According to a study done in 1996 by the Bureau of National Health Insurance, the rate of hysterectomies among women over 15 in Taiwan is 30.4 per 10,000, with a cumulative lifetime rate of 22 %. By way of comparison, the figure in Norway is only 11 per 10,000.
根據中央健康保險局民國八十五年的研究，台灣地區十五歲以上婦女子宮切除率為每萬人三十．四名，終生累積切除率為百分之二十二，較挪威的每萬人只有十一名高出甚多。