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Exhibit 12

Abbott Laboratories
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(Unaudited)
(dollars in millions)

	2007			2006			2005			2004		2003
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ADD (DEDUCT)	$	3,606		$	1,717		$	3,372		$	3,176	$	2,505
Taxes on earnings from continuing operations		863			559			1,248			950		882
Amortization of capitalized interest, net of capitalized interest		(25	)		(28	)		(16	)		5		11
Minority interest		9			8			9			11		11
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS ADJUSTED	$	4,453		$	2,256		$	4,613		$	4,142	$	3,409
FIXED CHARGES Interest on long-term and short-term debt		593			416			241			200		188
Capitalized interest cost		42			43			29			9		5
Rental expense representative of an interest factor		69			66			64			59		59
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES		704			525			334			268		252
TOTAL ADJUSTED EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF FIXED CHARGES	$	5,157		$	2,781		$	4,947		$	4,410	$	3,661
RATIO OF EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FIXED CHARGES		7.3			5.3			14.8			16.5		14.5

NOTE: For the purpose of calculating this ratio, (i) earnings from continuing operations have been calculated by adjusting earnings from continuing operations for taxes on earnings from continuing operations; interest expense; amortization of capitalized interest, net of capitalized interest; minority interest; and the portion of rentals representative of the interest factor, (ii) Abbott considers one-third of rental expense to be the amount representing return on capital, and (iii) fixed charges comprise total interest expense, including capitalized interest and such portion of rentals.

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Exhibit 12

Abbott Laboratories Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited) (dollars in millions)