Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Mandatory pre-abortion laboratory tests and ultrasound examination
Specific conditions for minors
- Specific legal counselling
- Parents (or guardians) have to sign for minors under 18
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Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor
- Ultrasound
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
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Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://www.hzjz.hr/periodicne-publikacije/izvjesce-pobacaji-u-zdravstvenim-ustanovama-u-hrvatskoj-2021-g/
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 73 (2021)
Source: https://www.hzjz.hr/periodicne-publikacije/izvjesce-pobacaji-u-zdravstvenim-ustanovama-u-hrvatskoj-2021-g/
Abortions performed “on request”: 80% (2021)
Source: https://www.hzjz.hr/periodicne-publikacije/izvjesce-pobacaji-u-zdravstvenim-ustanovama-u-hrvatskoj-2021-g/
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
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Medical abortion is widely performed in Croatia nowadays; however, no exact data concerning this procedure is available so far.
Induced abortions per gestational age ()
Source: https://www.hzjz.hr/periodicne-publikacije/izvjesce-pobacaji-u-zdravstvenim-ustanovama-u-hrvatskoj-2021-g/
Place of abortion ()
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: https://www.hzjz.hr/periodicne-publikacije/izvjesce-pobacaji-u-zdravstvenim-ustanovama-u-hrvatskoj-2021-g/
The official data presented on this website page refer to abortions performed in public hospitals.
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2021, among women who had induced abortion:
- 99% lived in Croatia
- 21% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
- 64% had at least 1 child.
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Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 28 years of age (2014)
Pre-abortion contraception
- In 2017, 23.1% of women who had abortion had a contraceptive method before abortion procedure
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Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 4 July 2023