Access to Safe Abortion and Postabortion Care in Nigeria Can Save Lives

These fact sheets provide key data and information about abortion in Nigeria, including who can access safe abortion and post abortion care, what outcomes women and girls experience from unsafe abortion, and whether women and girls understand their options for safe abortion. The conclusions are drawn from surveys of Nigerian women conducted by Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) between 2018 and 2020.

Date published: July 30, 2021

Areas of Expertise
- Population Dynamics and Planning
Regions
- Western Africa
Resource Languages
- English
Resource Types
- Report

October 2, 2020

Training Tool

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Glossary of Demographic Terms

– A – Abortion Rate The number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44 or 15-49 in a given year. Abortion Ratio The number of abortions per 1,000 live births in a given year.

August 10, 2018

Training Tool

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Lesson Plans on Human Population and Demographic Studies

Find out the answers to these questions and more. The sections listed below explore eight elements of population dynamics.

December 2, 2009

Interactive

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PRB Discuss Online: Population and Climate Change, What Is the Link?

(2009) Climate change may adversely affect the population in many parts of the globe, in particular in developing countries where there is still substantial population growth.

May 29, 2009

Past Presentation

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PRB Discuss Online: How Family Planning Can Save More Lives

(June 2009) Family planning saves the lives of millions of women and infants every year in developing countries. But it could save many more.

December 1, 2001

Article

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Report. Population Trends and Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

(2001) The people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have long played an integral, if sometimes volatile, role in the history of human civilization.

December 1, 2001

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Population Trends and Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

(2001) The people of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have long played an integral, if sometimes volatile, role in the history of human civilization.