Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Brazil
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 3 July 2022
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.
- Miscarriages and abortions includes both miscarriages (generally includes spontaneous fetal losses/
abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period) and induced abortions.
- Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths
of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
- 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 15-44.
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages and abortions | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
1959 | 1,481,020 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1960 | 1,495,218 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1961 | 1,514,168 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1962 | 1,531,308 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1963 | 1,600,271 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1964 | 1,627,708 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1965 | 1,790,764 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1966 | 1,068,864 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1967 | 1,331,333 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1968 | 1,494,458 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1969 | 1,500,342 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1970 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1971 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1972 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1973 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1974 | 2,008,933 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1975 | 2,043,245 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1976 | 2,315,528 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 | 2,398,471 | | | | | | | 70,471 | | | | | |
1978 | 2,608,321 | | | | | | | 69,472 | | | | | |
1979 | 2,696,324 | | | | | | | 69,450 | | | | | |
1980 | 2,769,502 | | | | | | | 67,377 | | | | | |
1981 | 2,865,839 | | | | | | | 68,654 | | | | | |
1982 | 2,972,992 | | | | 7 | 7 | | 65,994 | 0.00 | | 0.00 | | 0.00 |
1983 | 2,710,350 | | | | | | | 61,246 | | | | | |
1984 | 2,559,308 | | | | | | | 34,742 | | | | | |
1985 | 2,619,304 | | | | | | | 33,707 | | | | | |
1986 | 2,779,253 | | | | 6 | 6 | | | 0.00 | | 0.00 | | 0.00 |
1987 | 2,660,886 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1988 | 2,809,657 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1989 | 2,581,035 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1990 | 2,419,927 | | | | | | | 25,935 | | | | | |
1991 | 2,333,202 | | | | | | | 25,152 | | | | | |
1992 | 2,417,470 | | | | | | | 23,825 | | | | | |
1993 | 2,418,514 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1994 | 2,472,325 | | | | | | | 23,077 | | | | | |
1995 | 2,357,337 | | | | | | 279,534 | 22,433 | | | | | |
1996 | 3,108,632 | | | | | | 251,252 | 21,618 | | | | | |
1997 | | | | | | | 243,941 | | | | | | |
1998 | 2,459,275 | | | | | | 227,947 | | | | | | |
1999 | 2,657,613 | | | | | | 242,691 | 19,849 | | | | | |
2000 | 2,611,422 | 8 | 8 | (8) | | 8 | 245,837 | 19,298 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2001 | 2,509,354 | | | | | | 247,515 | 18,341 | | | | | |
2002 | 2,581,055 | 1 | 1 | (1) | | 1 | 245,405 | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2003 | 2,822,462 | 3 | 3 | (3) | | 3 | 241,276 | 30,201 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2004 | 2,813,704 | 6 | 6 | (6) | | 6 | 251,489 | 28,852 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2005 | 2,874,542 | 18 | 18 | (18) | | 18 | 249,070 | 26,257 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2006 | 2,798,964 | 9 | 9 | (9) | | 9 | 232,358 | 25,564 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2007 | 2,750,667 | 56 | 56 | (56) | | 56 | 226,347 | 23,648 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2008 | 2,789,820 | 3,000 | 3,000 | (3,000) | | 3,000 | 216,957 | 23,868 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.07 |
2009 | 2,752,401 | 1,831 | 1,831 | (1,831) | | 1,831 | 222,101 | 23,580 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.04 |
2010 | 2,760,961 | 1,693 | 1,693 | (1,693) | | 1,693 | 219,236 | 22,874 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
2011 | 2,824,776 | 1,504 | 1,504 | (1,504) | 5 | 1,509 | 210,231 | 24,083 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
2012 | 2,830,458 | 1,655 | 1,655 | (1,655) | 5 | 1,660 | 206,857 | 24,823 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
2013 | 2,832,590 | 1,543 | 1,543 | (1,543) | 4 | 1,547 | 205,075 | 25,744 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
2014 | 2,913,121 | 1,612 | 1,612 | (1,612) | 7 | 1,619 | 203,882 | 25,748 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
2015 | 3,058,783 | 1,704 | 1,704 | (1,704) | 8 | 1,712 | 202,042 | 26,654 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
2016 | 2,903,933 | 1,680 | 1,680 | (1,680) | 5 | 1,685 | | 16,224 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
2017 | 2,962,815 | 1,636 | 1,636 | (1,636) | 5 | 1,636 | | 24,495 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
2018 | 2,983,567 | | (1,600) | | | | | 25,018 | | | | | |
2019 | | | (1,600) | | 14 | | | | | | | | |
2020 | | | (1,600) | | | | | | | | | | |
2021 | | | (1,600) | | | | | | | | | | |
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages and abortions | 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:
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