Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Anguilla
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 27 January 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 |
| 1985 | 177 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | 160 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | 189 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | 159 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 172 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | 141 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | 171 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1994 | 163 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | 167 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | 161 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1997 | 169 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1998 | 155 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1999 | 176 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | 193 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | 183 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | 169 | 27 | (27) | | (27) | | 159.8 | 159.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | |
| 2003 | 139 | 24 | (24) | | (24) | | 172.7 | 172.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | |
| 2004 | 164 | 26 | (26) | | (26) | | 158.5 | 158.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | |
| 2005 | 167 | 21 | (21) | | (21) | | 125.7 | 125.7 | 11.2 | 11.2 | |
| 2006 | 183 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | 148 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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:
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2002, "Table 1. Live births by sex and urban/rural residence: 1980-1999," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1999 Natality Supplement, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYBNat/NatStatTab01.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2006, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1995-2004," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2004, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2004/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 23 July 2008, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1997-2006," 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/Table13.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].
- United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Live births by sex and urban/rural residence," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a4].
© 2000-2008, 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 27 January 2010.
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