Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Denmark

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 14 January 2024

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Denmark regional level data also available here.

yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalmiscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
abortion
rate, occurences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country
1937  (160)           
1938  (330)           
1939 484 484 (484) 484         
1940 522 522 (522) 522         
1941 519 519 (519) 519         
1942 824 824 (824) 824         
1943 977 977 (977) 977         
1944 1,286 1,286 (1,286) 1,286         
1945 1,577 1,577 (1,577) 1,577         
1946 1,930 1,930 (1,930) 1,930         
1947 2,240 2,240 (2,240) 2,240         
194884,938 2,543 2,543 (2,543) 2,543   29.929.92.912.91  
194979,919 3,425 3,425 (3,425) 3,425   42.942.94.114.11  
195079,558 3,909 3,909 (3,909) 3,909   49.149.14.684.68  
195176,559 4,743 4,743 (4,743) 4,743   62.062.05.835.83  
195276,943 5,031 5,031 (5,031) 5,031   65.465.46.146.14  
195378,261 4,795 4,795 (4,795) 4,795   61.361.35.775.77  
195476,365 5,140 5,140 (5,140) 5,140   67.367.36.316.31  
195576,845 5,381 5,381 (5,381) 5,381   70.070.06.546.54  
195676,725 4,522 4,522 (4,522) 4,522   58.958.95.575.57  
195775,264 4,023 4,023 (4,023) 4,023   53.553.55.075.07  
195874,681 3,895 3,895 (3,895) 3,895   52.252.24.964.96  
195973,928 3,587 3,587 (3,587) 3,587   48.548.54.634.63  
196076,077 3,918 3,918 (3,918) 3,918  958 51.551.54.904.90  
196176,439 4,124 4,124 (4,124) 4,124  971 54.054.05.125.12  
196277,808 3,996 3,996 (3,996) 3,996  934 51.451.44.884.88  
196382,413 3,971 3,971 (3,971) 3,971  948 48.248.24.604.60  
196483,356 4,597 4,527 (4,597) 4,597  906 55.155.15.235.23  
196585,796 5,341 5,188 (5,341) 5,341  942 62.362.35.865.86  
196688,332 5,750 5,750 (5,750) 5,750  875 65.165.16.116.11  
196781,410 6,362 6,350 (6,362) 6,362  715 78.178.17.257.25  
196874,543 6,450 6,450 (6,450)3 6,453  636 86.686.57.977.96  
196971,298 7,295 7,295 (7,295)38 7,333  612 102.9102.39.339.28  
197070,802 9,375 9,375 (9,375)100 9,475  604 133.8132.411.8011.69  
197175,359 11,522 11,522 (11,522)228 11,750  620 155.9152.913.4913.26  
197275,505 13,667 13,667 (13,667)86 13,753  577 182.1181.015.4115.33  
197371,895 16,536 16,536 (16,536)27 16,563  523 230.4230.018.7218.70  
197471,327 24,868 24,868 (24,868)4 24,872  441 348.7348.625.8525.8521.2 
197572,071 27,884 27,884 (27,884)3 27,887  483 386.9386.927.9027.9027.0 
197665,050 27,100 27,100 (27,100)2 27,102 7,700 431 416.6416.629.4129.4122.7 
197761,650 28,400 28,400 (28,400)5 28,405 8,575 369 460.7460.731.5431.5421.6 
197861,750 24,500 24,500 (24,500)3 24,503 9,125 364 396.8396.828.4128.4119.7 
197959,464 23,250 23,250 (23,250)2 23,252 8,975 309 391.0391.028.1128.1119.1 
198056,950 23,550 23,550 (23,550)5 23,555 8,440 253 413.6413.529.2629.2521.4 
198152,840 22,800 22,779 22,779  22,779 8,000 281 431.1431.530.1230.1418.4 
198252,658 21,462 21,462 21,462  21,462  269 407.6407.628.9628.9619.3 
198350,822 20,791 20,791 20,791  20,791  265 409.1409.129.0329.0316.5 
198451,800 20,742 20,742 20,742 8 20,750  230 400.6400.428.6028.5918.5 
198553,749 19,919 19,919 19,919  19,919  240 370.6370.627.0427.0415.6 
198655,312 20,067 20,067 20,067  20,067  242 362.8362.826.6226.6217.7 
198756,221 20,830 20,830 20,830  20,830  288 370.5370.527.0327.0316.1 
198858,844 21,199 21,199 21,199  21,199  263 360.3360.326.4826.4818.6 
198961,351 21,456 21,456 21,456  21,456  308 349.7349.725.9125.9116.5 
199063,433 20,589 20,589 20,589  20,589  298 324.6324.624.5024.5018.222.21
199164,358 19,729 19,729 19,729  19,729  296 306.6306.623.4623.4617.621.23
199267,726 18,833 18,833 18,833  18,833  339 278.1278.121.7621.7616.820.31
199367,369 18,687 18,687 18,687  18,687  308 277.4277.421.7121.7116.920.22
199469,666 17,598 17,598 17,598  17,598  308 252.6252.620.1720.1715.919.11
199569,771 17,720 17,720 17,386  17,386  315 249.2254.019.9520.2516.119.29
199667,638 18,135 18,135 18,085  18,085  324 267.4268.121.1021.1416.019.81
199767,636 17,152 17,152 16,922  16,922  340 250.2253.620.0120.2313.218.85
199866,170 16,592 16,592 16,432  16,432  317 248.3250.719.8920.0512.918.37
199966,220 16,271 16,271 15,794  15,794  294 238.5245.719.2619.7212.518.15
200067,084 15,681 15,681 15,665  15,665  248 233.5233.818.9318.9512.517.63
200165,458 15,315 15,315 15,314  15,314  277 234.0234.018.9618.9612.317.34
200264,075 14,991 14,991 14,991  14,991 85 224 234.0234.018.9618.9612.017.09
200364,599 15,622 15,622 15,622 7 15,629 65 239 241.9241.819.4819.4715.017.97
200464,397 15,231 15,231 15,231  15,231 73 316 236.5236.519.1319.13 17.69
200563,926 15,295 15,295 15,183  15,183 91 302 237.5239.319.1919.31 17.93
200664,933 15,227 15,227 15,053 8 15,061 1,608 349 231.9234.518.8319.00 18.00
200764,082 16,072 16,072 15,660 6 15,666 1,637 331 244.5250.819.6420.05 19.07
200865,038 16,777 16,777 16,355 9 16,364 1,621 312 251.6258.020.1020.51 19.83
200962,818 16,736 16,736 16,736 13 16,749 1,376 275 266.6266.421.0521.04 19.68
201063,411 16,709 16,709 16,709 13 16,722 1,155 270 263.7263.520.8720.85 19.55
201162,440 16,362 15,974 15,974 12 15,986 983 262 256.0262.020.3820.76 18.63
201258,277 16,220 15,608 15,608 11 15,619 959 213 268.0278.321.1421.77 18.20
201355,873 15,986 15,073 15,073 16 15,089 906 219 270.1286.121.2622.25 17.56
201456,87015,71715,71715,0971415,111901234265.7276.420.9921.65 18.26
201558,20515,32515,325(15,325)1215,337748202263.5263.320.8520.84 17.71
201661,61414,42614,426(14,426)1214,438734240234.3234.118.9818.97 16.54
201761,39714,18814,188(14,188)3314,221 259231.6231.118.8118.77 16.14
201861,47614,34814,348(14,348)1414,362 202233.6233.418.9418.92 16.21
201961,167 (14,400) 10        (16.2)
202060,937 (14,500)          (16.2)
202163,473 (14,600) 3        (16.2)
202258,43014,70014,700(14,700) 14,700 259251.6251.620.1020.10 16.2
2023  (14,800)           
yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalmiscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
abortion
rate, occurences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country

Notes:

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