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[edit] Unsafe Abortions

Unsafe Abortion is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the world, especialy in the developing countries (95% of unsafe abortions take place in developing countries). Every year 40 million induced abortions occur globally (IPAS) and according to the 2000 estimates (WHO) 19 millions unsafe abortions take place each year. According to WHO around 68,000 women die as a result of complications of unsafe abortion and between two million and seven million women each year survive unsafe abortion, but sustain long-term damage or disease (incomplete abortion, infection (sepsis), haemorrhage and injury to the internal organs, such as puncturing or tearing of the uterus).(IPAS) According to statistics of WHO one in ten pregnancies end in an unsafe abortion. The risk rate for unsafe abortion is 1/270, but according to other sources Unsafe abortion is responsible for one in eight maternal deaths. In order to limit the number of death caused by unsafe abortion the WHO recomandation are: priority for prevention of unplanned pregnancies , followed by improving the quality of abortion services and of post-abortion care (when safe abortion services are not available, services to treat the complications of unsafe abortion can consume up to 50% of hospital resources).

• Unsafe abortion in the world
  • where abortion is illegal: Abortion law
  • where abortion is legal, but there is lack of provision of medical services

Unsafe Abortion: Mortality and Risk Estimates of Death data from WHO press, Geneva, 1997
	Unsafe Abortion Risk of Dying	(Unsafe Abortion)/(Maternal Deaths)* 100
Africa	1 in 150	13%
Asia*	1 in 250	12%
Latin America	1 in 900	21%
Europe**	1 in 1900	17%
* Excludes Japan, Australia and New Zealand     ** Primarily Eastern Europe

[edit] Word Use

I changed "mobidity" to "Mortality" in the first line. It made more sense, since mortality is death or death-realted, and morbidity is a preoccupation with unwholesome thoughts or feelings, like a sick fascination.