Historical abortion statistics, East Germany

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, East Germany

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 18 February 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	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents
1946						500
1947						400
1948	231572	17500	(17500)		(17500)	65000	64000		75.6	75.6	7.0	7.0	5.3
1949	261242	26300	(26300)		(26300)	65000	76000		100.7	100.7	9.1	9.1	6.2
1950	290521	26400	(26400)		(26400)	65000	84000		90.9	90.9	8.3	8.3	6.4
1951	298262	5000	(5000)		(5000)		68000		16.8	16.8	1.6	1.6	1.2
1952	293686	3600	(3600)		(3600)		62000		12.3	12.3	1.2	1.2	0.90
1953	285726	2400	(2400)		(2400)		64000		8.4	8.4	0.83	0.83	0.62
1954	280527	1700	(1700)		(1700)		60000		6.1	6.1	0.60	0.60	0.44
1955	280019	1200	(1200)		(1200)				4.3	4.3	0.43	0.43	0.32
1956	268200	1000	(1000)		(1000)				3.7	3.7	0.37	0.37	0.30
1957	260200	900	(900)		(900)				3.5	3.5	0.34	0.34	0.30
1958	258000	900	(900)		(900)				3.5	3.5	0.35	0.35	0.30
1959	277000	800	(800)		(800)				2.9	2.9	0.29	0.29	0.22
1960	277400	800	(800)		(800)			4765	2.9	2.9	0.29	0.29	0.22
1961	284300	800	(800)		(800)			4683	2.8	2.8	0.28	0.28	0.24
1962	280400	700	(700)		(700)	20000		4387	2.5	2.5	0.25	0.25	0.22
1963	301472	87	(87)		(87)			4285	0.29	0.29	0.03	0.03	0.50
1964	291867	128	(128)		(128)			3975	0.44	0.44	0.04	0.04	0.70
1965	281058	625	(625)		(625)			3665	2.2	2.2	0.22	0.22	3.6
1966	267958	1207	(1207)		(1207)			3395	4.5	4.5	0.45	0.45	7.1
1967	252817	1239	(1239)		(1239)			2942	4.9	4.9	0.49	0.49	7.2
1968	245143	1180	(1180)		(1180)			2803	4.8	4.8	0.48	0.48	6.8
1969	238910	1078	(1078)		(1078)			2609	4.5	4.5	0.45	0.45	6.1
1970	236929	1114	(1114)		(1114)			2502	4.7	4.7	0.47	0.47	6.2
1971	234870	17500	(17500)	245	(17745)			2336	75.6	74.5	7.0	6.9	6.4
1972	200443	114000	(114000)		(114000)			1858	568.7	568.7	36.3	36.3	33.1
1973	180336	110800	(110800)		(110800)			1638	614.4	614.4	38.1	38.1	32.2
1974	179127	99757	(99757)		(99757)			1461	556.9	556.9	35.8	35.8	29.0
1975	181798	88756	(88756)		(88756)			1431	488.2	488.2	32.8	32.8	25.2
1976	195483	83207	(83207)		(83207)			1438	425.6	425.6	29.9	29.9	23.3
1977	223152	80145	(80145)		(80145)			1692	359.1	359.1	26.4	26.4	22.5
1978	232151	79087	(79087)		(79087)			1647	340.7	340.7	25.4	25.4	22.0
1979	235233	86522	(86522)		(86522)			1647	367.8	367.8	26.9	26.9	23.8
1980	245132	92103	(92103)		(92103)			1646	375.7	375.7	27.3	27.3	24.4
1981	237543	95555	(95555)		(95555)			1651	402.3	402.3	28.7	28.7	24.8
1982	240102	96414	(96414)		(96414)			1413	401.6	401.6	28.7	28.7	25.0
1983	233756	94096	(94096)		(94096)			1317	402.5	402.5	28.7	28.7	25.5
1984	228135	96200	(96200)		(96200)			1236	421.7	421.7	29.7	29.7	26.2
1985	227648	90254	(90254)		(90254)			1187	396.5	396.5	28.4	28.4
1986	222268	85725	(85725)		(85725)			1041	385.7	385.7	27.8	27.8
1987	225959	82682	(82682)		(82682)			1117	365.9	365.9	26.8	26.8
1988	215734	80840	(80840)		(80840)			1076	374.7	374.7	27.3	27.3
1989	198922	73899	(73899)		(73899)			879	371.5	371.5	27.1	27.1
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents

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:

Callahan, Daniel, 1970, Abortion: Law, Choice and Morality, Macmillan Co. (New York, NY).
Council of Europe, 2002, "Germany: former GDR before reunification," in Demographic Yearbook 2001, on line at COE [http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/demographic_year_book/2001_edition/1Germany%20GDR%202001.asp].
Mehlan, K. H., 1988, "German Democratic Republic," in International Handbook on Abortion, ed. by Paul Sachdev, Greenwood Press (New York, NY), pp. 170-188.
Potts, Malcolm, Peter Diggory, and John Peel, 1977, Abortion, Cambridge Univ. Press (Cambridge, UK).
Tietze, Christopher, 1976, "Incidence of legal abortion," in Liberalization of Abortion Laws: Implications, ed. by Abdel R. Omran, Carolina Population Center (Chapel Hill, NC), pp. 1-17.
Tietze, Christopher, ed., 1981, Induced Abortion: A World Review 1981, Population Council (New York, NY).
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 Information and Policy Analysis, 1994, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1992, United Nations (New York, NY).

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