Slightly more than one-fourth of women discontinued using them because they became pregnant as a result of failed contraception methods (Viet Nam, NCPFP, 2003). These are total abortion rates (TAR) and are based on reporting of both menstrual regulation and abortion. There is an increase in the total induced abortion rate for the whole country from 0.54 in 1997 to 0.62 in 2002. The same also is found to be true by residence.