Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Australia
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 24 June 2023
Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):
- Live births.
- Abortions, reported includes legal reported induced abortions.
- Abortions (AWR) are combined reported and estimated abortion occurrences from the Abortion Worldwide Report and working papers.
- 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, residents is abortions by residency per 1000 women ages 15-44.
- Abortion rate, occurrences (AWR) is abortion occurrences from Abortion Worldwide Report figures per 1000 women ages 15-39.
Australia regional level data also available here.
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, estimated | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | abortions, illegal | miscarriages and abortions | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
1931 | | | | 185 | | | | 185 | | | | | | | | |
1932 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1933 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1934 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1935 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1936 | | | | 233 | | | | 233 | | | | | | | | |
1937 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1938 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1939 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1940 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1941 | | | | 125 | | | | 125 | | | | | | | | |
1942 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1943 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1944 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1945 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1946 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1947 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1948 | 177,976 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1949 | 181,261 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1950 | 190,591 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1951 | 193,298 | | | 36 | | | | 36 | | | | | | | | |
1952 | 201,650 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1953 | 202,235 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1954 | 202,256 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1955 | 207,677 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1956 | 212,133 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1957 | 220,358 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1958 | 222,504 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1959 | 226,976 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1960 | 230,326 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1961 | 239,986 | | | 24 | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | |
1962 | 237,081 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1963 | 235,689 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1964 | 229,149 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1965 | 222,854 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1966 | 222,626 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1967 | 229,296 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1968 | 240,906 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1969 | 250,176 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1970 | 257,516 | 1,440 | | 1,440 | (1,440) | | 1,440 | | | | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.56 | 0.56 | | |
1971 | 276,362 | 2,519 | | 2,519 | (2,519) | 18 | 2,537 | | | | 9.2 | 9.1 | 0.91 | 0.90 | | |
1972 | 264,969 | 2,692 | | (4,200) | (2,692) | | 2,692 | | | | 10.2 | 10.2 | 1.01 | 1.01 | | |
1973 | 247,670 | 2,847 | | (5,800) | (2,847) | | 2,847 | | | | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.14 | 1.14 | | |
1974 | 245,177 | 2,867 | | (7,400) | (2,867) | | 2,867 | | | | 11.7 | 11.7 | 1.16 | 1.16 | | |
1975 | 233,012 | 3,000 | | (9,100) | (3,000) | | 3,000 | | | | 12.9 | 12.9 | 1.27 | 1.27 | | |
1976 | 227,810 | 3,289 | | (12,100) | (3,289) | | 3,289 | | | | 14.4 | 14.4 | 1.42 | 1.42 | | |
1977 | 226,291 | 3,494 | | (15,200) | (3,494) | | 3,494 | | | | 15.4 | 15.4 | 1.52 | 1.52 | | |
1978 | 224,181 | 3,895 | | (18,200) | (3,895) | | 3,895 | | | | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1.71 | 1.71 | | |
1979 | 223,129 | 3,880 | | (23,800) | (3,880) | | 3,880 | | | | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1.71 | 1.71 | | |
1980 | 225,527 | 4,081 | | (29,400) | (4,081) | | 4,081 | | | | 18.1 | 18.1 | 1.78 | 1.78 | | |
1981 | 235,842 | 4,096 | | (35,000) | (4,096) | | 4,096 | | | | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1.71 | 1.71 | | |
1982 | 239,903 | 4,061 | | (40,600) | (4,061) | 40 | 4,101 | | | | 17.1 | 16.9 | 1.68 | 1.66 | | |
1983 | 242,570 | 4,036 | (46,500) | (46,500) | (4,036) | 21 | 4,057 | | | | 16.7 | 191.7 | 1.64 | 16.09 | | |
1984 | 234,034 | 54,600 | | 54,600 | (54,600) | 50 | 54,650 | | | | 233.5 | 233.3 | 18.93 | 18.92 | | |
1985 | 247,348 | 56,371 | (65,240) | (66,000) | (56,371) | 35 | 56,406 | | | | 228.0 | 263.8 | 18.57 | 20.87 | 17.9 | |
1986 | 243,408 | 59,876 | (69,296) | (70,100) | (59,876) | 32 | 59,908 | | | | 246.1 | 284.7 | 19.75 | 22.16 | 18.6 | 21.67 |
1987 | 243,959 | 60,271 | (69,752) | (70,500) | (60,271) | | 60,271 | | | 1,087 | 247.1 | 285.9 | 19.81 | 22.23 | 18.3 | 21.53 |
1988 | 246,193 | 62,420 | (72,240) | (73,000) | (62,420) | | 62,420 | | | 1,141 | 253.5 | 293.4 | 20.23 | 22.69 | 18.5 | 21.99 |
1989 | 250,853 | 66,414 | (76,862) | (77,700) | (66,414) | | 66,414 | | | 1,094 | 264.8 | 306.4 | 20.93 | 23.45 | 19.3 | 23.09 |
1990 | 262,648 | 69,223 | (80,113) | (81,000) | (69,223) | | 69,223 | | | 1,198 | 263.6 | 305.0 | 20.86 | 23.37 | 19.9 | 23.83 |
1991 | 257,247 | 70,361 | (81,430) | (82,300) | (70,361) | 31 | 70,392 | | | 1,150 | 273.6 | 316.5 | 21.48 | 24.04 | 20.0 | 24.07 |
1992 | 264,151 | 73,448 | (85,003) | (85,900) | (73,448) | 32 | 73,480 | | | 1,171 | 278.2 | 321.8 | 21.76 | 24.35 | 20.8 | 25.04 |
1993 | 260,229 | 74,395 | (85,153) | (86,100) | (74,395) | | 74,395 | | | 939 | 285.9 | 327.2 | 22.23 | 24.65 | 20.8 | 25.09 |
1994 | 258,051 | 81,101 | (87,965) | (88,900) | 81,101 | 32 | 81,133 | | 77,627 | 898 | 314.4 | 340.9 | 23.92 | 25.42 | 21.5 | 25.93 |
1995 | 256,190 | 82,229 | (90,182) | (91,200) | 82,229 | 24 | 82,253 | | 78,237 | 997 | 321.1 | 352.0 | 24.30 | 26.04 | 21.9 | 26.56 |
1996 | 253,834 | 82,391 | (89,076) | (89,800) | 82,391 | 23 | 82,414 | | 78,072 | 1,053 | 324.7 | 350.9 | 24.51 | 25.98 | 22.0 | 26.07 |
1997 | 251,842 | 80,719 | (87,497) | (88,100) | 80,719 | 21 | 80,740 | | 76,216 | | 320.6 | 347.4 | 24.28 | 25.78 | 21.0 | 25.48 |
1998 | (249,283) | 80,293 | (86,862) | (87,500) | 80,293 | 14 | 80,307 | | 75,788 | | 322.2 | 348.4 | 24.37 | 25.84 | 20.8 | 25.26 |
1999 | (246,573) | 79,609 | (85,731) | (86,300) | 79,609 | 15 | 79,624 | | 74,001 | | 322.9 | 347.7 | 24.41 | 25.80 | 20.4 | 24.87 |
2000 | 249,636 | 81,090 | (86,931) | (87,600) | 81,090 | 21 | 81,111 | | 75,543 | | 324.9 | 348.2 | 24.52 | 25.83 | 20.6 | 25.16 |
2001 | 246,394 | 82,075 | (88,306) | (89,000) | 82,075 | 14 | 82,089 | | 77,046 | 802 | 333.2 | 358.4 | 24.99 | 26.38 | 20.8 | 25.47 |
2002 | 250,988 | 80,845 | (86,552) | (87,200) | 80,845 | 13 | 80,858 | | 75,906 | 751 | 322.2 | 344.8 | 24.37 | 25.64 | 20.3 | 24.88 |
2003 | 250,518 | 78,297 | (84,460) | (85,100) | 78,297 | 13 | 78,310 | | 73,623 | 759 | 312.6 | 337.1 | 23.81 | 25.21 | 20.0 | 24.23 |
2004 | 253,652 | 76,980 | | (84,300) | 76,980 | 18 | 76,998 | | 72,897 | 732 | 303.6 | 303.5 | 23.29 | 23.28 | | 23.94 |
2005 | 259,177 | 74,189 | | (81,100) | 74,189 | 13 | 74,202 | | 70,153 | 757 | 286.3 | 286.2 | 22.26 | 22.25 | | 22.92 |
2006 | 265,423 | 76,488 | | (83,900) | 76,488 | 10 | 76,498 | | 67,016 | 903 | 288.2 | 288.2 | 22.37 | 22.37 | | 23.51 |
2007 | 284,466 | 76,846 | | (84,000) | 76,846 | 13 | 76,859 | | | 1,205 | 270.2 | 270.1 | 21.27 | 21.27 | | 23.16 |
2008 | 296,621 | 77,256 | | (83,900) | 77,256 | 5 | 77,261 | | | 1,323 | 260.5 | 260.5 | 20.66 | 20.66 | | 22.59 |
2009 | 295,738 | 77,253 | (74,100) | (83,600) | 77,253 | 9 | 77,262 | | | | 261.3 | 261.2 | 20.71 | 20.71 | | 22.03 |
2010 | 297,903 | 71,535 | (73,500) | (76,500) | 71,535 | 11 | 71,546 | | | | 240.2 | 246.7 | 19.37 | 19.79 | | 19.90 |
2011 | 301,617 | 68,576 | (73,500) | (73,500) | 68,576 | 8 | 68,584 | | | | 227.4 | 243.7 | 18.53 | 19.59 | | 18.96 |
2012 | 309,582 | 67,328 | (61,700) | (72,000) | 67,328 | 8 | 67,336 | | | 1,046 | 217.5 | 217.5 | 17.86 | 17.86 | | 18.37 |
2013 | 308,065 | 65,603 | (61,100) | (70,000) | 65,603 | 5 | 65,608 | | | 1,295 | 213.0 | 213.0 | 17.56 | 17.56 | | 17.64 |
2014 | 299,697 | 62,642 | (63,900) | (66,300) | 62,642 | 7 | 62,649 | | | 1,209 | 209.0 | 213.2 | 17.29 | 17.57 | | 16.51 |
2015 | 306,331 | 59,717 | (65,400) | (65,400) | 59,717 | 8 | 59,725 | | | 1,146 | 195.0 | 213.5 | 16.32 | 17.59 | | 16.10 |
2016 | 311,832 | 56,196 | (64,200) | (64,200) | 56,196 | 7 | 56,203 | | | 364 | 180.2 | 205.9 | 15.27 | 17.07 | | 15.58 |
2017 | 309,142 | 53,921 | (65,100) | (65,100) | 53,921 | | 53,921 | | | 365 | 174.4 | 210.6 | 14.85 | 17.40 | | 15.55 |
2018 | 315,147 | 51,812 | (61,400) | (61,400) | 51,812 | 7 | 51,819 | | | 353 | 164.4 | 194.8 | 14.12 | 16.31 | | 14.46 |
2019 | 306,221 | 45,171 | (69,200) | (69,200) | 45,171 | 9 | 45,180 | | | 487 | 147.5 | 226.0 | 12.86 | 18.43 | | 16.09 |
2020 | 294,370 | 41,688 | (63,900) | (63,900) | 41,688 | | 41,688 | | | 494 | 141.6 | 217.1 | 12.41 | 17.84 | | 14.68 |
2021 | 309,996 | 42,411 | (65,000) | (65,000) | 42,411 | | 42,411 | | | | 136.8 | 209.7 | 12.03 | 17.33 | | 14.77 |
2022 | | 39,030 | | (55,000) | 39,030 | | 39,030 | | | | | | | | | (12.4) |
2023 | | 11,236 | | | 11,236 | | 11,236 | | | | | | | | | |
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, estimated | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | abortions, illegal | miscarriages and abortions | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
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.
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