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. 2020 Jul 19;5(7):e002372. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002372

Table 3.

Number of induced abortions and abortion rate; per cent of induced abortions that have complications treated in a health facility; treatment rate; per cent of MA abortions treated for complications in facilities; and per cent distribution of all abortions by source, by state, 2015

Indicator Assam Bihar Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu Uttar Pradesh
No and rate per 1000 women aged 15-49
 Total no of induced abortions 580 054 1 250 958 811 835 1 109 951 707 938 3 151 589
 Induced abortion rate 66.2 49.4 47.6 57.3 32.8 61.1
Abortion treatment
 Per cent of all induced abortions that were treated for complications in facilities 8.8 23.9 8.2 45.8 20.1 34.9
 Treatment rate per 1000 women 15-49 for complications of induced abortion 5.8 11.8 3.9 26.2 6.6 21.3
Medication abortion treatment
 Of all women who had a medication abortion, % who are treated in facilities for incomplete abortion due to use of MA 9.7 17.7 7.4 29.6 11.2 26.2
Per cent distribution of all abortions by source
 % of abortions occurring in health facilities 21.1 15.5 15 25.5 32.3 11.4
 % of abortions occurring as MA outside of facilities 73.8 79.3 79.8 69.4 62.6 83.4
 % of abortions that are ‘other’ (non-facility/non-MA) 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2

MA, medication abortion.