Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Cuba
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 ages 15-44.
| year | live births | abortions, reported | 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 |
| 1948 | 157364 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 160628 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 163122 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 142693 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 143750 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 170607 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 170946 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 176510 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 191207 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 211620 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 231811 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 249113 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 260224 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 266554 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 267611 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 264022 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 257942 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 251857 | 28485 | (28485) | | (28485) | 43424 | | 113.1 | 113.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 16.7 |
| 1969 | 246005 | 46080 | (46080) | | (46080) | 47420 | | 187.3 | 187.3 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 26.6 |
| 1970 | 237019 | 70521 | (70521) | | (70521) | 42485 | | 297.5 | 297.5 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 40.2 |
| 1971 | 256014 | 84823 | (84823) | | (84823) | 36224 | | 331.3 | 331.3 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 47.4 |
| 1972 | 247997 | 100045 | (100045) | | (100045) | 34056 | | 403.4 | 403.4 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 54.9 |
| 1973 | 226005 | 112107 | (112107) | | (112107) | 32069 | | 496.0 | 496.0 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 60.3 |
| 1974 | 203066 | 131536 | (131536) | | (131536) | 33718 | | 647.8 | 647.8 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 69.5 |
| 1975 | 192941 | 126107 | (126107) | | (126107) | 33510 | | 653.6 | 653.6 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 65.7 |
| 1976 | 187555 | 121415 | (121415) | | (121415) | 31039 | | 647.4 | 647.4 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 61.5 |
| 1977 | 168960 | 114829 | (114829) | | (114829) | 30647 | | 679.6 | 679.6 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 56.6 |
| 1978 | 148249 | 110431 | (110431) | | (110431) | 27420 | | 744.9 | 744.9 | 42.7 | 42.7 | 52.9 |
| 1979 | 143551 | 106549 | (106549) | | (106549) | 25546 | | 742.2 | 742.2 | 42.6 | 42.6 | 49.7 |
| 1980 | 136900 | 103974 | (103974) | | (103974) | 24896 | | 759.5 | 759.5 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 47.2 |
| 1981 | 136211 | 108559 | (108559) | | (108559) | 24108 | | 797.0 | 797.0 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 48.3 |
| 1982 | 159759 | 126745 | (126745) | | (126745) | 25813 | | 793.4 | 793.4 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 55.3 |
| 1983 | 165284 | 124791 | (124791) | | (124791) | 25853 | | 755.0 | 755.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 53.5 |
| 1984 | 166281 | 139588 | (139588) | | (139588) | 26994 | | 839.5 | 839.5 | 45.6 | 45.6 | 58.9 |
| 1985 | 182067 | 138671 | (138671) | | (138671) | | | 761.6 | 761.6 | 43.2 | 43.2 | |
| 1986 | 166049 | 160926 | (160926) | | (160926) | | | 969.1 | 969.1 | 49.2 | 49.2 | 62.6 |
| 1987 | 179477 | 152704 | (152704) | | (152704) | | 2126 | 850.8 | 850.8 | 46.0 | 46.0 | |
| 1988 | 187911 | 155325 | (155325) | | (155325) | | 2223 | 826.6 | 826.6 | 45.3 | 45.3 | 58.0 |
| 1989 | 184891 | 151146 | (151146) | | (151146) | | 2192 | 817.5 | 817.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | |
| 1990 | 186658 | 147530 | (147530) | | (147530) | | 2109 | 790.4 | 790.4 | 44.1 | 44.1 | 87.2 |
| 1991 | 173896 | 124059 | (124059) | | (124059) | | 1891 | 713.4 | 713.4 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 86.6 |
| 1992 | 157349 | | | | | | 1713 | | | | | 85.3 |
| 1993 | 152238 | 86906 | (86906) | | (86906) | | 1695 | 570.9 | 570.9 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 71.1 |
| 1994 | 147265 | 89421 | (89421) | | (89421) | | 1622 | 607.2 | 607.2 | 37.8 | 37.8 | 75.3 |
| 1995 | 147170 | 83963 | (83963) | | (83963) | | 1597 | 570.5 | 570.5 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 76.8 |
| 1996 | 140276 | 209900 | (209900) | | (209900) | | 1439 | 1496.3 | 1496.3 | 59.9 | 59.9 | 78.0 |
| 1997 | 152000 | 80097 | (80097) | | (80097) | | 1655 | 527.0 | 527.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | |
| 1998 | 151080 | 75109 | (75109) | | (75109) | | 1680 | 497.1 | 497.1 | 33.2 | 33.2 | |
| 1999 | 150785 | 80037 | (80037) | | (80037) | | 1643 | 530.8 | 530.8 | 34.7 | 34.7 | |
| 2000 | 143528 | 76293 | (76293) | | (76293) | | 1629 | 531.6 | 531.6 | 34.7 | 34.7 | |
| 2001 | 138718 | 69563 | (69563) | | (69563) | | 1982 | 501.5 | 501.5 | 33.4 | 33.4 | |
| 2002 | 141276 | 70823 | (70823) | | (70823) | | 1983 | 501.3 | 501.3 | 33.4 | 33.4 | |
| 2003 | 136796 | 65628 | (65628) | | (65628) | | 1868 | 479.8 | 479.8 | 32.4 | 32.4 | |
| 2004 | 127192 | 151500 | (151500) | | (151500) | | | 1191.1 | 1191.1 | 54.4 | 54.4 | 57.0 |
| 2005 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions, reported | 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:
- 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].
- Henshaw, Stanley K., Susheela Singh, and Taylor Haas, 1999, "The incidence of abortion worldwide," International Family Planning Perspectives, 25:S30-S38, on line at AGI [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/25s3099.html].
- Hollerbach, Paula E., 1988, "Cuba," in International Handbook on Abortion, ed. by Paul Sachdev, Greenwood Press (New York, NY), pp. 112-126.
- 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].
- 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 Affairs, 2002, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1991-1999," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2000, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2000/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2002, "Table 15. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 1990-1998," 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/NatStatTab15.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2004, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 1998-2002," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2002, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2002/Table12.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2004, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1993-2002," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2002, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2002/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2004, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 1998-2002," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2002, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2002/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2005, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1994-2003," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2003, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2003/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2006, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 2000-2004," 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/Table12.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, 2006, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2000-2004," 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/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Development, 1993, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1991, United Nations (New York, NY).
- 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, 1988, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1986, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1991, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1989, United Nations (New York, NY).
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