• The unsafe abortion rate decreased by almost one third from the level in 1990 in the Latin
America and the Caribbean Region. Contraceptive use in the Region has increased further …

Despite the availability of safe and highly effective methods of abortion, unsafe abortions
continue to be widespread, nearly all in developing countries. The latest estimates from the …

• If Eastern Asia (including China), where abortion is legal and largely safe and available, is
excluded from the calculations, the number of safe abortions for developing countries was …

Unsafe abortion is preventable and yet remains a significant cause of maternal morbidity
and mortality in much of the developing world. Over the last decade, the World Health …

Background Despite the realized importance of unsafe abortion as a global health problem,
reliable data are difficult to obtain, especially in countries where abortion is illegal. Estimates …

This sixth edition of the WHO Global and regional estimates of unsafe abortion and
associated mortality is intended for policy-makers and programme managers, health …

Each year, nearly 22 million women worldwide have an unsafe abortion, almost all of which
occur in developing countries. This paper estimates the incidence and rates of unsafe …

Objective This review aims to provide the latest global and regional estimates of the
incidence and trends in induced abortion, both safe and unsafe. A related objective is to …

CONTEXT: Information on abortion levels and trends can inform research and policies
affecting maternal and reproductive health, but the incidence of legal abortion has not been …

Despite permissive laws and a well-developed network of facilities, the incidence of unsafe
abortion and the resulting maternal mortality is unacceptably high in Central and Eastern …