Historical abortion statistics, Iceland

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Iceland

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 4 June 2008

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	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	3821
1949	3884
1950	4093
1951	3999
1952	4075
1953	4254
1954	4281
1955	4505
1956	4603
1957	4725
1958	4641
1959	4837
1960	4916	55	(55)		(55)		63	11.2	11.2	1.1	1.1
1961	4563	67	(67)		(67)		71	14.7	14.7	1.4	1.4
1962	4711	61	(61)		(61)		58	12.9	12.9	1.3	1.3
1963	4820	86	(86)		(86)		71	17.8	17.8	1.8	1.8
1964	4787	104	(104)		(104)		58	21.7	21.7	2.1	2.1
1965	4721	68	(68)		(68)		71	14.4	14.4	1.4	1.4
1966	4692	74	(74)		(74)		58	15.8	15.8	1.6	1.6
1967	4404	85	(85)		(85)		50	19.3	19.3	1.9	1.9
1968	4227	74	(74)		(74)		52	17.5	17.5	1.7	1.7
1969	4218	102	(102)		(102)		47	24.2	24.2	2.4	2.4
1970	4023	99	(99)		(99)		40	24.6	24.6	2.4	2.4
1971	4277	142	(142)		(142)		38	33.2	33.2	3.2	3.2
1972	4584	154	(154)		(154)		50	33.6	33.6	3.3	3.3
1973	4598	227	(227)		(227)		43	49.4	49.4	4.7	4.7
1974	4233	227	(227)		(227)		34	53.6	53.6	5.1	5.1
1975	4384	308	(308)		(308)		33	70.3	70.3	6.6	6.6
1976	4261	368	(368)		(368)		27	86.4	86.4	7.9	7.9
1977	3996	456	(456)		(456)		25	114.1	114.1	10.2	10.2
1978	4162	455	(455)		(455)		30	109.3	109.3	9.9	9.9
1979	4475	556	(556)		(556)		17	124.2	124.2	11.1	11.1
1980	4528	523	(523)		(523)		21	115.5	115.5	10.4	10.4
1981	4345	597	(597)		(597)		21	137.4	137.4	12.1	12.1
1982	4337	613	(613)		(613)		17	141.3	141.3	12.4	12.4
1983	4371	689	(689)		(689)		14	157.6	157.6	13.6	13.6
1984	4113	745	(745)		(745)		17	181.1	181.1	15.3	15.3
1985	3856	705	(705)		(705)		9	182.8	182.8	15.5	15.5
1986	3881	685	(685)		(685)		18	176.5	176.5	15.0	15.0	12.4
1987	4193	695	(695)		(695)		15	165.8	165.8	14.2	14.2	12.3
1988	4673	673	(673)		(673)		18	144.0	144.0	12.6	12.6	11.6
1989	4560	670	(670)		(670)		6	146.9	146.9	12.8	12.8	11.5
1990	4768	714	(714)		(714)		13	149.7	149.7	13.0	13.0	12.2
1991	4533	658	(658)		(658)		13	145.2	145.2	12.7	12.7	11.1
1992	4609	743	(743)		(743)		16	161.2	161.2	13.9	13.9	12.4
1993	4623	827	(827)		(827)		9	178.9	178.9	15.2	15.2	13.7
1994	4330	775	(775)		(775)		15	179.0	179.0	15.2	15.2	12.8
1995	4280	807	(807)		(807)		8	188.6	188.6	15.9	15.9	13.3
1996	4329	854	(854)		(854)		20	197.3	197.3	16.5	16.5	14.0
1997	4151	921	(921)		(921)		13	221.9	221.9	18.2	18.2	15.1
1998	4178	914	(914)		(914)		9	218.8	218.8	17.9	17.9	14.9
1999	4100	945	(945)		(945)		19	230.5	230.5	18.7	18.7	15.1
2000	4315	987	(987)		(987)		15	228.7	228.7	18.6	18.6	15.8
2001	4091	996	(996)		(996)		10	243.5	243.5	19.6	19.6	15.3
2002	4049	926	(926)		(926)	3	7	228.7	228.7	18.6	18.6	14.3
2003	4143	951	(951)		(951)	3	4	229.5	229.5	18.7	18.7	15.2
2004	(4233)	889	(889)		(889)	4	15	210.0	210.0	17.4	17.4	14.1
2005	4280	867	(867)		(867)		21	202.6	202.6	16.8	16.8
2006	4415
2007
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, "Iceland, 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/ISTAB2.xls].
Dahlgaard, Frank, ed., 2006, Nordic Statistical Yearbook 2006, Nordic Council of Ministers (Copenhagen, Denmark), on line at Norden [http://www.norden.org/pub/ovrigt/statistik/sk/N2006001.pdf].
Statistics Iceland, 2006, "Abortion rates 1976-2004," in Statistical Yearbook of Iceland 2006, Statistics Iceland (Iceland), on line at Statistics Iceland [http://www.statice.is/uploads/files/LH06/L061713.xls].
Statistics Iceland, 2006, "Induced abortions 1982-2004," in Statistical Yearbook of Iceland 2006, Statistics Iceland (Iceland), on line at Statistics Iceland [http://www.statice.is/uploads/files/LH06/L061712.xls].
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 1976, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1975, United Nations (New York, NY).
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, 2005, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1994-2003," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2003, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2003/Table13.pdf].
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].
United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1983, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1981, United Nations (New York, NY).
United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Live births by sex and urban/rural residence," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a4].
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/].
World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe, Nov. 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 4 June 2008.
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