| Unsafe abortions
to women of age-group as a percentage of unsafe abortions in the region | Number of unsafe abortions to women of age-group (95% CI) (in thousands) |
Age-specific unsafe abortion rate (per 1000 women of age-group) |
Age-specific unsafe abortion ratio (to 100 live births to women of age-group) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developing country regions | ||||
| 15-19 | 14 | 2500 (1800-3200) | 14 | 20 |
| 20-24 | 26 | 4700 (4000-5500) | 30 | 15 |
| 25-29 | 25 | 4600 (4100-5200) | 33 | 17 |
| 30-34 | 19 | 3400 (2700-4100) | 27 | 22 |
| 35-39 | 11 | 2100 (1400-2800) | 19 | 26 |
| 40-44 | 6 | 1000 (290-1700) | 11 | 36 |
| Africa | ||||
| 15-19 | 25 | 1100 (830-1300) | 24 | 22 |
| 20-24 | 32 | 1300 (1200-1500) | 37 | 15 |
| 25-29 | 20 | 840 (720-950) | 28 | 11 |
| 30-34 | 12 | 520 (400-630) | 21 | 11 |
| 35-39 | 8 | 330 (230-430) | 16 | 12 |
| 40-44 | 3 | 110 (80-140) | 6 | 9 |
| Asia | ||||
| 15-19 | 9 | 890 (540-1200) | 8 | 15 |
| 20-24 | 23 | 2400 (1900-2800) | 24 | 12 |
| 25-29 | 28 | 2900 (2500-3300) | 33 | 18 |
| 30-34 | 22 | 2300 (1800-2800) | 29 | 25 |
| 35-39 | 13 | 1350 (810-1900) | 19 | 32 |
| 40-44 | 7 | 690 (100-1300) | 12 | 52 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | ||||
| 15-19 | 14 | 520 (440-610) | 20 | 28 |
| 20-24 | 29 | 1000 (950-1100) | 43 | 29 |
| 25-29 | 25 | 910 (860-960) | 41 | 31 |
| 30-34 | 16 | 570 (510-640) | 28 | 31 |
| 35-39 | 11 | 380 (310-450) | 21 | 41 |
| 40-44 | 6 | 220 (140-300) | 14 | 76 |
Source: Shah et Ahman (2004)
a Figures may not equal/ totals due to rounding.
b Excluding Eastern Asia.