Table 1

Frequency table of abortion requests and COVID-19-related requests received by Women on Web (WoW) between 18 March 2020 and 4 May 2020: 26 most frequent countries

CountryRequests
(n=4344) (n (%))
COVID-19-related=Yes
(n=1742) (n (%))
Poland681 (15.7)316 (46.5)
Missing: 2
South Korea548 (12.6)67 (12.4)
Missing: 9
Germany*389 (9.0)179 (45.7)
Missing: 3
Thailand343 (7.9)6 (33.3)
Missing: 325
Great Britain234 (5.4)159 (68.8)
Missing: 3
Japan203 (4.7)64 (32.0)
Missing: 3
Indonesia194 (4.5)53 (27.7)
Missing: 3
Brazil189 (4.4)76 (41.1)
Missing: 4
Italy177 (4.1)117 (66.5)
Missing: 1
United Arab Emirates177 (4.1)75 (44.4)
Missing: 8
France*149 (3.4)86 (59.3)
Missing: 4
Argentina124 (2.9)68 (55.3)
Missing: 1
Mexico109 (2.5)39 (36.4)
Missing: 2
Chile106 (2.4)34 (32.1)
Missing: 0
Northern Ireland (UK)102 (2.3)73 (73.0)
Missing: 2
Malaysia81 (1.9)41 (51.9)
Missing: 2
Hungary80 (1.8)42 (53.8)
Missing: 2
Morocco78 (1.8)46 (61.3)
Missing: 3
Saudi Arabia70 (1.6)32 (48.5)
Missing: 4
Ireland65 (1.5)46 (70.8)
Missing: 0
Portugal61 (1.4)33 (55.0)
Missing: 1
Malta42 (1.0)24 (61.5)
Missing: 3
Qatar41 (0.9)18 (47.4)
Missing: 3
Colombia39 (0.9)18 (46.2)
Missing: 0
The Netherlands36 (0.8)17 (48.6)
Missing: 1
Australia26 (0.6)13 (50.0)
Missing: 0
  • *The frequencies of Germany and France are not comparable to the other countries, as all the German and French requests in 2020 were saved in the WoW database. For all other countries where WoW operates, requests without any form of additional correspondence are automatically deleted 3 weeks after the booking date.