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To estimate the national incidence of induced abortion and unintended pregnancy in India for the year 2015.

December 12, 2017The Lancet Global HealthOpen Access

The incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy in India, 2015

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To estimate the national incidence of induced abortion and unintended pregnancy in India for the year 2015.
Analyzed data from the 2015 Health Facilities Survey across 4,001 public and private facilities in six states (Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh), alongside NGO clinic records.
Combined national medication abortion sales and distribution data from IMS Health and six major NGOs with indirect community-based estimation methods for non-facility, non-medication procedures.
Integrated UN population data and fertility metrics from the 2015–16 National Family Health Survey-4 to calculate total and unintended pregnancy rates.
An estimated 15.6 million abortions (95% CI 14.1–17.3 million) occurred in 2015, corresponding to an annual rate of 47.0 abortions (95% CI 42.2–52.1) per 1,000 women aged 15–49 years.
Medication abortions accounted for 81% (12.7 million) of all procedures, with 73% (11.5 million) occurring outside formal health facilities; surgical abortions accounted for 14% (2.2 million) and unsafe methods accounted for 5% (0.8 million).
Out of an estimated 48.1 million total pregnancies (144.7 per 1,000 women aged 15–49), nearly half were unintended, yielding an unintended pregnancy rate of 70.1 per 1,000 women.

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National estimation study reveals 15.6 million abortions occurred in India in 2015, highlighting widespread reliance on medication abortion outside clinics.

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Singh et al. (2017) studied this question.

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National estimation study reveals 15.6 million abortions occurred in India in 2015, highlighting widespread reliance on medication abortion outside clinics.

The incidence of abortion and unintended pregnancy in India, 2015

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