In 2019, about **** percent of abortions in Italy were undergone by foreign women from countries with high migratory pressure. This statistic shows regional differences in this figure. According to the study results, women with these characteristics accounted for more than ** percent of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy in both Umbria and Veneto. In general, the share of voluntary abortions undergone by foreign women was higher in the Northern regions than in the Southern ones. This is also because the share of women coming from countries with high migratory pressure is higher in the Northern regions.
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (June 15, 2022). Share of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy (VIPs) among migrant women over total VIPs in Italy in 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733109/share-of-abortions-by-migrant-women-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Share of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy (VIPs) among migrant women over total VIPs in Italy in 2019, by region." Chart. June 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733109/share-of-abortions-by-migrant-women-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2022). Share of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy (VIPs) among migrant women over total VIPs in Italy in 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733109/share-of-abortions-by-migrant-women-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Share of Voluntary Interruptions of Pregnancy (Vips) among Migrant Women over Total Vips in Italy in 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733109/share-of-abortions-by-migrant-women-in-italy-by-region/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Share of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy (VIPs) among migrant women over total VIPs in Italy in 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733109/share-of-abortions-by-migrant-women-in-italy-by-region/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Share of voluntary interruptions of pregnancy (VIPs) among migrant women over total VIPs in Italy in 2019, by region [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, June 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733109/share-of-abortions-by-migrant-women-in-italy-by-region/
