Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, New Caledonia
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 March 2012
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 |
| 1953 | 1691 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 2626 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 2575 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 2637 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 2882 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 2609 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 3143 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 3052 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 3119 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 3320 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 3411 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 3270 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 3545 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 3922 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 4126 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 4383 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1973 | 4393 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 4202 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 4115 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 3902 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 3928 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 3648 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 3693 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 3668 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 3950 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | 3830 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 3832 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 3763 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 3619 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | 3921 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | 4122 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | 4035 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | 3945 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | 4378 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 4501 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | 4405 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | 4337 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1994 | 4267 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | 4242 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | 4401 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1997 | 4490 | 1568 | (1568) | | 1568 | 34 | 349.2 | 349.2 | 25.9 | 25.9 | |
| 1998 | 4352 | 1466 | (1466) | | 1466 | 41 | 336.9 | 336.9 | 25.2 | 25.2 | |
| 1999 | 4316 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | 4566 | (1040) | (1040) | | 1040 | 33 | 227.8 | 227.8 | 18.6 | 18.6 | |
| 2001 | 4326 | | | | | 36 | | | | | |
| 2002 | 4326 | 744 | (744) | | 744 | 36 | 172.0 | 172.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | |
| 2003 | 4102 | | | | | 25 | | | | | |
| 2004 | 4006 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | 4035 | (930) | (930) | | 930 | | 230.5 | 230.5 | 18.7 | 18.7 | |
| 2006 | 4224 | (1400) | (1400) | | 1400 | | 331.4 | 331.4 | 24.9 | 24.9 | |
| 2007 | 4093 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | 4015 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | 4090 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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:
- DASS, 2001, "I.4. Des populations specifiques," DASS, on line [http://www.dass.gouv.nc/].
- DASS, 2002, "I.4. Des populations specifiques," DASS, on line [http://www.dass.gouv.nc/].
- DASS, 2006, "I.4. Des populations specifiques," DASS, on line [http://www.dass.gouv.nc/].
- DASS, 2007, "I.4. Des populations specifiques," DASS, on line [http://www.dass.gouv.nc/portal/page/portal/dass/publications/sante_chiffres/situation_sanitaire_2006/I.4.POPULATIONSSPECIFIQUES06aretenir.pdf].
- ISEE, Feb. 2001, "Bilan demographique au seuil des annees 2000: La population Caledonienne au seuil des annees 2000," ISEE, on line [http://www.isee.nc/publication/telechargement/bilandemo1999.pdf].
- 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, 2002, "Table 1. Live births by sex and urban/rural residence: 1980-1999," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1999 Natality Supplement, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYBNat/NatStatTab01.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 Economic and Social Affairs, 2011, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2006-2010," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2009-2010, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2009-2010/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2012, "Population and Vital Statistics Report, Statistical Papers, Series A, Vol. LXIV," United Nations Statistics Division, on line [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/Sets/Series_A_2012.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 9 Oct. 2009, "Table 4. Vital statistics summary and expectation of life at birth: 2003-2007," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2007, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table04.pdf].
- 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].
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Last modified 11 March 2012.
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