Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, France

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 October 2007

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

France regional level data also available here.

yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalabortions, illegalfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country
1936 130(130) (130)       
1937 (58)(58) (58)       
1938 (60)(60) (60)       
1939 235(235) (235)       
1940 227(227) (227)599      
1941 (319)(319) (319)1146      
1942 47(47) (47)1813      
1943     1995      
1944 (324)(324) (324)1870      
1945 (373)(373) (373)1856      
1946     2228      
1947 227(227) (227)2022      
1948870836(44)(44) (44)  0.050.050.010.01 
1949872661(44)(44) (44)  0.050.050.010.01 
1950862310(22)(22) (22)  0.030.030.000.00 
1951826722           
1952822204           
1953804696           
1954810754           
1955805917           
1956806916           
1957816467           
1958812215           
1959829249           
1960819819     14155     
1961838633     13840     
1962832353     13622     
1963868876     14152     
1964877804     13849     
1965865688     13319     
1966863527     13127     
1967840568     12526     
1968835796     11957     
1969842245  471(471) 119310.56 0.06  
1970850381  2300(2300) 114692.7 0.27  
1971881284  11986(11986) 1148613.6 1.3  
1972877506  25200(25200) 1095228.7 2.8  
1973857186  35293(35293) 1047041.2 4.0  
1974801218  36400(36400) 935845.4 4.3  
197574506533454(33454)14809(48263) 822564.844.96.14.3 
1976720395134173(134173)4568(138741) 7522192.6186.216.115.712.3
1977744744150931(150931)4200(155131) 7445208.3202.717.216.913.8
1978737062150417(150417)3200(153617) 7120208.4204.117.216.913.6
1979757354156810(156810)3000(159810) 6994211.0207.017.417.213.9
1980800376171218(171218)4100(175318) 6942219.0213.918.017.615.3
1981805483180695(180695)4100(184795) 6644229.4224.318.718.3 
1982797223181122(181122)3800(184922) 6334232.0227.218.818.515.8
1983748525182862(182862)3800(186662) 5723249.4244.320.019.6 
1984759939180789(180789)3900(184689) 5835243.0237.919.619.215.4
1985768431173335(173335)3800(177135) 5658230.5225.618.718.4 
1986778468166797(166797)3369(170166) 5615218.6214.317.917.613.9
1987767828162352(162352)3300(165652) 5304215.7211.417.717.5 
1988771268166540(166540)3000(169540) 4808219.8215.918.017.813.4
1989765473165199(165199)2973(168172) 4701219.7215.818.017.8 
1990762407197406(197406)2787(200193) 4488262.6258.920.820.614.0
1991759056199684(199684)2486(202170) 4364266.3263.121.020.814.0
1992743658192193(192193)2154(194347) 4055261.3258.420.720.513.4
1993711610191057(191057)1706(192763) 3791270.9268.521.321.213.3
1994710993189193(189193)1390(190583) 3633268.1266.121.121.013.1
1995729609179648(179648)1113(180761) 3859247.8246.219.919.812.4
1996734338189800(189800)1073(190873) 3689259.9258.520.620.515.0
1997726768188796(188796)887(189683) 3576261.0259.820.720.612.9
1998738080195960(195960)435(196395) 3685266.1265.521.021.013.5
1999744791196885(196885)332(197217) 3442264.8264.320.920.913.6
2000774782198700(198700)299(198999) 3559256.8256.520.420.413.8
2001770945202180(202180)199(202379) 3741262.5262.220.820.814.1
2002760065211898(211898)176(212074) 6259279.0278.821.821.814.4
2003759937208759(208759)109(208868) 6862274.8274.721.621.617.0
2004767816210664(210664)53(210717) 7054274.4274.421.521.514.6
2005   38(38)       
2006   41(41)       
yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalabortions, illegalfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country

Notes:

Sources:


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