Safe abortion and post abortion care

Unsafe abortion remains a major global public health concern and a human rights imperative. The WHO estimates that 21.6 million women worldwide undergo unsafe abortion procedures annually; 98% occur in resource-limited settings. Approximately 4.2 million unsafe abortion procedures are performed in Africa, 10.5 million in Asia, and 3.8 million in Latin America and the Caribbean each year.

We work to dramatically reduce the number of unsafe abortions globally by rapidly expanding access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including safe abortion and post abortion care.

Number of abortions and post-abortion care services we provided



Regional trends in safe abortion and post-abortion care provision 




To find out more about the programmes where we provides abortion information and services, or post abortion care, please select a country from the map on the right.

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