Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Dominican Republic
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 27 January 2010
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 | 79135 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 84158 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 109655 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 89993 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 94322 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 95052 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 103010 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 104840 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 105845 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 110448 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 115519 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 115151 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 110102 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 102585 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 106695 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 110136 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 115541 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 106820 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 126267 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 136068 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 136435 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 155057 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 163045 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 162215 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 177163 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1973 | 207387 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 166244 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 161618 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 169161 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 186448 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 186118 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 184306 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 192800 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 249145 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | 205769 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 177938 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 175935 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | 102599 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 127389 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | 103744 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1994 | 135056 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | | 18377 | (18377) | | (18377) | | | | | | |
| 1996 | | 20852 | (20852) | | (20852) | | | | | | |
| 1997 | 164556 | 22911 | (22911) | | (22911) | | 139.2 | 139.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | |
| 1998 | 179372 | 31068 | (31068) | | (31068) | | 173.2 | 173.2 | 14.8 | 14.8 | |
| 1999 | 193418 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | 189332 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | 161733 | 20187 | (20187) | | (20187) | | 124.8 | 124.8 | 11.1 | 11.1 | |
| 2002 | 147027 | 28091 | (28091) | | (28091) | | 191.1 | 191.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | |
| 2003 | 142051 | 24899 | (24899) | | (24899) | | 175.3 | 175.3 | 14.9 | 14.9 | |
| 2004 | 112630 | 26438 | (26438) | | (26438) | | 234.7 | 234.7 | 19.0 | 19.0 | |
| 2005 | 131101 | 29167 | (29167) | | (29167) | | 222.5 | 222.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | |
| 2006 | 121038 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | 106405 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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, 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, 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 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, 2007, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2001-2005," 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/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 9 Oct. 2009, "Table 4. Vital statistics summary and expectation of life at birth: 2003-2007," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2007, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table04.pdf].
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Last modified 27 January 2010.
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