Abortion is the world’s fastest growing social crime which ends the life of an innocent human being before its birth. Any civilized country don’t allow the individual’s freedom to choose such actions, make every effort to eliminates poverty and rape to minimize total number of abortion as well but overpopulation and unsafe procedure force authorities to allow it. In some countries, high demand for baby boy is the most common factor which is shrinking the global female population at an alarming rate. The highest number of deaths during abortion happens in Africa. Lack of access to family planning and high illiteracy rate are major causes of higher rate of such issues in most developing countries. Whether it is legal or not, total number of cases reported remain unchanged and the major issue is that half of the pregnancy termination in restricted countries are unsafe. Following is a list of top five countries with most abortions in the world.
| Rank | Country | Number of Abortion | Abortion per 1,000 women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | 7,930,000 | 26.1 |
| 2. | Russian Federation | 2,287,300 | 68.4 |
| 3. | Vietnam | 1,520,000 | 83.3 |
| 4. | United States | 1,365,700 | 22.9 |
| 5. | Ukraine | 635,600 | 57.2 |
Source: Guttmacher Institute
Q: Which Country has the highest number of abortions?
China has the highest number of abortion in the world. It is the most populous and to keep its population growth slow it is permitted on broad grounds . It has imposed policy of one child per family and public sector facilities provide free abortions in rural areas. In 99 % pregnancy terminations, safest modern contraceptive methods are used by skilled health professionals.
