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.

New Zealand regional level data also available here.

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:

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• Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2008, "Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee 2007," New Zealand Parliament, on line [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/5EEE7711-E3BE-4672-839E-2F6F59E798FB/73450/DBHOH_PAP_16195_5831.pdf].
• Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2009, "Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee 2008," Abortion Services in New Zealand, on line [http://www.abortion.gen.nz/asc/documents/abortionreprt2008.pdf].
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