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

	2012		2011		2010		2009			2008

EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS ADD (DEDUCT)	$	5,963	$	4,728	$	4,626	$	5,746		$	4,734
Taxes on earnings from continuing operations		300		470		1,087		1,448			1,122
Amortization of capitalized interest, net of capitalized interest		2		20		—		(4	)		6
Noncontrolling interest		12		10		9		7			7

EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS ADJUSTED	$	6,277	$	5,228	$	5,722	$	7,197		$	5,869

FIXED CHARGES
Interest on long-term and short-term debt		592		530		553		520			528
Capitalized interest cost		19		20		20		23			17
Rental expense representative of an interest factor		128		124		110		94			77

TOTAL FIXED CHARGES		739		674		683		637			622

TOTAL ADJUSTED EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF FIXED CHARGES	$	7,016	$	5,902	$	6,405	$	7,834		$	6,491

RATIO OF EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS TO FIXED CHARGES		9.5		8.8		9.4		12.3			10.4

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; noncontrolling 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.