Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Belarus
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 ages 15-49.
| 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 |
| 1960 | 200200 | 170787 | (170787) | | (170787) | | 1713 | 853.1 | 853.1 | 46.0 | 46.0 | |
| 1961 | 194200 | 178290 | (178290) | | (178290) | | 1709 | 918.1 | 918.1 | 47.9 | 47.9 | |
| 1962 | 173900 | 185554 | (185554) | | (185554) | | 1710 | 1067.0 | 1067.0 | 51.6 | 51.6 | |
| 1963 | 173889 | 191137 | (191137) | | (191137) | | 1609 | 1099.2 | 1099.2 | 52.4 | 52.4 | |
| 1964 | 161794 | 200534 | (200534) | | (200534) | | 1502 | 1239.4 | 1239.4 | 55.3 | 55.3 | |
| 1965 | 153865 | 205999 | (205999) | | (205999) | | 1494 | 1338.8 | 1338.8 | 57.2 | 57.2 | |
| 1966 | 153400 | 203430 | (203430) | | (203430) | | 1632 | 1326.1 | 1326.1 | 57.0 | 57.0 | |
| 1967 | 147500 | 203722 | (203722) | | (203722) | | 1428 | 1381.2 | 1381.2 | 58.0 | 58.0 | |
| 1968 | 146095 | 198955 | (198955) | | (198955) | | 1507 | 1361.8 | 1361.8 | 57.7 | 57.7 | |
| 1969 | 142652 | 191637 | (191637) | | (191637) | | 1344 | 1343.4 | 1343.4 | 57.3 | 57.3 | |
| 1970 | 146676 | 187935 | (187935) | | (187935) | | 1320 | 1281.3 | 1281.3 | 56.2 | 56.2 | |
| 1971 | 149135 | 190169 | (190169) | | (190169) | | 1365 | 1275.1 | 1275.1 | 56.0 | 56.0 | |
| 1972 | 147813 | 185101 | (185101) | | (185101) | | 1356 | 1252.3 | 1252.3 | 55.6 | 55.6 | |
| 1973 | 144729 | 193503 | (193503) | | (193503) | | 1314 | 1337.0 | 1337.0 | 57.2 | 57.2 | |
| 1974 | 146876 | 194247 | (194247) | | (194247) | | 1418 | 1322.5 | 1322.5 | 56.9 | 56.9 | |
| 1975 | 146517 | 194710 | (194710) | | (194710) | | 1484 | 1328.9 | 1328.9 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 92.4 |
| 1976 | 147900 | 199121 | (199121) | | (199121) | | 1458 | 1346.3 | 1346.3 | 57.4 | 57.4 | |
| 1977 | 148963 | 202146 | (202146) | | (202146) | | 1337 | 1357.0 | 1357.0 | 57.6 | 57.6 | |
| 1978 | 151053 | 201619 | (201619) | | (201619) | | 1395 | 1334.8 | 1334.8 | 57.2 | 57.2 | |
| 1979 | 151800 | 203446 | (203446) | | (203446) | | 1258 | 1340.2 | 1340.2 | 57.3 | 57.3 | |
| 1980 | 154432 | 201852 | (201852) | | (201852) | | 1322 | 1307.1 | 1307.1 | 56.7 | 56.7 | 93.7 |
| 1981 | 157899 | 202340 | (202340) | | (202340) | | 1192 | 1281.5 | 1281.5 | 56.2 | 56.2 | |
| 1982 | 159364 | 198011 | (198011) | | (198011) | | 1206 | 1242.5 | 1242.5 | 55.4 | 55.4 | 92.2 |
| 1983 | 173510 | 207461 | (207461) | | (207461) | | 1204 | 1195.7 | 1195.7 | 54.5 | 54.5 | |
| 1984 | 168749 | 210844 | (210844) | | (210844) | | 1239 | 1249.5 | 1249.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 98.4 |
| 1985 | 165034 | 200888 | (200888) | | (200888) | | 1267 | 1217.3 | 1217.3 | 54.9 | 54.9 | |
| 1986 | 171611 | 171114 | (171114) | | (171114) | | 1271 | 997.1 | 997.1 | 49.9 | 49.9 | 79.2 |
| 1987 | 162937 | 163761 | (163761) | | (163761) | | 1247 | 1005.1 | 1005.1 | 50.1 | 50.1 | |
| 1988 | 163193 | 140921 | (140921) | | (140921) | | 1156 | 863.5 | 863.5 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 100.3 |
| 1989 | 153449 | 256041 | (256041) | | (256041) | | 1011 | 1668.6 | 1668.6 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 101.9 |
| 1990 | 142167 | 260839 | (260839) | | (260839) | | 954 | 1834.7 | 1834.7 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 106.0 |
| 1991 | 132045 | 241138 | (241138) | | (241138) | | 876 | 1826.2 | 1826.2 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 95.5 |
| 1992 | 127971 | 240387 | (240387) | | (240387) | | 753 | 1878.4 | 1878.4 | 65.3 | 65.3 | 94.6 |
| 1993 | 117384 | 217957 | (217957) | | (217957) | | 595 | 1856.8 | 1856.8 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 84.8 |
| 1994 | 110599 | 212533 | (212533) | | (212533) | | 715 | 1921.7 | 1921.7 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 81.6 |
| 1995 | 101144 | 193280 | (193280) | | (193280) | | 645 | 1910.9 | 1910.9 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 75.4 |
| 1996 | 95798 | 174098 | (174098) | | (174098) | | 521 | 1817.3 | 1817.3 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 67.5 |
| 1997 | 89547 | 152660 | (152660) | | (152660) | | 526 | 1704.8 | 1704.8 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 56.9 |
| 1998 | 92645 | 145339 | (145339) | | (145339) | | 471 | 1568.8 | 1568.8 | 61.1 | 61.1 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 92975 | 135829 | (135829) | | (135829) | | 422 | 1460.9 | 1460.9 | 59.4 | 59.4 | 49.6 |
| 2000 | 93691 | 121895 | (121895) | | (121895) | | 404 | 1301.0 | 1301.0 | 56.5 | 56.5 | 46.1 |
| 2001 | 91720 | 101402 | (101402) | | (101402) | | 423 | 1105.6 | 1105.6 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 38.2 |
| 2002 | 88743 | 89895 | (89895) | | (89895) | 216 | 354 | 1013.0 | 1013.0 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 33.7 |
| 2003 | 88512 | 80174 | (80174) | | (80174) | 218 | 495 | 905.8 | 905.8 | 47.5 | 47.5 | 35.0 |
| 2004 | 88943 | 71700 | (71700) | | (71700) | 193 | 488 | 806.1 | 806.1 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 26.8 |
| 2005 | 90307 | 64655 | (64655) | | (64655) | 148 | 465 | 715.9 | 715.9 | 41.7 | 41.7 | 20.5 |
| 2006 | 96721 | 58516 | (58516) | | (58516) | | 472 | 605.0 | 605.0 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 18.7 |
| 2007 | 103626 | 46285 | (46285) | | (46285) | | 407 | 446.7 | 446.7 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 14.7 |
| 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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, "Belarus, 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/BELTAB2.xls].
- Henshaw, Stanley K., Susheela Singh, and Taylor Haas, 1999, "Recent trends in abortion rates worldwide," International Family Planning Perspectives, 25(1):, on line at AGI [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/2504499.html].
- Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus, 2005, "Social environment and living standards in the Republic of Belarus," on line, UN Development Programme Belarus [http://undp.by/pdf/Statistic%20guidebook.pdf].
- Sedgh, Gilda, Stanley K. Henshaw, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, and Taylor Haas, Sept. 2007, "Legal abortion worldwide: incidence and recent trends," International Family Planning Perspectives, 33:106-116, on line at AGI [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3310607.html].
- UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2006, "TransMONEE 2006," in TransMONEE 2006 Database, UNICEF IRC (Florence, France), on line at UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre [http://www.unicef-icdc.org/resources/transmonee/2006/Tables_TransMONEE%202006.xls].
- UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, May 2008, "TransMONEE 2008," in TransMONEE 2008 Database, UNICEF IRC (Florence, France), on line at UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre [http://www.unicef-irc.org/databases/transmonee/2008/Country_profiles.xls].
- UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS, April 2009, "TransMONEE 2009 Database," UNICEF Regional Office for CEE/CIS (Geneva, Austria), on line at TransMONEE [http://www.transmonee.org/downloads/EN/Tables_TransMONEE%202009-final.xls].
- 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, 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, 9 Oct. 2009, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1998-2007," 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/Table13.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/].
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Nov. 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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Last modified 27 January 2010.
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