Most Noticeable Abortion Statistics

Abortion Statistics are presented by Isaq Naser

Abortion statistics are difficult to get, and those are available are often incorrect. Official abortion statistics are usually low because incomplete reporting. In the United States, all states are not often order such reporting. You can get the abortion statistics in The Alan Guttmacher Institute. The AGI is a trusted source of data that can estimate the legal and illegal abortion in the world. Abortion statistics are sketchy in many countries, but abortion may be more common here than anywhere else in the world.

Abortion Statistics

The following is a list of useful abortion statistics. All abortion numbers below are obtained from The AGI:

United States:        Number of abortions per year: 1.37 Million; Per day: approximately 3,700

Worldwide : Number of abortions per year: 42 Million; Per day: approximately 115,000

Who’s having abortions?   Married women account for 18.4% of all abortions and divorced women obtain 9.4%; Never-married women for 64.4% of all abortions are performed.

Who’s having abortions?   Teenagers obtain 20% and girls under 15 account for 1.2%; 52% of women obtaining abortions in the U.S. are younger than 25; Women aged 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions.

Why women have abortions? 93% of all abortions arise for social reasons (unplanned pregnancy); 6% of abortions arise because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child; 1% of all abortions arise because of rape or incest.

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