In much of the world, 20–24-year-old women tend to have the highest abortion rate of any age-group, and the bulk of abortions are accounted for by women in their twenties.
Abortions occur as frequently in the two most-restrictive categories of countries (banned outright or allowed only to save the woman’s life) as in the least-restrictive category (allowed without restriction as to reason)-37 and 34 per 1,000 women, respectively.Both subregions are made up of former Soviet Bloc states where the availability of modern contraceptives increased sharply after political independence-exemplifying how abortion goes down when use of effective contraceptives goes up. By far, the steepest decline in abortion rates occurred in Eastern Europe, where use of effective contraceptives increased dramatically the abortion rate also declined significantly in the developing subregion of Central Asia.The abortion rate declined significantly in developed regions since 1990–1994 however, no significant change occurred in developing regions. As of 2010–2014, an estimated 36 abortions occur each year per 1,000 women aged 15–44 in developing regions, compared with 27 in developed regions.It also looks at unintended pregnancy, its relationship to abortion, and the impact that both have on women and couples who increasingly want smaller families and more control over the timing of their births. This report provides updated information on the incidence of abortion worldwide, the laws that regulate abortion and the safety of its provision. The situation of induced abortion has changed markedly over the past few decades.