Historical abortion statistics, India

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, India

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 ages 15-44.

year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents
1948	6196008
1949	6762131
1950	6728423
1951	6846517
1952	7052736
1953	6969358
1954	6952410
1955	5855854
1956	6963871
1957	7709848
1958	7935586
1959	8407487
1960	8069947
1961	8360021
1962	8336906
1963	8344407
1964	6648670
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971		(20200000)
1972		(20300000)	24300	(24300)		(24300)		1.2	1.2	0.12	0.12	0.20
1973		(20300000)	44800	(44800)		(44800)		2.2	2.2	0.22	0.22	0.40
1974		(20300000)	97756	(97756)		(97756)		4.8	4.8	0.48	0.48	0.80
1975		(21100000)	214197	(214197)		(214197)		10.2	10.2	1.0	1.0	1.7
1976		(21100000)	278870	(278870)		(278870)		13.2	13.2	1.3	1.3	2.1
1977		(20700000)	247049	(247049)		(247049)		11.9	11.9	1.2	1.2	1.8
1978		(21300000)	312754	(312754)		(312754)		14.7	14.7	1.4	1.4	2.3
1979		(21600000)	346327	(346327)		(346327)		16.0	16.0	1.6	1.6
1980		(22200000)	388405	(388405)		(388405)		17.5	17.5	1.7	1.7	2.5
1981		(23100000)	500624	(500624)	6	(500630)		21.7	21.7	2.1	2.1
1982		(23600000)	492696	(492696)		(492696)		20.9	20.9	2.0	2.0	2.9
1983		(24100000)	561033	(561033)	6	(561039)		23.3	23.3	2.3	2.3
1984		(24800000)	583704	(583704)		(583704)		23.5	23.5	2.3	2.3	3.3
1985		(24600000)	583704	(583704)		(583704)		23.7	23.7	2.3	2.3
1986		(25000000)	588406	(588406)		(588406)		23.5	23.5	2.3	2.3	3.3
1987		(25300000)	588000	(588000)		(588000)		23.2	23.2	2.3	2.3
1988		(25300000)	582161	(582161)		(582161)		23.0	23.0	2.2	2.2	3.4
1989		(25100000)	596345	(596345)		(596345)		23.8	23.8	2.3	2.3
1990		(25300000)	581215	(581215)		(581215)		23.0	23.0	2.2	2.2	3.3
1991		(25300000)	636456	(636456)		(636456)		25.2	25.2	2.5	2.5	3.1
1992		(25500000)	632000	(632000)		(632000)		24.8	24.8	2.4	2.4	3.3
1993		(25600000)	612291	(612291)		(612291)		23.9	23.9	2.3	2.3	3.1
1994		(26100000)	627748	(627748)		(627748)		24.1	24.1	2.3	2.3	3.1
1995		(26300000)	570914	(570914)		(570914)		21.7	21.7	2.1	2.1	3.1
1996		(26000000)	538075	(538075)		(538075)		20.7	20.7	2.0	2.0	3.0
1997		(26200000)	512823	(512823)		(512823)		19.6	19.6	1.9	1.9
1998		(26000000)	666882	(666882)		(666882)		25.6	25.6	2.5	2.5
1999		(26100000)	708512	(708512)		(708512)		27.1	27.1	2.6	2.6
2000		(26300000)	723142	(723142)		(723142)		27.5	27.5	2.7	2.7
2001		(26400000)										3.0
2002		(26300000)	(2400000)	(2400000)		(2400000)		91.3	91.3	8.4	8.4	10.0
2003
2004					6	(6)
2005					8	(8)
2006
2007
year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	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:

Department of Family Welfare, April 2003, "Family Welfare Programme in India Year Book 2001," Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on line [http://www.mohfw.nic.in/Yb01.pdf].
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].
Government of India Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 2006, "Selected socio-economic statistics India 2006," Government of India Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, on line [http://mospi.nic.in/mospi_cso_rept_pubn.htm].
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].
Khan, M. E., Sandhya Barge, and Nayan Kumar, 2001, "Availability and Access to Abortion Services in India: Myth and Realities", IUSSP, on line [http://www.iussp.org/Brazil2001/s20/S21_P10_Barge.pdf].
Sedgh, Gilda, Stanley K. Henshaw, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, and Taylor Haas, Sept. 2007, "Legal abortion worldwide: incidence and recent trends," International Family Planning Perspectives, 33:106-116, on line at AGI [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3310607.html].
Tietze, Christopher, ed., 1981, Induced Abortion: A World Review 1981, Population Council (New York, NY).
U.K. Parliament, 30 Nov. 1987, "Abortion," HANSARD 1804�2004, on line [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1987/nov/30/abortion].
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 Development, 1993, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1991, 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, 1991, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1989, United Nations (New York, NY).
United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1992, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1990, United Nations (New York, NY).
United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a17].

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