Historical abortion statistics, Finland

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

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):

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	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	miscarriages	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents
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
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	miscarriages	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:

Agerskov, Ulla, ed., 2007, Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2007, Nordic Council of Ministers (Copenhagen, Denmark), on line at Norden [http://www.norden.org/pub/ovrigt/statistik/sk/N2007001.pdf].
Council of Europe, 2004, "Finland, Table 2: Births, deaths and legal abortions," in Recent Demographic Developments in Europe: Demographic Yearbook 2003, on line at COE [http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/FINTAB2.xls].
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].
Niemela, Pirkko, 1988, "Finland," in International Handbook on Abortion, ed. by Paul Sachdev, Greenwood Press (New York, NY), pp. 152-169.
Official Statistics of Finland, 10 April 2007, "Induced abortions 2006--preliminary data," Stakes, on line [http://www.stakes.fi/NR/rdonlyres/DCF23E53-4FC3-49D1-B210-6CDF3AAC3322/0/Tt06_07.pdf].
Piepponen, Paavo, 1974, "Finland," in Population Policy in Developed Countries, ed. by Bernard Berelson, McGraw Hill (New York, NY), pp. 98-112.
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Tietze, Christopher, 1969, "Induced abortion as a method of fertility control," in Fertility and Family Planning: A World View, ed. by S. J. Behrman, Leslie Corsa, Jr., and Ronald Freedman, Univ. of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), pp. 311-337.
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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].
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