Table 1

Abortion data availability by type, time period, and Sustainable Development Group region

RegionData type1990–19992000–20092010–2018Total
ObservationsCountries and territoriesObservationsCountries and territoriesObservationsCountries and territoriesObservationsCountries and territories
Sub-Saharan Africa
(50 countries)
Study11659916
Survey11525311
Official statistics14346536796
Complete4119115238
Incomplete10227421558
Total16575012320
West Asia and North Africa
(25 countries)
Study1100001
Survey32744314
Official statistics715975704238
Complete0000000
Incomplete715975704238
Total75104742537
Central and South Asia
(14 countries)
Study1122548
Survey3322328
Official statistics758838766234
Complete0000000
Incomplete758838766234
Total79878425010
East and Southeast Asia
(17 countries)
Study2222004
Survey311448225
Official statistics8281037828267
Complete505613453156
Incomplete323424375111
Total871199029611
Latin America
(38 countries)
Study44970013
Survey1100112
Official statistics578119127012246
Complete13343426482
Incomplete445768448164
Total621287126117
Europe and Northern America*
(42 countries)
Study1011018128
Survey84331112
Official statistics6404279439537381971
Complete4162248522355241256
Incomplete224203091718214715
Total658807546201138
Australia and New Zealand
(two countries)
Study101410014
Survey0000000
Official statistics312402292100
Complete11120116147
Incomplete20120113153
Total4144291142
Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
(eight countries)
Study0000000
Survey0000000
Official statistics0041216
Complete0000000
Incomplete0041216
Total04261
  • Country columns are not mutually exclusive, which is why they are only totalled for all time periods and sources.

  • *In the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), abortion incidence is reported separately for England and Wales, and Scotland. As a result, for the total number of countries in Europe and Northern America we count these two reporting groupings as separate countries.