Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Greece
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 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 |
| 1949 | 139108 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 151134 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 155422 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 149637 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 143765 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 151892 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 154263 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 156187 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 155192 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 155359 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 160199 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 157239 | | | | | 2274 | | | | | |
| 1961 | 150716 | | | | | 2042 | | | | | |
| 1962 | 152158 | | | | | 2206 | | | | | |
| 1963 | 148249 | | | | | 2211 | | | | | |
| 1964 | 153109 | | | | | 2441 | | | | | |
| 1965 | 151448 | | | | | 2384 | | | | | |
| 1966 | 154613 | | | | | 2479 | | | | | |
| 1967 | 162839 | | | | | 2434 | | | | | |
| 1968 | 160338 | | | | | 2241 | | | | | |
| 1969 | 154077 | | | | | 2238 | | | | | |
| 1970 | 144928 | | | | | 1922 | | | | | |
| 1971 | 141126 | 26 | (26) | | (26) | 1920 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 1972 | 140891 | 34 | (34) | | (34) | 1806 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 1973 | 137526 | 119 | (119) | | (119) | 1697 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.09 | 0.09 | |
| 1974 | 144069 | 59 | (59) | | (59) | 1756 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| 1975 | 142273 | 61 | (61) | | (61) | 1701 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| 1976 | 146566 | 44 | (44) | | (44) | 1807 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| 1977 | 143739 | 45 | (45) | | (45) | 1566 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| 1978 | 146588 | 45 | (45) | | (45) | 1503 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| 1979 | 147965 | 137 | (137) | | (137) | 1454 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.09 | 0.09 | |
| 1980 | 148134 | 117 | (117) | | (117) | 1368 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| 1981 | 140953 | 109 | (109) | | (109) | 1323 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.08 | 0.08 | |
| 1982 | 137275 | | | | | 1187 | | | | | |
| 1983 | 132608 | 220 | (220) | | (220) | 1174 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.17 | 0.17 | |
| 1984 | 125724 | 193 | (193) | | (193) | 1130 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |
| 1985 | 116481 | 180 | (180) | | (180) | 950 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |
| 1986 | 112250 | 356 | (356) | | (356) | 926 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0.32 | 0.32 | |
| 1987 | 105899 | 1584 | (1584) | | (1584) | 853 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| 1988 | 107505 | 3205 | (3205) | | (3205) | 736 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| 1989 | 101149 | 7388 | (7388) | | (7388) | 735 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | |
| 1990 | 102229 | 10145 | (10145) | | (10145) | 735 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 9.0 | 9.0 | |
| 1991 | 102620 | 11109 | (11109) | | (11109) | 706 | 108.3 | 108.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | |
| 1992 | 104081 | 11977 | (11977) | | (11977) | 629 | 115.1 | 115.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | |
| 1993 | 101799 | 12289 | (12289) | | (12289) | 679 | 120.7 | 120.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | |
| 1994 | 103763 | 12608 | (12608) | | (12608) | 599 | 121.5 | 121.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 | |
| 1995 | 101495 | | | | | 645 | | | | | |
| 1996 | 100718 | 12542 | (12542) | | (12542) | 599 | 124.5 | 124.5 | 11.1 | 11.1 | |
| 1997 | 102038 | | | | | 628 | | | | | |
| 1998 | 100894 | | | | | 597 | | | | | |
| 1999 | 100643 | | | | | 624 | | | | | |
| 2000 | 103267 | | | | | 540 | | | | | |
| 2001 | 102282 | | | | | 588 | | | | | |
| 2002 | (102500) | | | | | 488 | | | | | |
| 2003 | 104420 | | | 10 | (10) | 471 | 0.10 | | 0.01 | | |
| 2004 | 105655 | | | 9 | (9) | | 0.09 | | 0.01 | | |
| 2005 | 107545 | | | 8 | (8) | | 0.07 | | 0.01 | | |
| 2006 | | | | 5 | (5) | | | | | | |
| 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:
- Council of Europe, 2004, "Greece, 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/GRTAB2.xls].
- Department of Health, 27 July 2005, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2004," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/75/74/04117574.pdf].
- Department of Health, 4 July 2006, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2005," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/13/68/59/04136859.pdf].
- Department of Health, Aug. 2004, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2003," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/66/26/04116626.pdf].
- Government Statistical Service, 19 June 2007, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2007," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=142305&Rendition=Web].
- 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, 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 Information and Policy Analysis, 1995, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1993, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1979, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1978, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1983, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1981, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1988, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1986, United Nations (New York, NY).
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, June 2007, "European health for all database (HFA-DB)," World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, on line [http://data.euro.who.int/hfadb/].
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Last modified 11 October 2007.
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