An Overview of Clandestine Abortion in Latin America agi-usa.org
Table 6. Unsafe abortions
Country/year Number of hospitalizations
Total 555,630
Brazil, 1991 288,670
Colombia, 1989 57,680
Chile, 1990 31,930
Dom. Republic, 1992 16,500
Mexico, 1990 106,620
Peru, 1989 54,230
Latin America* 800,000
*Estimated on the assumption that these six countries account for 70% of the population of Latin America and that all countries in the
region have similar hospitalization levels; rounded to the nearest 100,000.
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