Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Channel Islands
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 October 2007
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 |
| 1948 | 1857 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 1765 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 1643 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 1593 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 1596 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 1530 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 1561 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 1416 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 1536 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 1572 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 1678 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 1672 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 1818 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 1868 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 1983 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 2124 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 2126 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 2029 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 1938 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 1865 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 1831 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 1861 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 1780 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 1752 | | | 215 | (215) | | 122.7 | | 10.9 | | |
| 1972 | 1652 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1973 | 1499 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 1497 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 1439 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 1409 | | | 336 | (336) | | 238.5 | | 19.3 | | |
| 1977 | 1444 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 1434 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 1530 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 1489 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 1476 | | | 455 | (455) | | 308.3 | | 23.6 | | |
| 1982 | 1454 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 1543 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 1527 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 1549 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | 1619 | | | 566 | (566) | | 349.6 | | 25.9 | | |
| 1987 | 1654 | 287 | (287) | | (287) | | 173.5 | 173.5 | 14.8 | 14.8 | |
| 1988 | 1751 | 313 | (313) | | (313) | | 178.8 | 178.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | |
| 1989 | 1761 | | | 709 | (709) | | 402.6 | | 28.7 | | |
| 1990 | 1866 | 323 | (323) | 697 | (1020) | | 546.6 | 173.1 | 35.3 | 14.8 | |
| 1991 | 1794 | 307 | (307) | 462 | (769) | | 428.7 | 171.1 | 30.0 | 14.6 | |
| 1992 | 1838 | 250 | (250) | 370 | (620) | | 337.3 | 136.0 | 25.2 | 12.0 | |
| 1993 | 1738 | 296 | (296) | 401 | (697) | | 401.0 | 170.3 | 28.6 | 14.6 | |
| 1994 | 1818 | | | 349 | (349) | | 192.0 | | 16.1 | | |
| 1995 | 1754 | | | 273 | (273) | | 155.6 | | 13.5 | | |
| 1996 | 1769 | | | 290 | (290) | | 163.9 | | 14.1 | | |
| 1997 | 1772 | 57 | (57) | 132 | (189) | | 106.7 | 32.2 | 9.6 | 3.1 | |
| 1998 | 1796 | 104 | (104) | 64 | (168) | | 93.5 | 57.9 | 8.6 | 5.5 | |
| 1999 | (1732) | 92 | (92) | 64 | (156) | | 90.1 | 53.1 | 8.3 | 5.0 | |
| 2000 | 1620 | 89 | (89) | 56 | (145) | | 89.5 | 54.9 | 8.2 | 5.2 | |
| 2001 | (1566) | | | 48 | (48) | | 30.7 | | 3.0 | | |
| 2002 | (1476) | 265 | (265) | 38 | (303) | | 205.3 | 179.5 | 17.0 | 15.2 | |
| 2003 | (1657) | 231 | (231) | 34 | (265) | | 159.9 | 139.4 | 13.8 | 12.2 | |
| 2004 | (1557) | 229 | (229) | 21 | (250) | | 160.6 | 147.1 | 13.8 | 12.8 | |
| 2005 | (1608) | | | 24 | (24) | | 14.9 | | 1.5 | | |
| 2006 | | | | 27 | (27) | | | | | | |
| 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:
- Department of Health, 27 July 2005, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2004," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/75/74/04117574.pdf].
- Department of Health, 30 Oct. 2003, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2002," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/00/59/04080059.PDF].
- Department of Health, 4 July 2006, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2005," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/13/68/59/04136859.pdf].
- Department of Health, Aug. 2004, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2003," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/66/26/04116626.pdf].
- Government Statistical Service, 19 June 2007, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2007," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=142305&Rendition=Web].
- Johnston, Wm. Robert, Jan. 2007, "Abortions and live births for Channel Islands," working paper.
- 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].
- 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, 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 Information and Policy Analysis, 1994, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1992, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1992, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1990, United Nations (New York, NY).
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Last modified 11 October 2007.
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