Abortion rates per 1000 women aged 15-44
Entire World, on average - married women: 35
Entire World, on average - unmarried women: 26
Caribbean :59
South America: 48
Russia: 37.4
USA: 14.6 or this source says 19.6
UK: 14.2
Australia: 13.5
Germany: 6.1
Switzerland: 5
The Netherlands: 5
Percentage of fertilized eggs that do not proceed beyond implantation (naturally): 70%
"Abortion rates are similar in countries where abortion is highly restricted and where it is broadly legal. The abortion rate is 37 per 1,000 women in countries that prohibit abortion altogether or allow it only to save a woman’s life, and 34 per 1,000 in countries that allow abortion without restriction as to reason ..."
- The Guttmacher Institute
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