Course 2
Abortion
Unwanted Pregnancies
A Moral Dilemma
Differing Views
A Medical Issue
A Legal Issue
World-wide Statistics
Historical Notes
Abortion Methods
World-wide Statistics
流產

全球統計

計畫和無計畫妊娠(含流產)

 
 
 

全球流產

發達國家

發展中國家

 發達國家:22%
 
發展中國家:78%
Sources: Center for Bioethical Reform,
Alan Guttmacher Institute
 計畫妊娠:51%
 
流產:36%
 
無計畫妊娠,未流產:13%
       
每年妊娠總數: 2.8 千萬
 計畫妊娠: 64%
 
流產:20%
無計畫妊娠,未流產:16%
      
每年妊娠總數:18.2 千萬
全球有近15億育齡婦女,既15-45歲年齡的婦女。在多數的育齡時間裏,她們有著性行為,但並不願意懷孕,要麼是因為對她們的時機不好,要麼因為不想再要更多的孩子。在全世界,婦女除了更頻繁地使用避孕手段以外,她們仍然正在遭受大量流產。確實,世界上每年有約2.6千萬合法流產和2千萬非法流產。換一句話說:世界上每天有約126,000例流產。到目前為止,大多數流產發生在發展中國家(這是絕對數,但是相對數則是發達國家的流產率要高於發展中國家,見上表——譯者注)。與其刻薄地討論有關流產的道德觀念和法律條文,寧可正視現實中這些發人深省的社會真相。
Abortion

World-wide Statistics

Planned and unplanned pregnancies including abortions

 
 
 

Abortions world-wide

Developed Countries

Developing Countries

 developed countries: 22%
 developing countries: 78%

Sources: Center for Bioethical Reform,
Alan Guttmacher Institute

 planned pregnancies: 51%
 abortions: 36%
 unplanned, not aborted: 13%
Total number of pregnancies per year: 28 million
 planned pregnancies: 64%
 abortions: 20%
 unplanned, not aborted: 16%
Total number of pregnancies per year: 182 million
Nearly 1.5 billion women in the world are of childbearing age, i.e. between 15 and 45 years old. During most of these years they have sexual intercourse but do not want to become pregnant, either because "the time is not right" for them or because they do not want more children than they already have. World-wide, in spite of the more frequent use of contraception, women are still undergoing a great number of abortions. Indeed, each year, there are about 26 million legal and an estimated 20 million illegal abortions in the world. In other words: World-wide, there are ca. 126,000 abortions every day. Most abortions by far occur in the developing countries. The present, often acrimonious discussion about the morality and legality of abortion must be seen before the background of these sobering facts.

[Course 2] [Description] [How to use it] [Introduction] [Conception] [Pregnancy] [Birth] [Infertility] [Contraception] [Abortion] [Unwanted Pregnancies] [A Moral Dilemma] [Differing Views] [A Medical Issue] [A Legal Issue] [World-wide Statistics] [Historical Notes] [Abortion Methods] [Additional Reading] [Examination]