Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Costa Rica
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 25 October 2008
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 |
| 1990 | 81939 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 81110 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | 80164 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1994 | 80391 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | 80306 | 8253 | (8253) | | (8253) | | 102.8 | 102.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | |
| 1996 | 79203 | 9009 | (9009) | | (9009) | | 113.7 | 113.7 | 10.2 | 10.2 | |
| 1997 | 78018 | 8705 | (8705) | | (8705) | | 111.6 | 111.6 | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| 1998 | 76982 | 8850 | (8850) | | (8850) | | 115.0 | 115.0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | |
| 1999 | 78526 | 9160 | (9160) | | (9160) | | 116.6 | 116.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | |
| 2000 | 78178 | 9711 | (9711) | | (9711) | | 124.2 | 124.2 | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
| 2001 | 76401 | 8220 | (8220) | | (8220) | | 107.6 | 107.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | |
| 2002 | 71144 | 8332 | (8332) | | (8332) | | 117.1 | 117.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | |
| 2003 | 72938 | 8967 | (8967) | | (8967) | | 122.9 | 122.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | |
| 2004 | 72247 | 8074 | (8074) | | (8074) | | 111.8 | 111.8 | 10.1 | 10.1 | |
| 2005 | 71548 | 7974 | (7974) | | (7974) | | 111.4 | 111.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| 2006 | 71291 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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:
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2007, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1996-2005," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2005, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2005/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2008, "," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2006, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2006/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a17].
- United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Live births by sex and urban/rural residence," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a4].
© 2000-2007, 2008 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 25 October 2008.
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