Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Austria
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 | miscarriages | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
| 1948 | 123221 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 113375 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 107854 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 102764 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 103012 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 102867 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 103985 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 108575 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 115827 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 118712 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 119755 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 124377 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 125945 | 18926 | (18926) | | (18926) | | 1916 | 150.3 | 150.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | |
| 1961 | 131563 | 19544 | (19544) | | (19544) | | 1757 | 148.6 | 148.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | |
| 1962 | 133253 | 20141 | (20141) | | (20141) | | 1835 | 151.1 | 151.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | |
| 1963 | 134809 | 19819 | (19819) | | (19819) | | 1814 | 147.0 | 147.0 | 12.8 | 12.8 | |
| 1964 | 133841 | 19260 | (19260) | | (19260) | | 1687 | 143.9 | 143.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | |
| 1965 | 129924 | 18685 | (18685) | | (18685) | | 1565 | 143.8 | 143.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | |
| 1966 | 128577 | 19367 | (19367) | | (19367) | | 1471 | 150.6 | 150.6 | 13.1 | 13.1 | |
| 1967 | 127404 | 18710 | (18710) | | (18710) | | 1401 | 146.9 | 146.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | |
| 1968 | 126115 | 17782 | (17782) | 9 | (17791) | | 1370 | 141.1 | 141.0 | 12.4 | 12.4 | |
| 1969 | 121377 | 16886 | (16886) | 7 | (16893) | | 1276 | 139.2 | 139.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | |
| 1970 | 112301 | 15613 | (15613) | | (15613) | | 1141 | 139.0 | 139.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 | |
| 1971 | 108510 | 15450 | (15450) | 158 | (15608) | | 1056 | 143.8 | 142.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 | |
| 1972 | 104033 | 15185 | (15185) | 257 | (15442) | | 1005 | 148.4 | 146.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | |
| 1973 | 98041 | 14288 | (14288) | 291 | (14579) | | 877 | 148.7 | 145.7 | 12.9 | 12.7 | |
| 1974 | 97430 | 15111 | (15111) | 268 | (15379) | | 828 | 157.8 | 155.1 | 13.6 | 13.4 | |
| 1975 | 93757 | 26433 | (26433) | 87 | (26520) | | 791 | 282.9 | 281.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | |
| 1976 | 87446 | 25417 | (25417) | 91 | (25508) | | 683 | 291.7 | 290.7 | 22.6 | 22.5 | |
| 1977 | 85595 | 23438 | (23438) | 118 | (23556) | | 673 | 275.2 | 273.8 | 21.6 | 21.5 | |
| 1978 | 85402 | 23630 | (23630) | 104 | (23734) | | 562 | 277.9 | 276.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 | |
| 1979 | 86388 | 22995 | (22995) | 64 | (23059) | | 561 | 266.9 | 266.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | |
| 1980 | 90872 | 23394 | (23394) | 58 | (23452) | | 602 | 258.1 | 257.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | |
| 1981 | 93942 | 21630 | (21630) | 58 | (21688) | | 511 | 230.9 | 230.2 | 18.8 | 18.7 | |
| 1982 | 94840 | 21187 | (21187) | 49 | (21236) | | 469 | 223.9 | 223.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | |
| 1983 | 90118 | 20188 | (20188) | 82 | (20270) | | 481 | 224.9 | 224.0 | 18.4 | 18.3 | |
| 1984 | 89234 | 19242 | (19242) | 107 | (19349) | | 409 | 216.8 | 215.6 | 17.8 | 17.7 | |
| 1985 | 87440 | 17907 | (17907) | 74 | (17981) | | 407 | 205.6 | 204.8 | 17.1 | 17.0 | |
| 1986 | 86964 | 16846 | (16846) | 59 | (16905) | | 385 | 194.4 | 193.7 | 16.3 | 16.2 | |
| 1987 | 86503 | 15547 | (15547) | 100 | (15647) | | 289 | 180.9 | 179.7 | 15.3 | 15.2 | |
| 1988 | 88052 | 15082 | (15082) | 100 | (15182) | | 325 | 172.4 | 171.3 | 14.7 | 14.6 | |
| 1989 | 88759 | 3619 | (3619) | 47 | (3666) | | 347 | 41.3 | 40.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | |
| 1990 | 90454 | 3505 | (3505) | 36 | (3541) | | 325 | 39.1 | 38.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | |
| 1991 | 94629 | 3366 | (3366) | 31 | (3397) | | 321 | 35.9 | 35.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | |
| 1992 | 95302 | 3175 | (3175) | 43 | (3218) | | 339 | 33.8 | 33.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
| 1993 | 95227 | 3134 | (3134) | 29 | (3163) | | 317 | 33.2 | 32.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
| 1994 | 92415 | 2752 | (2752) | 33 | (2785) | | 307 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 1995 | 88669 | 2494 | (2494) | 27 | (2521) | | 389 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| 1996 | 88809 | 2511 | (2511) | 28 | (2539) | | 399 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| 1997 | 83297 | 2341 | (2341) | 16 | (2357) | | 363 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| 1998 | 81233 | 2367 | (2367) | 14 | (2381) | | 334 | 29.3 | 29.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| 1999 | 78138 | 2414 | (2414) | 13 | (2427) | | 316 | 31.1 | 30.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 2000 | 78268 | 2380 | (2380) | 14 | (2394) | | 331 | 30.6 | 30.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| 2001 | 75458 | | | 18 | (18) | | 278 | 0.24 | | 0.02 | | |
| 2002 | 78399 | | | | | 57 | 338 | | | | | |
| 2003 | 76944 | | | | | 75 | 307 | | | | | |
| 2004 | 78968 | | | | | 67 | 313 | | | | | |
| 2005 | 78190 | | | | | 65 | 289 | | | | | |
| 2006 | 77914 | | | | | | 313 | | | | | |
| 2007 | 76250 | | | | | | 291 | | | | | |
| 2008 | 77752 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages | 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:
- Council of Europe, 2004, "Austria, Table 2: Births, deaths and legal abortions," in Recent Demographic Developments in Europe: Demographic Yearbook 2003, on line at COE [http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/ATAB2.xls].
- Henshaw, Stanley K., T. A. Haas, K. Berentsen, and E. Carbone, eds., 2001, Readings on Induced Abortion, Volume 2: A World Review 2000, Alan Guttmacher Institute (New York, NY), on line at Access My Library [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/browse_JJ_R048].
- Office for National Statistics, 1992, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1991," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB18_1991/ab18_1991.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1993, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1992," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB19_1992/ab19_1992.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1994, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1993," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB20_1993/ab20_1993.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1995, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1994," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB21_1994/ab21_1994.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1996, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1995," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB22_1995/ab22_1995.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1997, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1996," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB23_1996/ab23_1996.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1998, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1997," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB24_1997/ab24_1997.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1999, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1998," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB25_1998/ab25_1998.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2000, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1999," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB26_1999/ab26_1999.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2001, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2000," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB27/AB_No27_V1.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2002, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2001," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB28_2001/AB28_2001.pdf].
- Potts, Malcolm, Peter Diggory, and John Peel, 1977, Abortion, Cambridge Univ. Press (Cambridge, UK).
- U.K. Parliament, 2 April 1978, "Abortion," HANSARD 1803-2005, on line [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1978/apr/21/abortion#S5CV0948P0-06970].
- U.K. Parliament, 30 Nov. 1987, "Abortion," HANSARD 1803-2005, on line [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1987/nov/30/abortion].
- U.K. Parliament, 5 Dec. 1975, "Abortion," HANSARD 1803-2005, on line [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1975/dec/05/abortion#S5CV0901P0-08023].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2000, "Table 5. Live births by age of mother, sex and urban/rural residence: 1948-1997," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1948-1997: Historical Supplement, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYBHist/HistTab05.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].
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Aug. 2009, "European health for all database (HFA-DB)," World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, on line [http://data.euro.who.int/hfadb/].
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, June 2007, "European health for all database (HFA-DB)," World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, on line [http://data.euro.who.int/hfadb/].
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