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Trends in Abortion and Contraception: Global Overview

FIAPAC Stanley K. Henshaw, Guttmacher Institute

Seville, Spain, October 2010

Sources

• Legal status of abortion: R. Boland and L. Katzive, Development in laws on

induced abortion: 1998-2007, International Family Planning Perspectives, 2008, 34(3):110-120; press reports, and factsheets from the Center for Reproductive Rights.

• Abortion data: G. Sedgh et al., Induced abortion: estimated rates and trends

worldwide, The Lancet, 2007, 370:1338-1345; and data compiled by the Guttmacher Institute.

• Contraceptive use: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs,

Population Division. World Contraceptive Use 2009 (POP/DB/CP/Rev2009) (wall chart) (http://www.un.org/esa/population/ publications/WCU2009/Data/UNPD_WCU_2009_Contraceptive_prevalence_met hod.xls.); and World Contraceptive Use 1998 (http://www.un.org/esa/population/pubsarchive/wcu/fwcu/htm).

World’s population according to the law governing abortion

40% 20% 4% 10% 26% On request Socioeconomic Mental health Physical health Save life only Abortion permitted:

Countries with major changes in laws governing abortion since January 2005

Less restrictive More restrictive

• Colombia
• Several Mexican states
• Ethiopia
• Nicaragua
• Mexico City
• Niger
• Portugal
• Spain
• Swaziland
• Thailand
• Togo
• Victoria (Australia)

Almost 42 million abortions

• ccurred worldwide in 2003

42 7 35

10 20 30 40 50 World Developed countries Developing countries

Millions of abortions

Abortion rates of developed and developing countries, 2003

26 29

10 20 30 40 50 Developed countries Developing countries

Abortions/1000 women 15-44

Legal status of abortions, 2003

42 22 20

10 20 30 40 50 World Legal Illegal

Millions of abortions

Number of abortions by region, 2003

2 26 6 4 4

10 20 30 40 50

Asia Africa Europe Latin America & Caribbean North America Oceania

Millions of abortions

Abortion rates by region, 2003

29 29 28 31 21

10 20 30 40 50

Africa Asia Europe Latin America & Caribbean North America

Abortions/1,000 women 15–44

Within Europe, rates are highest in the Eastern/Central sub-region

44 18 17 12

10 20 30 40 50 Eastern Southern Northern Western

Abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44, 2003

Percentage of married women using any contraceptive method, 1998 and 2007

58 70 55 63 70 62

20 40 60 80 100 World Developed countries Developing countries 1998 2007

Percent

Percentage of married women using a modern method, 1998 and 2007

51 52 50 57 59 56

20 40 60 80 100 World Developed countries Developing countries 1998 2007

Percent

Percentage of married women using a traditional method, 1998 and 2007

8 19 5 7 11 6

10 20 30 40 50 World Developed countries Developing countries 1998 2007

Percent

Developing countries: change in method use, 1998 to 2007

2 8 21 4 9 15 22

10 20 30 40 50 Female sterilization IUD Pill Condom

1998 2007

Percent

14

Developed countries: change in method use, 1998 to 2007

14 9 6 17 8 9 18 16

10 20 30 40 50 Female sterilization IUD Pill Condom

1998 2007

Percent

Percentage of married women using an IUD by subregion, 2007

11% 7% 2% 18% 1% 37% 3% 10% 16% 19% 10% 6% 14% 10 20 30 40 Northern America Latin America Western Europe Southern Europe Northern Europe Eastern Europe Western Asia South-East Asia South-Central Asia East Asia SubSaharan Africa North Africa World

Thank you

Stanley K. Henshaw shenshaw@guttmacher.org