Unsafe abortion differentials in 2008 by age and developing country region: high burden among young women
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2012-06
- ISBN:
- 0968-8080
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Subject Term:
- Caribbean area, Latin America, Developing countries, Statistics, Diseases, Abortion, Age Factors, Family planning, Fertility
- Notes:
- Among the 3.2 million unsafe abortions in young women 15–19 years old, almost 50% are in the Africa region. 22% of all unsafe abortions in Africa compared to 11% of those in Asia (excluding Eastern Asia) and 16% of those in Latin America and the Caribbean are among adolescents aged 15–19 years.