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. 2012 Nov 30;7(11):e49986. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049986

Table 2. Official abortion statistics in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 2009 2010 2010/1990
Abortions, thousand
Belarus 261 193 122 65 42 36 33 7.8
Russia 4103 2766 2139 1676 1386 1292 1186 3.5
Ukraine 1019 740 434 264 217 195 177 5.8
Abortions per 1000 women aged 15–49
Belarus 106.0 74.9 46.2 24.7 16.7 14.4 13.5 7.9
Russia 113.9 72.8 54.2 42.7 36.1 34.2 31.9 3.6
Ukraine 82.6 58.2 34.1 21.3 18.1 16.4 15.1 5.5
Abortions per 100 live births
Belarus 183 189 129 72 39 33 31 5,9
Russia 206 203 169 121 81 74 67 3.1
Ukraine 155 150 113 62 43 38 36 4.3

Note: The data include all types of abortions (medical/pharmaceutical, vacuum/mini, and surgical).

Data sources: Statistical Yearbook of The Republic of Belarus: 2011/National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, 2011, p. 228 (in Russian), available: http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/publications/archive/2011.php; Demographic Yearbook of Russia 2010: Statistical Handbook/Federal State Statistics Service, Moscow, 2010, p. 172 (in Russian), available: http://www.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat/rosstatsite/main/publishing/catalog/statisticCollections/doc_1137674209312; Statistical Yearbook of Ukraine: 2010/State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2011, p. 465 (in Ukrainian), available: http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/.