Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Algeria
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 November 2010
Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):
- Live births.
- Abortions, reported includes legal reported induced abortions.
- Abortions, residents, in country only includes reported
abortions obtained within the country by residents only.
- Abortions, residents, obtained abroad includes reported
abortions by country residents obtained in other countries.
- Abortions, residents, total includes reported abortions
by residents, obtained both within the country and abroad.
- Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths
of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
- Miscarriages generally includes spontaneous fetal losses/
abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period.
- Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
- Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies
(excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages).
- Abortion rate is abortions per 1000 women of childbearing age.
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
| 1981 | | | | 114 | 114 | | | | | | |
| 1982 | | | | 98 | 98 | | | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | 111 | 111 | | | | | | |
| 1984 | | | | 121 | 121 | | | | | | |
| 1985 | | | | 124 | 124 | | | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | 116 | 116 | | | | | | |
| 1987 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1999 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | 616963 | | | | | 17135 | | | | | |
| 2003 | 649000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2004 | 669000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | 703000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | 739000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | 783000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | 817000 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
Notes:
- Parenthetical figures are estimates, some of which are
derived from reported data.
- Abortion ratios, percentages, and rates may be based on a mix of
data from different sources and thus may not represent a consistent time series.
Sources:
- U.K. Parliament, 30 Nov. 1987, "Abortion," HANSARD 1803-2005, on line [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1987/nov/30/abortion].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2010, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1999-2008," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2008, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 23 July 2008, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 2002-2006," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2006, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2006/Table12.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 23 July 2008, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2002-2006," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2006, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2006/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 9 Oct. 2009, "Table 4. Vital statistics summary and expectation of life at birth: 2003-2007," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2007, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table04.pdf].
© 2000-2008, 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 21 November 2010.
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