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The Yes campaign won with 66.4 percent with all but one of the country’s constituencies voting to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the constitution.

The result underscores the findings of a recent Pew Research Center report which also put Irish support for abortion at 66 percent.

As can be seen from this infographic which is based on the report's findings, Ireland’s historic vote puts it in line with the rest of Western Europe on support for abortion.

Net favourability is strongest in Northern Europe at 94 and 92 percent in Sweden and Denmark respectively.

Portugal has the strongest level of opposition at 34 percent.

This article and chart originally appeared on the blog of statistics firm Statista, and is republished here with permission.