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Background. Unsafe induced abortion is a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality in Ghana. Objective. This study aimed to explore the predictors of unsafe induced abortion among women in Ghana. Methods. The study used data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey. The association between women’s sociodemographic, obstetric characteristics, and unsafe induced abortion was explored using logistic regression. The analysis involved a weighted sample of 1880 women aged 15‐49 years who induced abortion in the period 2012‐2017. Analysis was carried out using STATA/IC version 15.0. Statistical significance was set at p <0.05. Results. Of the 1880 women, 64.1% (CI: 60.97‐67.05) had an unsafe induced abortion. At the univariate level, older women (35‐49 years) (odds ratio=0.50, 95% CI: 0.28‐0.89) and married women (odds ratio=0.61, 95% CI:0.44‐0.85) were less likely to have an …