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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 23.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Mar 5;6(4):e380–e389. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30029-9

Table 4.

Unintended pregnancy rates and the percentage of unintended pregnancies that end in abortion in countries grouped by legal status of abortion

Unintended pregnancy rate in 2010–14 Proportion of unintended pregnancies ending in abortion in 2010–14
Rate* 90% UI % 90% UI
Prohibited altogether or to save a woman’s life 77 74–92 48% 45–54
Physical health 87 83–99 49% 47–54
Woman’s mental health 78 71–96 41% 36–50
Socioeconomic grounds 52 42–71 58% 49–69
On request 48 42–62 69% 62–74

Countries were grouped by the legal status of abortion based on data from the Center for Reproductive Rights.12 UI=uncertainty interval.

*

Per 1000 women aged 15–44 years.