Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat

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World Abortion Policies 1999

Grounds on which abortion is permitted

• World summary
  
• Africa
  
• Asia
  
• Europe
  
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  
• Northern America
  
• Oceania

Abortion rate
Married women using contraception
Total fertility rate
Maternal mortality ratio

• Africa
  
• Asia
  
• Europe
  
• Latin America and the Caribbean
  
• Northern America
  
• Oceania

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