| Tunisia |
1966-1996 |
347,000 |
143,000 |
95,000 |
19,000 |
604,000 |
| Turkey |
1993 |
351,000 |
|
2,800,000 |
351,000 |
3,502,000 |
| Turkmenistan |
1991 |
36,000 |
|
357,000 |
36,000 |
429,000 |
| U.S.S.R. |
1957-1990 |
238,079,000 |
40,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
278,079,000 |
| Ukraine |
1991-1996 |
4,924,000 |
|
3,178,000 |
636,000 |
8,738,000 |
| United Kingdom |
1961-2000 |
5,175,000 |
|
199,000 |
199,000 |
5,573,000 |
| United States |
1943-2000 |
39,467,000 |
1,311,000 |
1,313,000 |
1,313,000 |
43,404,000 |
| Uzbekistan |
1994-1996 |
329,000 |
360,000 |
523,000 |
105,000 |
1,317,000 |
| Vietnam |
1995-2000 |
4,999,000 |
6,036,000 |
850,000 |
850,000 |
12,735,000 |
| Yugoslavia |
1959-1998 |
4,757,000 |
4,750,000 |
176,000 |
59,000 |
9,742,000 |
| Zambia |
1976-1983 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
22,000 |
1,000 |
26,000 |
|
| subtotals |
|
705,396,000 |
116,730,000 |
42,180,000 |
19,139,000 |
883,445,000 |
|
* indicates abortions abroad only
Note: estimated underreporting includes estimates for missing years in
reported year range, abortions abroad, and registered illegal abortions. Totals
may not add due to rounding.
TOTAL, 1920 - 2002: 705,000,000 to 883,000,000 abortions
Estimated current global monthly average: 1,594,000 abortions
Link to Summary of
Registered Abortions Worldwide, through 2000.
Updated from section VIII of "Global Abortion Summary,"
© 2000-2002,
2003 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 10 January 2003.
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