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Bangladesh
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need
CDR
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need
Ethiopia
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need
Namibia
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need
Rwanda
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need
Tanzania
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
4. viewTotal Fertility Rate
5. viewUnmet Need
Ghana
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need
Zambia
1. viewInfant mortality
2. viewLiteracy
3. viewNeonatal Mortality
4. viewSkilled Birth Attendants
5. viewTotal Fertility Rate
6. viewUnmet Need

0	abortion not permitted
1	to save a woman's life
2	to preserve physical health and to save a woman's life
3	to preserve mental health and above
4	in case of rape and incest and most of the above
5	in case of rape and incest and above

6	in case of foetal impairment and most of the above
7	in case of foetal impairment and above
8	for economic and social reasons and most of the above
9	for economic and social reasons and the above
10	on request

1	0 to 5
2	5 to 10
3	10 to 20
4	20 to 30

5	30 to 40
6	40+
7	No Data

Legal Grounds for Abortion

What does it mean ?

This indicator shows the legal status of abortion in each country by categorising the grounds on which abortion is allowed into the following groups:

abortion not permitted
to save a woman's life
to preserve physical health and to save a woman's life
to preserve mental health and above
in case of rape and incest and most of the above
in case of rape and incest and above
in case of foetal impairment and most of the above
in case of foetal impairment and above
for economic and social reasons and most of the above
for economic and social reasons and the above
on request

Why does it matter ?

The legal status of abortion is an important indicator of women's ability to enjoy their reproductive rights. Legal restrictions on abortion often cause high levels of illegal and unsafe abortion, and there is a proven link between unsafe abortion and maternal mortality. There is strong evidence that legal restrictions do not stop women from having abortions, driving them instead to seek unsafe and illegal procedures which risk their lives.

How is it collected ?

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Policy Section collects these data every 2 years via their World Population Policies Database.

Findings are disseminated under the website: https://esa.un.org/PopPolicy/about_database.aspx

Download their database from this website for detailed data on grounds for abortion for individual countries.

United Nations, World Population Policies Database. http://esa.un.org/poppolicy/about_database.aspx

Stillbirths in 2015

World Health Organization. 2020. Stillbirths https://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/epidemiology/stillbirth/en/ [Accessed 9 March 2020]

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