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Abortion statistics 2010 Decline in teenage abortions

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11 000 abortions in 2021 in Switzerland - rate remains constant compared with 2020

Neuchâtel, 05.07.2011 (FSO) - In 2010, some 11,092 abortions were reported in Switzerland. 4% of them involved women living abroad. For the 96% of women living in Switzerland, this corresponds to a rate of 6.8 abortions per 1000 women aged 15 to 44. Since 2004, the abortion rate has been stable overall, but it has declined steadily among teenagers. These results come from the abortion statistics published annually by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).


 

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