World Stats
Global rates per 1,000 women aged 15–49 (WHO / Guttmacher model); U.S. rate per 1,000 women aged 15–44 (Guttmacher). Updated August 2026.
Global Map
North America17per 1,000 women 15–49-1.4% YoY
Latin America32per 1,000 women 15–49-0.9% YoY
Europe29per 1,000 women 15–49-1.1% YoY
Africa33per 1,000 women 15–49+0.7% YoY
Asia42per 1,000 women 15–49-1.6% YoY
Oceania20per 1,000 women 15–49-0.5% YoY
Abortion Rate Trend
Top Countries by Rate
United States — State Policy Map
State-by-State Policy Data
| State | Status | Current law | In effect since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Protective | Total ban (Human Life Protection Act) + Heartbeat Act | Aug 2022 |
| Oklahoma | Protective | Total ban with life-of-mother exception | Jul 2022 |
| Louisiana | Protective | Trigger ban; abortion drugs listed as controlled substances | Jun 2022 |
| Alabama | Protective | Human Life Protection Act — total ban | Jun 2022 |
| Arkansas | Protective | Total ban (Act 180 trigger law) | Jun 2022 |
| Idaho | Protective | Defense of Life Act — total ban | Aug 2022 |
| Indiana | Protective | Total ban upheld by state Supreme Court | Aug 2023 |
| Kentucky | Protective | Total ban + 6-week law | Jun 2022 |
| Mississippi | Protective | Total ban (post-Dobbs trigger law) | Jul 2022 |
| South Dakota | Protective | Total ban; abortion-pill advertising law in litigation | Jun 2022 |
| Tennessee | Protective | Human Life Protection Act — total ban | Aug 2022 |
| West Virginia | Protective | Unborn Child Protection Act — total ban | Sep 2022 |
| North Dakota | Mixed | Ban struck down by state court; no gestational limit enforced | Sep 2024 |
| Florida | Protective | 6-week Heartbeat Protection Act (Amendment 4 failed in 2024) | May 2024 |
| Georgia | Protective | LIFE Act — 6-week limit upheld by state Supreme Court | Jul 2022 |
| South Carolina | Protective | Fetal Heartbeat Act — roughly 6 weeks | Aug 2023 |
| Iowa | Protective | Heartbeat law — roughly 6 weeks | Jul 2024 |
| Nebraska | Protective | 12-week limit (constitutional amendment passed 2024) | May 2023 |
| North Carolina | Protective | 12-week limit with in-person requirements | Jul 2023 |
| Missouri | Mixed | Amendment 3 protects abortion; restrictions blocked and reinstated repeatedly | Dec 2024 |
| Ohio | Mixed | Issue 1 amendment in force; 6-week law and clinic rules in litigation | Jan 2024 |
| Arizona | Mixed | Prop 139 amendment passed; 15-week law repealed | Nov 2024 |
| Kansas | Mixed | 2022 Value Them Both amendment failed; informed-consent laws struck down Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Virginia | Mixed | Legal to third trimester with restrictions; amendment on 2026 ballot | Jul 2020 |
| New York | Permissive | Reproductive Health Act; equal-rights amendment passed 2024 | Jan 2019 |
| California | Permissive | Prop 1 constitutional protection; state-funded expansion | Nov 2022 |
| Illinois | Permissive | Reproductive Health Act; regional destination state | Jun 2019 |
| Colorado | Permissive | Reproductive Health Equity Act; Amendment 79 adds Medicaid funding | Apr 2022 |
| Massachusetts | Permissive | ROE Act; 2026 bill expanding later abortion sent to governor | Dec 2020 |
| New Mexico | Permissive | No gestational limit; shield law for telehealth providers | Feb 2021 |
| Alaska | Permissive | State constitutional privacy right; no gestational limit | Feb 1997 |
| Connecticut | Permissive | Legal to viability; provider shield law | May 2022 |
| Delaware | Permissive | Legal to viability | Jun 2017 |
| Hawaii | Permissive | Legal to viability; advanced-practice nurses may provide | Jul 2020 |
| Maryland | Permissive | Question 1 constitutional amendment passed in 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Maine | Permissive | Post-viability allowed with physician judgment | Jul 2023 |
| Michigan | Permissive | Proposal 3 amendment; 1931 ban repealed | Dec 2022 |
| Minnesota | Permissive | PRO Act — statutory right, no gestational limit | Jan 2023 |
| Montana | Mixed | Court-protected under state privacy right; CI-128 passed 2024 | Nov 2024 |
| Nevada | Permissive | 24-week limit; amendment passed first vote in 2024 | Nov 1990 |
| New Hampshire | Mixed | 24-week limit with exceptions | Jan 2022 |
| New Jersey | Permissive | Freedom of Reproductive Choice Act | Jan 2022 |
| Oregon | Permissive | No gestational limit; state-funded | Aug 2017 |
| Pennsylvania | Mixed | 24-week limit; Medicaid coverage ban under review | Jan 2024 |
| Rhode Island | Permissive | Reproductive Privacy Act | Jun 2019 |
| Utah | Mixed | 18-week limit; trigger ban blocked by state courts | Aug 2024 |
| Vermont | Permissive | Proposal 5 constitutional amendment | Nov 2022 |
| Washington | Permissive | Legal to viability; shield law for out-of-state patients | Apr 2023 |
| Wisconsin | Mixed | 1849 law held not to ban abortion; 20-week limit stands | Jul 2025 |
| Wyoming | Mixed | Bans struck down in 2024; state appeal pending | Nov 2024 |
| District of Columbia | Permissive | No gestational limit | Jan 1971 |