Components of modified AICM abortion incidence calculation
| National | Northern zone | Middle zone | Coastal zone | |||||
| Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | Estimate | 95% CI | |
| A: Estimated postabortion care cases (stemming from legal and illegal abortions) | 42 030 | 36 502 to 47 557 | 2807 | 2222 to 3392 | 26 763 | 21 452 to 32 074 | 12 449 | 10 481 to 14 416 |
| B: Multiplier from CBS respondents | 7.3 | 5.2 to 10.6 | 9.5 | 4.9 to 19.5 | 7.8 | 5.0 to 12.4 | 6.8 | 4.0 to 12.5 |
| C: Number of abortions (A*B) | 308 339 | 267 786 to 348 892 | 26 567 | 21 031 to 32 103 | 208 326 | 166 987 to 249 666 | 85 113 | 71 661 to 98 565 |
| D: Number of women 15–49, 2017 | 7 446 076 | 970 705 | 3 471 173 | 3 004 198 | ||||
| E: Abortion rate (C/D*1000) | 41 | 36 to 47 | 27 | 22 to 33 | 60 | 48 to 72 | 28 | 24 to 33 |
Northern zone includes Upper West, Upper East and Northern regions; Middle zone includes Brong-Ahafo, Ashanti, Eastern and Volta regions; Coastal zone includes Western, Central and Greater Accra regions.
AICM, Abortion Incidence Complications Method; CBS, community-based survey.