Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide 1990-2019

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From 1990 to 1994, there were 79 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age, compared to 64 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women from 2015-2019. Although the global unintended abortion rate has decreased from 1990 to 2019, the abortion rate remains more or less the same. This statistic illustrates the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019.

Unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019 (per 1,000 women)

Characteristic	Unintended pregnancy rate	Abortion rate
2015-2019	64	39
2010-2014	65	39
2005-2009	66	37
2000-2004	67	35
1995-1999	72	37
1990-1994	79	40

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

From 1990 to 2019

Age group

15-49 years

Supplementary notes

All rates, percentages and numbers presented in this fact sheet are annual averages for the specified five-year period. Some graphics in this fact sheet present estimates with 80% uncertainty intervals, which correspond to the 10th and 90th percentiles of the posterior distributions. These intervals signify that there is a 10% chance that the true outcome is below the interval and a 10% chance that the true outcome is above the interval.

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