Legal Abortions in Selected Countries
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Country | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 132,041 | 144,644 | 97,023 | 61,378 | 48,035 | - |
| Canada | 60,956 | 71,092 | 70,549 | 105,427 | 103,768 | - |
| Cuba | 138,671 | 147,530 | 83,963 | 76,293 | 65,628 | 67,277 |
| Finland | 13,832 | 12,232 | 9,884 | 10,930 | 10,709 | 11,091 |
| France | 173,335 | 161,129 | - | - | - | - |
| Germany1 | - | 145,267 | 97,937 | 134,609 | 128,030 | 129,650 |
| Greece | 180 | 1,216 | - | - | - | - |
| Hungary | 81,970 | 90,394 | 76,957 | 59,249 | 53,789 | 52,539 |
| Iceland | 705 | 714 | 807 | 987 | 951 | - |
| India | 583,704 | 596,345 | - | - | - | - |
| Israel | 18,406 | 15,509 | - | 18,689 | 19,671 | 19,712 |
| Italy | 210,192 | 161,285 | 134,137 | - | 124,118 | - |
| Japan | 550,127 | 456,797 | 343,024 | 341,146 | 319,831 | 301,673 |
| New Zealand | 7,130 | 11,173 | - | 16,103 | 18,511 | - |
| Norway | 14,599 | 15,551 | 13,672 | 14,635 | 13,888 | 14,071 |
| Poland | 135,564 | 59,417 | 559 | 138 | 174 | 199 |
| Russia | - | 4,103,425 | 2,766,362 | - | 1,797,5672 | 1,797,567 |
| Sweden | 30,838 | 37,489 | - | 30,980 | 34,473 | 34,454 |
| United Kingdom | 180,983 | 184,092 | 167,297 | 197366 | - | - |
| United States | 1,588,600 | 1,429,577 | 1,210,883 | 1,328,000 | 1,287,000 | - |
1. Figures for Germany represent those available after the unification of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic in Oct. 1990.
Source: United Nations, Demographic Yearbook, 2004.
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