Historical abortion statistics, Finland
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 October 2007
Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages | 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 | 107759 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | 103515 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | 98065 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | 93063 | 3007 | (3007) | (3007) | 32.3 | 32.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| 1952 | 94314 | 3327 | (3327) | (3327) | 35.3 | 35.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||||
| 1953 | 90866 | 3802 | (3802) | (3802) | 41.8 | 41.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1954 | 89845 | 3699 | (3699) | (3699) | 41.2 | 41.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1955 | 89740 | 3659 | (3659) | (3659) | 40.8 | 40.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | ||||
| 1956 | 88896 | 4090 | (4090) | (4090) | 46.0 | 46.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||||
| 1957 | 86985 | 4553 | (4553) | (4553) | 52.3 | 52.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||||
| 1958 | 81148 | 5274 | (5274) | (5274) | 65.0 | 65.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||||
| 1959 | 83253 | 5773 | (5773) | (5773) | 69.3 | 69.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||||
| 1960 | 82129 | 6188 | (6188) | (6188) | 1259 | 75.3 | 75.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | |||
| 1961 | 81996 | 5867 | (5867) | (5867) | 71.6 | 71.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | ||||
| 1962 | 81454 | 6015 | (6015) | (6015) | 73.8 | 73.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||||
| 1963 | 82251 | 5616 | (5616) | (5616) | 68.3 | 68.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | ||||
| 1964 | 80428 | 4919 | (4919) | (4919) | 61.2 | 61.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | ||||
| 1965 | 77885 | 4783 | (4783) | (4783) | 904 | 61.4 | 61.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | |||
| 1966 | 77697 | 5219 | (5219) | (5219) | 67.2 | 67.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 | |||
| 1967 | 77289 | 5618 | (5618) | (5618) | 72.7 | 72.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 | |||
| 1968 | 73654 | 6288 | (6288) | (6288) | 85.4 | 85.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 6.0 | |||
| 1969 | 67450 | 8175 | (8175) | (8175) | 121.2 | 121.2 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 7.8 | |||
| 1970 | 64559 | 14757 | (14757) | (14757) | 519 | 228.6 | 228.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 14.6 | ||
| 1971 | 61067 | 20622 | (20622) | (20622) | 337.7 | 337.7 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 20.2 | |||
| 1972 | 58864 | 22200 | (22200) | (22200) | 377.1 | 377.1 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 21.4 | |||
| 1973 | 56787 | 23362 | (23362) | (23362) | 411.4 | 411.4 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 22.4 | |||
| 1974 | 62472 | 22846 | (22846) | (22846) | 365.7 | 365.7 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 21.7 | |||
| 1975 | 65719 | 21547 | (21547) | (21547) | 378 | 327.9 | 327.9 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 20.4 | ||
| 1976 | 66846 | 19818 | (19818) | (19818) | 296.5 | 296.5 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 18.6 | |||
| 1977 | 65659 | 17772 | (17772) | (17772) | 270.7 | 270.7 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 16.7 | |||
| 1978 | 63983 | 16928 | (16928) | (16928) | 264.6 | 264.6 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 15.8 | |||
| 1979 | 63428 | 15900 | (15900) | (15900) | 250.7 | 250.7 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 14.7 | |||
| 1980 | 63064 | 15037 | (15037) | (15037) | 267 | 238.4 | 238.4 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 13.9 | ||
| 1981 | 63469 | 14120 | (14120) | (14120) | 222.5 | 222.5 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 12.9 | |||
| 1982 | 66106 | 13900 | (13900) | (13900) | 210.3 | 210.3 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 12.6 | |||
| 1983 | 66892 | 13400 | (13400) | (13400) | 200.3 | 200.3 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 12.0 | |||
| 1984 | 65076 | 13645 | (13645) | (13645) | 209.7 | 209.7 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 12.3 | |||
| 1985 | 62796 | 13833 | (13833) | (13833) | 243 | 220.3 | 220.3 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 11.0 | ||
| 1986 | 60632 | 13319 | (13319) | (13319) | 191 | 219.7 | 219.7 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | ||
| 1987 | 59827 | 12995 | (12995) | (12995) | 278 | 217.2 | 217.2 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 10.3 | ||
| 1988 | 63316 | 12995 | (12995) | (12995) | 296 | 205.2 | 205.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.5 | ||
| 1989 | 63348 | 12658 | (12658) | (12658) | 248 | 199.8 | 199.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 10.1 | ||
| 1990 | 65549 | 12232 | (12232) | (12232) | 270 | 186.6 | 186.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 11.1 | ||
| 1991 | 65395 | 11747 | (11747) | (11747) | 271 | 179.6 | 179.6 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 1992 | 66731 | 11071 | (11071) | (11071) | 264 | 165.9 | 165.9 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 10.2 | ||
| 1993 | 64826 | 10375 | (10375) | (10375) | 233 | 160.0 | 160.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 1994 | 65231 | 10013 | (10013) | (10013) | 219 | 153.5 | 153.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 9.4 | ||
| 1995 | 63067 | 9884 | (9884) | (9884) | 250 | 156.7 | 156.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.3 | ||
| 1996 | 60723 | 10437 | (10437) | (10437) | 210 | 171.9 | 171.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 10.0 | ||
| 1997 | 59300 | 10250 | (10250) | (10250) | 221 | 172.8 | 172.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 8.2 | ||
| 1998 | 57108 | 10751 | (10751) | (10751) | 211 | 188.3 | 188.3 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 8.7 | ||
| 1999 | 57574 | 10836 | (10836) | (10836) | 177 | 188.2 | 188.2 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 2000 | 56742 | 10932 | (10932) | (10932) | 231 | 192.7 | 192.7 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 9.0 | ||
| 2001 | 56189 | 10738 | (10738) | (10738) | 185 | 191.1 | 191.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.9 | ||
| 2002 | 55555 | 10974 | (10974) | (10974) | 57 | 134 | 197.5 | 197.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.1 | |
| 2003 | 56630 | 10767 | (10767) | (10767) | 65 | 133 | 190.1 | 190.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.0 | |
| 2004 | 57758 | 11161 | (11161) | (11161) | 58 | 117 | 193.2 | 193.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 9.4 | |
| 2005 | 57745 | 10999 | (10999) | (10999) | 62 | 186 | 190.5 | 190.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.3 | |
| 2006 | (58850) | 10493 | (10493) | (10493) | 178.3 | 178.3 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 8.9 | |||
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages | 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:
Sources:
© 2000-2006, 2007 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 11 October 2007.
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