Abortion Rates Vs. Gross Domestic Product

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Notes

- A study from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute estimated abortion rates in 18 regions around the world in 2008.
- GDP figures are for 2008, in current U.S. dollars.

Source: Guttmacher Institute: “Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008” (PDF); UN National Accounts Main Aggregates Database

Credit: Michaeleen Doucleff, Alyson Hurt and Claire O'Neill/NPR