*Pharmaceutical procedures include administration of mifepristone alone, administration of mifepristone and prostaglandin, and administration of prostaglandin alone.
Surgical procedure includes scraping, Karman's method and other forms of hysterosuction.
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Share of women experiencing complications after abortion, Italy 2022, by procedure
In 2022, the large majority of women in Italy did not experience complications after having an abortion, either if done pharmaceutically or surgically. Missed or incomplete abortions were more common in cases of pharmaceutical procedures, with **** percent of women experiencing this complication. This figure shows the percentage of women experiencing complications after an abortion in Italy in 2022, by type of procedure.
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Ministero della Salute. (December 5, 2024). Percentage of women experiencing selected complications after an abortion in Italy in 2022, by type of procedure* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1319674/share-of-women-experiencing-complications-after-abortion-by-procedure-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Percentage of women experiencing selected complications after an abortion in Italy in 2022, by type of procedure*." Chart. December 5, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1319674/share-of-women-experiencing-complications-after-abortion-by-procedure-italy/
Ministero della Salute. (2024). Percentage of women experiencing selected complications after an abortion in Italy in 2022, by type of procedure*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1319674/share-of-women-experiencing-complications-after-abortion-by-procedure-italy/
Ministero della Salute. "Percentage of Women Experiencing Selected Complications after An Abortion in Italy in 2022, by Type of Procedure*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Dec 2024, /statistics/1319674/share-of-women-experiencing-complications-after-abortion-by-procedure-italy/
Ministero della Salute, Percentage of women experiencing selected complications after an abortion in Italy in 2022, by type of procedure* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1319674/share-of-women-experiencing-complications-after-abortion-by-procedure-italy/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of women experiencing selected complications after an abortion in Italy in 2022, by type of procedure* [Graph], Ministero della Salute, December 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1319674/share-of-women-experiencing-complications-after-abortion-by-procedure-italy/