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Abortion Rates in Western Industrialized Countries

Country	Rate per 1,000
United States	21.3
Australia	22.2
Sweden	18.7
Denmark	16.5
Canada	16.4
England & Wales	15.6
Germany	7.6
Holland	6.5

NOTE: 1996 data, except the U.S. (2000 data).

Source: The Alan Guttmacher Institute and Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health.

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