How Do We Count Abortion?

One way is, abortions per 1000 live births.

Counted this way, Russia was a few years ago (2018 or 2019) fifth worst.

Another way is, abortions per women in fertile age (usually counted 15 to 49).

These stats* are down to and including 40 abortions per 1000 women fertile age, 2019 and 15–49 for others, but 2022 17–64 for Greenland:

Vietnam		64.00		1,630,000		Pakistan		43.00		2,240,000
Madagascar		60.00		376,000		Kenya		43.00		551,000
Guinea Bissau		59.00		26,600		Uganda		43.00		418,000
Cuba		55.00		147,000		Samoa		43.00		1,800
Cape Verde		49.00		7,100		Peru		42.00		353,000
India		48.00		16,600,000		Liberia		42.00		47,600
Trinidad and Tobago		48.00		17,100		Maldives		42.00		4,700
Greenland		48.00		870		Nepal		41.00		348,000
Cambodia		45.00		195,000		Gabon		41.00		21,100
Sierra Leone		45.00		82,600		Mozambique		40.00		277,000
Barbados		45.00		3,000

Neither Russia nor the US are on top, but lots of poorer countries are.

United States		14.40		930,160		2020		15–44
Russia		13.10		553,500		2020

Yet another is, absolute number of abortions. Again, I'll not specially mark those that say 2019 and 15—49. Russia had no age specification and the year 2020. The same is true for Nigeria. For China it's 2021. Egypt as well as US count 15–44, US 2020 and Egypt 2015. Here I count down to 500 000 abortions in the year mentioned.

India		48.00		16,600,000		Egypt		23.00		1,050,000
China		28.00		9,700,000		Mexico		31.00		1,040,000
Pakistan		43.00		2,240,000		Philippines		36.00		973,000
Nigeria		33.00		2,000,000		United States (12)		14.40		930,160
Brazil		32.00		1,830,000		Ethiopia		24.00		632,000
Indonesia		25.00		1,770,000		DR Congo		33.00		593,000
Vietnam		64.00		1,630,000		Russia (15)		13.10		553,500
Bangladesh		35.00		1,580,000		Kenya		43.00		551,000

On this one, however, pre-Dobbs US and Russia do make it to fairly high positions. Ukraine was not high either in abortions per 1000 women or in overall number, giving fresh statistics now:

Ukraine

6.00

64,893

2020

Has Russia been world leading in abortions? Yes. UNPD_World Abortion Policies_2007, 2004 for the federation and 2003 for US**

Russian Federation		Female 15-44 yr		Abortions per 1,000 women		53.7
United States of America		Female 15-44 yr		Abortions per 1,000 women		20.8

What Dobbs has meant is not yet on the statistics I have access to.

Either way, it seems that the hugest killer is the idea of "responsability" and keeping the poor without the children they "can't afford," so that they get no occasion to beg for their children. And if we look for a country, look for the one exporting them that idea. In many cases, it would be the UK.

Counted in abortions per 1000 live births, Romania was ahead of Russia (and obviously of Poland). Counted in absolute numbers and in abortions per 1000 women, it's not quite the same story.

Poland		10.00		93,000		2019		15–49
Romania		6.70		31,889		2020

Obviously this means that Romania has lots fewer children than Poland. While this is not the same evil as abortion, it is also not a good thing. It is partly due to Neo-Himerite Orthodox since the 1970's becoming accepting of Contraception. A lesser sin than abortion, but still mortal. And one which is driving down pension funds to bankrupcy, or devaluating what they will give the oldsters.

Take a look at this though:

Sweden		17.00		37,300		2019		15–49
Austria		1.30		1,800		2021

I think this latter statistic reveals a huge mental divide between Sweden and Austria. I am a Swede and I am born in Austria. I was raised in Austria during part of my late childhood. Returning to Sweden in 1980 was the beginning of a roller coaster of more and more bad will and misunderstandings. I am glad to be out of Sweden.

Hans Georg Lundahl
Paris
St. Matilda
14.III.2024

PS. UK had an even higher abortion rate than Sweden. 18.60 per 1000 women./HGL

* https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/abortion-rates-by-country
** https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=GenderStat&f=inID:12&c=1,2,3,4,5,6&s=crEngName:asc,sgvEngName:asc,timeEngName:desc&v=1