The World Abortion Policies 2011 wall chart provides up-to-date and objective information on abortion policies, i.e., legal grounds on which induced abortion is permitted, for each of the 192 Member and three non-Member States of the United Nations. The wall chart also includes information on national estimates of abortion rate, fertility rate, maternal mortality ratio, levels of contraceptive use, unmet need for family planning, and government support for family planning, as well as regional estimates of unsafe abortion (United Nations Publication, Sales No. E.11.XIII.4).

1. United Nations • Department of Economic and Social Affairs • Population Division • www.unpopulation.org
World Abortion Policies 2011
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Country or area life health health or incest ment reasons request Year aged 15-44) Year (percentage) family planning Year Percentage 2005-2010 2008 Country or area life health health or incest ment reasons request Year aged 15-44) Year (percentage) family planning Year Percentage 2005-2010 2008
World — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 63/56 — 2009 11.2 2.6 260 Northern Europe — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 80/77 — .. .. 1.8 ..
More developed regions — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 72/61 — 2009 .. 1.6 17 Denmark X X X X X X X 2006 14.0 1988 78/729 Indirect .. .. 1.8 5
Estonia X X X X X X X 2009 34.5 1994 70/569,17 Indirect .. .. 1.6 12
Less developed regions — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 61/55 — 2009 11.4 2.7 290
Finland X X X X X X - 2008 10.6 1989 77/759 Direct .. .. 1.8 8
Least developed countries — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 31/25 — 2009 24.2 4.4 590 Iceland X X X X X X - 2009 14.5 .. .. Direct .. .. 2.1 5
Africa — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 29/22 — 2009 22.7 4.6 590 Ireland X - - - - - - 2009 4.4 2004/05 65/619 Direct .. .. 2.0 3
Latvia X X X X X X X 2008 21.3 1995 68/569 No support 1995 16.81,15,16 1.4 20
Eastern Africa — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 28/23 — 2009 27.6 5.3 .. Lithuania X X X X X X X 2008 12.6 1994/95 51/339 Indirect 1994/95 18.01,15,16 1.3 13
Burundi X X X - - - - .. .. 2005/06 9/8 Direct 2002 29.01 4.7 970 Norway X X X X X X X 2008 16.9 2005 88/829 Direct .. .. 1.9 7
Comoros X X X - - - - .. .. 2000 26/19 Direct 1996 34.6 4.0 340 Sweden X X X X X X X 2009 21.0 1996 75/659,18 Direct .. .. 1.9 5
Djibouti X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 18/17 Direct .. .. 3.9 300 United Kingdom19 X X X - X X - 2009 16.8 2008/09 84/849,20 Direct .. .. 1.8 12
Eritrea X X X - - - - .. .. 2002 8/5 Direct 2002 27.0 4.7 280 Southern Europe — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 64/46 — 2009 11.8 1.4 ..
Ethiopia X X X X X - - 2008 22.1 2005 15/14 Direct 2005 33.8 5.4 470
Albania X X X X X X X 2008 11.4 2008/09 69/10 Direct 2008/09 12.8 1.9 31
Kenya2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2008/09 46/39 Direct 2008/09 25.6 5.0 530
Andorra3 X - - - - - - .. .. .. .. No support .. .. .. ..
Madagascar3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2008/09 40/28 Direct 2008/09 18.9 4.8 440
Bosnia and Herzegovina X X X X X X X 2001 1.1 2005/06 36/11 Indirect .. .. 1.2 9
Malawi3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 41/38 Direct 2004 27.6 5.6 510
Croatia X X X X X X X 2008 10.2 .. .. Direct .. .. 1.4 14
Mauritius3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2002 76/39 Direct 2002 3.5 1.8 36
Greece X X X X X X X 2005 7.0 2001 76/469 No support .. .. 1.4 2
Mozambique X X X - - - - .. .. 2003/04 17/12 Direct 2003/04 18.4 5.1 550
Holy See21 - - - - - - - .. .. .. .. Limits .. .. .. ..
Rwanda X X X - - - - .. .. 2007/08 36/26 Direct 2005 37.9 5.4 540
Italy X X X X X X X 2009 10.2 1995/96 63/419 Indirect 1995/96 11.81,15,16 1.4 5
Seychelles X X X X X - - .. .. .. .. Direct .. .. .. ..
Malta22 - - - - - - - .. .. 1993 86/469 No support .. .. 1.3 8
Somalia3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2005/06 15/1 Indirect .. .. 6.4 1 200
Montenegro X X X X X X X 2007 12.4 2005/06 39/17 Direct .. .. 1.6 15
Uganda2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2006 24/18 Direct 2006 40.6 6.4 430
Portugal X X X X X X X 2009 9.0 2005/06 87/839 Direct .. .. 1.4 7
United Republic of Tanzania2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2010 34/264 Direct 2004/05 21.8 5.6 790
San Marino3 X - - - - - - .. .. .. .. No support .. .. .. ..
Zambia X X X - X X - .. .. 2007 41/27 Direct 2007 26.5 5.9 470
Serbia X X X X X X X 2008 11.5 2005 41/19 Direct .. .. 1.6 8
Zimbabwe X X - X X - - .. .. 2005/06 60/58 Direct 2005/06 12.8 3.5 790
Slovenia X X X X X X X 2008 12.0 1994/95 79/639 Direct 1994/95 9.01,15,16 1.4 18
Middle Africa — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 19/7 — 2009 22.6 5.7 .. Spain X X X X X - - 2008 12.1 2006 66/62 Indirect 1995 11.8 1.4 6
Angola3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2001 6/5 Direct .. .. 5.8 610 TFYR Macedonia X X X X X X X 2008 13.0 2005/06 14/10 Direct .. .. 1.4 9
Cameroon X X X X - - - .. .. 2006 29/12 Direct 2004 20.2 4.7 600 Western Europe — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 72/69 — .. .. 1.6 ..
Central African Republic3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 19/9 Indirect 1994/95 16.2 4.8 850
Austria X X X X X X X 2000 1.2 1995/96 51/479 No support .. .. 1.4 5
Chad X X - - X - - .. .. 2004 3/2 Direct 2004 20.7 6.2 1 200
Belgium X X X X X X X 2007 8.7 2004 75/739,23 Direct 1991/92 3.41,15,16,24 1.8 5
Congo3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2005 44/13 Direct 2005 16.2 4.4 580
France X X X X X X X 2007 17.6 2004/05 77/75 Indirect 2004/05 1.715 1.9 8
Dem. Republic of the Congo3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2007 21/6 Direct 2007 24.4 6.1 670
Germany X X X X X X X 2009 7.2 1992 70/669 No support .. .. 1.3 7
Equatorial Guinea X X X - - - - .. .. 2000 10/6 Direct .. .. 5.4 280
Liechtenstein X X X - - - - .. .. .. .. No support .. .. .. ..
Gabon3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2000 33/12 No support 2000 28.0 3.4 260 Luxembourg X X X X X X - .. .. .. .. Indirect .. .. 1.7 17
Sao Tome and Principe3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2008/09 38/33 Direct 2008/09 37.2 3.9 .. Monaco3 X - - - - - - .. .. .. .. No support .. .. .. ..
Northern Africa — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 50/45 — 2009 13.5 2.9 .. Netherlands X X X X X X X 2008 10.1 2008 69/679 Indirect .. .. 1.7 9
Algeria X X X - - - - .. .. 2006 61/52 Direct .. .. 2.4 120 Switzerland X X X X X X X 2008 6.7 1994/95 82/789 No support .. .. 1.5 10
Egypt X - - - - - - .. .. 2008 60/58 Direct 2008 9.2 2.9 82 Latin America and the Caribbean — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 73/67 — 2009 9.9 2.3 85
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya X - - - - - - .. .. 1995 45/26 No support .. .. 2.7 64
Caribbean — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 62/57 — 2009 20.3 2.4 ..
Morocco X X X - - - - .. .. 2003/04 63/52 Direct 2003/04 10.0 2.4 110
Antigua and Barbuda3 X - - - - - - .. .. 1988 53/519 Indirect .. .. .. ..
Sudan X - - X - - - .. .. 2006 8/6 Direct 1992/93 26.05 4.2 750
Bahamas X X X - - - - .. .. 1988 62/609 Direct .. .. 2.0 49
Tunisia X X X X X X X 2008 7.0 2006 60/52 Direct 2001 12.1 1.9 60
Barbados X X X X X X - .. .. 1988 55/539 Direct .. .. 1.5 64
Southern Africa — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 58/58 — 2009 15.5 2.6 ..
Cuba X X X X X X X 2008 29.1 2006 73/72 Direct .. .. 1.5 53
Botswana X X X X X - - .. .. 2000 44/42 Direct 1988 26.9 2.9 190 Dominica X - - - - - - .. .. 1987 50/489 Direct .. .. .. ..
Lesotho X - - - - - - .. .. 2009 47/46 Direct 2004/05 31.0 3.4 530 Dominican Republic - - - - - - - 2005 12.9 2007 73/70 Direct 2007 11.4 2.7 100
Namibia X X X X X - - .. .. 2006/07 55/54 Direct 2006/07 20.6 3.4 180 Grenada X X X - - - - .. .. 1990 54/529 Direct .. .. 2.3 ..
South Africa X X X X X X X 2006 7.0 2003/04 60/60 Direct 2003/04 13.8 2.6 410 Haiti3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2005/06 32/24 Direct 2005/06 37.5 3.5 300
Swaziland X X X - X - - .. .. 2006/07 51/47 Direct 2006/07 24.0 3.6 420 Jamaica2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2002/03 69/66 Direct 2002/03 11.71 2.4 89
Western Africa — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 14/9 — 2009 24.2 5.3 .. Saint Kitts and Nevis2 X X X X - - - .. .. 1984 41/379 Direct .. .. .. ..
Benin X X X X X - - .. .. 2006 17/6 Direct 2006 29.9 5.5 410 Saint Lucia X X X X - - - .. .. 1988 47/469 Direct .. .. 2.0 ..
Burkina Faso X X X X X - - .. .. 2006 17/13 Direct 2003 28.8 5.9 560 St. Vincent and the Grenadines X X X X X X - .. .. 1988 58/569 Direct .. .. 2.1 ..
Cape Verde X X X X X X X .. .. 2005 61/57 Direct 2005 16.7 2.8 94 Trinidad and Tobago2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2006 43/38 Direct 1987 16.1 1.6 55
Côte d’Ivoire X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 13/8 Direct 1998/99 27.7 4.6 470 Central America — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 68/63 — 2009 13.2 2.5 ..
Gambia2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2001 18/13 Direct .. .. 5.1 400 Belize X X X - X X - .. .. 2006 34/31 Indirect 1999 20.81 2.9 94
Ghana X X X X X - - .. .. 2008 24/17 Direct 2008 35.3 4.3 350 Costa Rica X X X - - - - 2008 8.0 1999 80/729 Direct 1992/93 5.01 2.0 44
Guinea X X X X X - - .. .. 2005 9/4 Indirect 2005 21.2 5.5 680 El Salvador22 - - - - - - - .. .. 2008 73/669 Direct 2002/03 8.91 2.3 110
Guinea-Bissau3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 10/6 Indirect .. .. 5.7 1 000 Guatemala X - - - - - - .. .. 2002 43/34 Direct 2002 27.6 4.2 110
Liberia X X X X X - - .. .. 2007 11/10 Direct 2007 35.6 5.1 990 Honduras25 X - - - - - - .. .. 2005/06 65/56 Direct 2005/06 16.9 3.3 110
Mali3 X - - X - - - .. .. 2006 8/6 Direct 2006 31.2 5.5 830 Mexico26 X X X X X X X 2008 <0.05 2006 71/67 Direct 2006 12.01 2.2 85
Mauritania3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2007 9/8 Direct 2000/01 31.6 4.5 550 Nicaragua22 - - - - - - - .. .. 2006/07 72/69 Direct 2006/07 7.51 2.8 100
Niger3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 11/5 Direct 2006 15.8 7.1 820 Panama X X - X - - - 2000 <0.05 1984/85 58/549 Direct .. .. 2.6 71
Nigeria6 X X X - - - - .. .. 2008 15/8 Direct 2008 20.2 5.3 840
South America — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 76/70 — 2009 7.5 2.2 ..
Senegal X - - - - - - .. .. 2005 12/10 Direct 2005 31.6 5.0 410
Argentina X - - - - - - .. .. 2001 65/649 Direct .. .. 2.3 70
Sierra Leone2 X X X - - - - .. .. 2008 8/6 Direct 2008 27.6 5.2 970
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) X X X X - - - .. .. 2008 61/34 Direct 2008 20.2 3.5 180
Togo X X - X X - - .. .. 2006 17/11 Direct 1998 32.3 4.3 350
Brazil X - - X - - - .. .. 2006 80/77 Direct 2006 6.0 1.9 58
Asia — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 66/60 — 2009 9.3 2.4 180 Chile22 - - - - - - - 2005 0.5 2006 64/..9,16,27 Direct .. .. 1.9 26
Eastern Asia — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 83/81 — 2009 2.3 1.7 .. Colombia X X X X X - - .. .. 2004/05 78/68 Direct 2004/05 5.8 2.5 85
China X X X X X X X 2007 23.7 2006 85/84 Direct 2001 2.31 1.8 38 Ecuador X X - - - - - .. .. 2004 73/59 Direct 2004 7.41 2.6 140
Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea X X X X X X X .. .. 2002 69/58 Direct .. .. 1.9 250 Guyana X X X X X X X 2007 12.5 2009 43/404 Direct .. .. 2.3 270
Japan7 X X - X - X - 2008 10.38 2005 54/449 Indirect .. .. 1.3 6 Paraguay X - - - - - - .. .. 2008 79/709 Direct 2008 4.71 3.1 95
Mongolia X X X X X X X 2008 14.5 2005 66/61 Direct 2003 4.61 2.0 65 Peru X X X - - - - .. .. 2009 73/50 Direct 2009 7.2 2.6 98
Republic of Korea X X X X X - - .. .. 2009 80/709 Direct .. .. 1.2 18 Suriname X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 46/45 Indirect .. .. 2.4 100
Uruguay X X X X - - - .. .. 2004 77/759,16,18 Direct .. .. 2.1 27
South-central Asia — — — — — — — .. .. .. .. — .. .. 2.8 ..
Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) X - - - - - - .. .. 1998 70/62 Direct 1998 18.91 2.5 68
Afghanistan X - - - - - - .. .. 2006 19/169 Direct .. .. 6.6 1 400
Bangladesh X - - - - - - 2000 3.6 2007 56/48 Direct 2007 16.8 2.4 340 Northern America — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 78/73 — 2009 6.6 2.0 23
Bhutan X - X X - - - .. .. 2000 31/31 Direct .. .. 2.7 200 Canada X X X X X X X 2006 13.3 2002 74/729 Indirect .. .. 1.6 12
India X X X X X X - 2008 2.4 2005/06 56/49 Direct 2005/06 12.8 2.8 230 United States of America X X X X X X X 2008 18.9 2006/08 79/739 Direct 2006/08 6.61 2.1 24
Iran (Islamic Republic of)3 X - - - - - - .. .. 2002 73/599 Direct .. .. 1.8 30 Oceania — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 60/57 — .. .. 2.4 100
Kazakhstan X X X X X X X 2008 32.3 2006 51/49 Indirect 1999 8.7 2.3 45
Australia/New Zealand — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 72/71 — .. .. 1.9 ..
Kyrgyzstan X X X X X X X 2008 15.6 2005/06 48/46 Direct 1997 11.6 2.6 81
Maldives X X - - - - - .. .. 2009 35/274 Direct .. .. 2.1 37 Australia X X X X X X X 2009 16.2 2001/02 71/719 Indirect .. .. 1.8 8
Nepal X X X X X X X 2005 5.3 2006 48/44 Direct 2006 24.6 2.9 380 New Zealand X X X X X - - 2008 20.0 1995 75/729 Direct .. .. 2.0 14
Pakistan10 X X X - - - - 2002 26.6 2007/08 27/19 Direct 2006/07 24.9 4.0 260 Melanesia — — — — — — — .. .. .. .. — .. .. 3.9 ..
Sri Lanka X - - - - - - .. .. 2006/07 68/534,11 Direct 2006/07 7.311 2.3 39 Fiji2 X X X X X - - .. .. .. .. Direct .. .. 2.8 26
Tajikistan X X X X X X X 2008 11.2 2007 37/32 Direct .. .. 3.5 64 Papua New Guinea X X X - - - - .. .. 2006 36/.. Direct .. .. 4.1 250
Turkmenistan X X X X X X X 2008 9.8 2000 62/45 Indirect 2000 10.1 2.5 77 Solomon Islands X - - - - - - .. .. 2006/07 35/27 Indirect 2006/07 11.1 3.9 100
Uzbekistan X X X X X X X 2008 5.8 2006 65/59 Direct 1996 13.7 2.3 30 Vanuatu X X X - - - - .. .. 2007 38/37 Direct .. .. 4.0 ..
South-eastern Asia — — — — — — — .. .. 2009 62/55 — 2009 11.0 2.3 .. Micronesia — — — — — — — .. .. .. .. — .. .. 2.5 ..
Brunei Darussalam X - - - - - - .. .. .. .. No support .. .. 2.1 21 Kiribati X - - - - - - .. .. 2000 36/319 Direct .. .. .. ..
Cambodia X X X X X X X .. .. 2005 40/27 Direct 2005 25.1 3.0 290 Marshall Islands X - - - - - - .. .. 2007 45/42 Direct 2007 8.1 .. ..
Indonesia X - - - - - - .. .. 2007 61/57 Direct 2007 9.1 2.2 240 Micronesia (Federated States of)