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Incidence of Pregnancy and Abortion

Incidence of Pregnancy and Abortion. Pregnancies in the United States (Approximately 6.3 Million Annually). Intended. Unintended. Source: Henshaw, 1998a (1994 data). Unintended Pregnancies (Approximately 3.0 Million). Source: Henshaw, 1998a (1994 data).

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Incidence of Pregnancy and Abortion

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  1. Incidence of Pregnancy and Abortion

  2. Pregnancies in the United States(Approximately 6.3 Million Annually) Intended Unintended Source: Henshaw, 1998a (1994 data)

  3. Unintended Pregnancies(Approximately 3.0 Million) Source: Henshaw, 1998a (1994 data)

  4. Incidence of Abortion  Each year about 1.3 million pregnancies are terminated by abortion in the United States.  2.2% of all women aged 15-44 had an abortion in 1997.  Abortion is one of the most common surgical procedures.  By age 20, 1 in 7 women have had at least one abortion, and by age 45, 4 in 10 have done so. Source: AGI; Henshaw, 1998a

  5. International Perspective on Abortion

  6. Abortion Rates in Western Industrialized Countries Source: Henshaw, 1999a (1996 data)

  7. Abortion Rates in Developing Countries

  8. U.S. Share of Abortions Worldwide Source: Henshaw et al., 1999b (1995 data)

  9. Abortion Rate, U.S. and World Source: Henshaw et al., 1999b (1995 data)

  10. Abortions in Developed and Developing Countries Source: Henshaw et al., 1999b (1995 data)

  11. Many Abortions Occur in Countries Where Abortion is Illegal Under Most Circumstances Source: Henshaw et al., 1999b (1995 data)

  12. Reasons for Abortions

  13. Most Important Reason Given for Terminating an Unwanted Pregnancy Inadequate finances 21% Not ready for responsibility 21% Woman’s life would be changed too much 16% Problems with relationship; unmarried 12% Too young; not mature enough 11% Children are grown; has all she wants 8% Fetus has possible health problem 3% Woman has health problem 3% Pregnancy caused by rape, incest 1% Other 4% Average number of reasons given 3.7 Source: Torres and Forrest, 1988

  14. Gestational Age

  15. Abortions by Gestational Age(Weeks Since Last Menstrual Period) Source: Koonin et al., 2000 (1997 data)

  16. Reasons for Abortions After 16 Weeks from Last Menstrual Period Woman did not realize she was pregnant 71% Difficulty making arrangements for procedure 48% Afraid to tell parents or partner 33% Needed time to make decision 24% Hoped relationship would change 8% Pressure not to have abortion 8% Something changed during pregnancy 6% Didn’t know timing was important 6% Didn’t know she could get an abortion 5% Fetal abnormality diagnosed late 2% Other 11% Average number of reasons given 2.2 Source: Torres and Forrest, 1988

  17. Who Has Abortions

  18. Who Has Abortions: Age Source: Ventura et al., 2001 (1997 data)

  19. Who Has Abortions: Marital Status Source: Henshaw and Kost, 1996 (1995 data)

  20. Who Has Abortions: Family Income Source: Henshaw and Kost, 1996 (1995 data)

  21. Who Has Abortions:Religious Identification Source: Henshaw and Kost, 1996 (1995 data)

  22. Who Has Abortions: Number of Prior Abortions Source: AGI, unpublished data (1997 data)

  23. Who Provides Abortion Services

  24. Percent of Abortions Performed by Each Type of Provider Source: Henshaw, 1998b

  25. Safety of Abortion

  26. Deaths per 100,000 Abortions or Births Source: Gold, 1990 (Data for 1981-1985)

  27. Percentage Distribution of Abortion Deaths Source: Lawson et al., 1994 (Data for 1983-1987)

  28. Abortion Risks in Perspective Chance of death Risk from terminating pregnancy: per year: Before 9 weeks 1 in 500,000 Between 9 and 10 weeks 1 in 300,000 Between 13 and 15 weeks 1 in 60,000 After 20 weeks 1 in 8,000 Persons who participate in: Motorcycling 1 in 1,000 Automobile driving 1 in 5,900 Power boating 1 in 5,900 Playing football 1 in 25,000 Risks to women aged 15-44 from: Having sexual intercourse (PID) 1 in 50,000 Using tampons 1 in 350,000 Source: Hatcher, 1998; Gold, 1990

  29. Percentage of Maternal Mortality Worldwide Due to Unsafe Abortion Source: WHO, 1998 (Estimates for 1995-2000)

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