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.

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:

• Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun, 19 Sept. 2007, "Chapter 1: National population trends: size, growth and distribution," in The Co-Operative Republic of Guyana Population and Housing Census 2002: National Census Report, Bureau of Statistics Guyana, on line at Bureau of Statistics [http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter1_National_Population_Trends.pdf].
• Bureau of Statistics, 2008, "Annex 5, Guyana: Selected Socio-Economic Indicators," in Statistical Bulletin, on line at Bureau of Statistics [http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/stats_bulletin_(thematic_area).zip].
• GINA, 23 June 2005, "Medical Termination Act never meant to encourage more terminations," Guyana Government Information Agency, on line [http://www.gina.gov.gy/archive/daily/b050623.html].
• Ministry of Health Statistics Unit, March 2007, "Statistical Bulletin 2004," Ministry of Health, on line [http://www.health.gov.gy/pub/moh_stats_bulletin_04.pdf].
• Pan American Health Organization Health Analysis and Information Systems Area, 2005, Regional Core Health Data Initiative: Technical Health Information System, PAHO (Washington, DC), on line at PAHO [http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/coredata/tabulator/newTabulator.htm].
• Singh, Susheela, 1979, "Demographic variables and the recent trend in fertility in Guyana, 1960-1971," Population Studies, 33(2):313-327.
• Socialism Today, March 2002, "Abortion rights under attack in Ireland and Portugal," Socialism Today, on line [http://www.socialismtoday.org/63/abortion.html].
• 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].

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