Abortion legislation
Legal conditions
- Written consent by the woman
- Pre-abortion consultation (legal counselling) + pre-abortion laboratory tests.
Specific conditions for minors
- None
Practical conditions
Mandatory pre-abortion examinations
- Blood group and rhesus factor
- Ultrasound
Involved healthcare professionals
- Surgical abortion: obstetrician/gynaecologist (OB/GYN)
- Medical abortion: OB/GYN
Abortion statistics
Overall number of induced abortions
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Abortion ratio per 1.000 live births: 265 (2019)
Source: http://andmebaas.stat.ee/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RV154
Abortions performed “on request”: 95% (2018)
Source: National Institute for Health Development - Estonian Abortion Registry (http://www.tai.ee/en/r-and-d/registers/estonian-medical-birth-registry-and-estonian-abortion-registry/statistical-data-of-embr-and-ear)
Overall number of induced abortions vs. medical abortions
Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Induced abortions per gestational age
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source: https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__01Rahvastik__03Abordid/?tablelist=true
Place of abortion
Unfortunately we have no data for this country.Source:
Characteristics of women having induced abortion
In 2020 among women who had induced abortion:
- 99% lived in Estonia
- 58% had at least 1 previous induced abortion
- 72% had at least 1 child.
Fertility and contraception
Women age at first birth
- 28,2 years of age (2020)
58% of women aged 15-44 used a contraceptive method (2020):
- **% used oral contraceptive
- 4,1% used intra-uterine device (IUD).
Pre-abortion contraception
- In 2020, 38% of women who had abortion had a contraceptive method before abortion procedure.
Country-specific characteristics
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Page last updated: 31 March 2023