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While American and European countries usually have in place national systems for reporting health statistics, such systems are rare in most developing nations. To develop estimates of abortion and abortion-related maternal mortality in such countries, researchers rely on several different methods, some of them questionable. In our last report, we looked at national statistics and hospital studies. In this section, we look at community surveys, mortality studies, abortionist surveys, and "expert" estimates.
Community Surveys: Assuming "Under-reporting"
Many times, the World Health Organization (WHO) relies on community surveys which involve interviews of ...
Source: HighBeam Research, World Abortion Estimates: An Audit Part III: More Muddled Methods.