Prenatal testing rates (by country)

Australia

National policy on non-definitive testing: The option should be offered to all pregnant women.
Rate of non-definitive testing: 60% (2007)
Rate of definitive testing: 7-8% (2007)

Denmark

National policy on non-definitive testing: The option should be offered to all pregnant women.
Rate of non-definitive testing: 84.4% (2006)
Rate of definitive testing: 5.4% (2006)

England & Wales

National policy on non-definitive testing: The option should be offered to all pregnant women.
Rate of non-definitive testing: 88% (2009)
Rate of definitive testing: 2.9% (2008)

Netherlands

National policy on non-definitive testing: The option should be offered to all pregnant women.
Rate of non-definitive testing: 23.7% (2009)
Rate of definitive testing: 5.2% (2009)

US

National policy for non-definitive testing: The option should be offered to all pregnant women.
Non-definitive testing rate: 70%
Definitive testing rate: 5-10% (2010)

Taiwan

National policy for non-definitive testing: 35 years or older, amniocentesis, 35 years or older, serum marker testing.
Rate of non-definitive testing: 65-80%
Rate of definitive testing: 70.7% for older pregnancies (2001).

Japan

National policy on non-definitive testing: It is not recommended that all pregnant women be offered the option.
Rate of non-definitive testing: 1.7% (2008)
Rate of definitive testing: 1.2% (2008)

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