Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, New Zealand
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 ages 15-44.
New Zealand regional level data also available here.
| 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 |
| 1948 | 49149 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 48905 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 49414 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 49889 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 51928 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 51943 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 54131 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 55676 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 56593 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 58484 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 60635 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 61869 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 62850 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 65476 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 65127 | | | | | 843 | | | | | |
| 1963 | 64675 | | | | | 824 | | | | | |
| 1964 | 62459 | 76 | (76) | | 76 | 814 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| 1965 | 60178 | 58 | (58) | | 58 | 718 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.10 | 0.10 | |
| 1966 | 60188 | 70 | (70) | | 70 | 668 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |
| 1967 | 61169 | 95 | (95) | | 95 | 735 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.16 | 0.16 | |
| 1968 | 62284 | 128 | (128) | | 128 | 752 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.21 | 0.21 | |
| 1969 | 62564 | 211 | (211) | | 211 | 625 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.34 | 0.34 | |
| 1970 | 62207 | 313 | (313) | | 313 | 671 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 0.50 | |
| 1971 | 64460 | | | | | 660 | | | | | |
| 1972 | 63215 | | | | | 643 | | | | | |
| 1973 | 60727 | | | | | 558 | | | | | |
| 1974 | 59336 | (1937) | (1937) | | 1937 | 511 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
| 1975 | 56639 | (3320) | (3320) | | 3320 | 472 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |
| 1976 | 55105 | 4682 | (4682) | | 4682 | 423 | 85.0 | 85.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 1977 | 54179 | 5800 | (5800) | | 5800 | 413 | 107.1 | 107.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.9 |
| 1978 | 51029 | 2094 | (2094) | | 2094 | 364 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 1979 | 52279 | 3653 | (3653) | | 3653 | 648 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 1980 | 50542 | 5945 | (5945) | | 5945 | 349 | 117.6 | 117.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.6 |
| 1981 | 50794 | 6759 | (6759) | | 6759 | 332 | 133.1 | 133.1 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 9.6 |
| 1982 | 49938 | 6903 | (6903) | | 6903 | 297 | 138.2 | 138.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.6 |
| 1983 | 50474 | 7198 | (7198) | 6 | 7204 | 269 | 142.7 | 142.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.7 |
| 1984 | 51636 | 7275 | (7275) | 12 | 7287 | 261 | 141.1 | 140.9 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 9.7 |
| 1985 | 51798 | 7130 | (7130) | 6 | 7136 | 254 | 137.8 | 137.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 |
| 1986 | 52824 | 8079 | (8079) | 7 | 8086 | 250 | 153.1 | 152.9 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 10.5 |
| 1987 | 55254 | 8789 | (8789) | | 8789 | 265 | 159.1 | 159.1 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 11.3 |
| 1988 | 57546 | 10044 | (10044) | | 10044 | 277 | 174.5 | 174.5 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.8 |
| 1989 | 58091 | 10200 | (10200) | | 10200 | 267 | 175.6 | 175.6 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.9 |
| 1990 | 60153 | 11173 | (11173) | | 11173 | 247 | 185.7 | 185.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 14.0 |
| 1991 | 60001 | 11613 | (11613) | | 11613 | 275 | 193.5 | 193.5 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 14.4 |
| 1992 | 59266 | 11595 | (11595) | | 11595 | 237 | 195.6 | 195.6 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 14.3 |
| 1993 | 58867 | 11893 | (11893) | | 11893 | 179 | 202.0 | 202.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 14.6 |
| 1994 | 57439 | 12835 | (12835) | | 12835 | 185 | 223.5 | 223.5 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 15.7 |
| 1995 | 57795 | 13652 | (13652) | | 13652 | 245 | 236.2 | 236.2 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 16.4 |
| 1996 | 57280 | 14805 | (14805) | | 14805 | 382 | 258.5 | 258.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 17.3 |
| 1997 | 57736 | 15208 | (15208) | | 15208 | 364 | 263.4 | 263.4 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 17.6 |
| 1998 | 55349 | 15029 | (15029) | | 15029 | 325 | 271.5 | 271.5 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 17.4 |
| 1999 | 57053 | 15501 | (15501) | 3 | 15504 | 380 | 271.7 | 271.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 18.0 |
| 2000 | 56605 | 16103 | (16103) | 7 | 16110 | 349 | 284.6 | 284.5 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 18.7 |
| 2001 | 55799 | 16410 | (16410) | 4 | 16414 | 325 | 294.2 | 294.1 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 19.1 |
| 2002 | 54021 | 17380 | (17380) | | 17380 | 354 | 321.7 | 321.7 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 20.0 |
| 2003 | 56134 | 18511 | (18511) | | 18511 | 346 | 329.8 | 329.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 21.0 |
| 2004 | 58073 | 18211 | (18211) | | 18211 | 483 | 313.6 | 313.6 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 20.5 |
| 2005 | 57745 | 17531 | (17531) | | 17531 | | 303.6 | 303.6 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 19.7 |
| 2006 | 59193 | 17934 | 17857 | | 17857 | | 301.7 | 303.0 | 23.2 | 23.3 | 20.0 |
| 2007 | 64044 | 18382 | 18235 | | 18235 | | 284.7 | 287.0 | 22.2 | 22.3 | |
| 2008 | 64343 | 17940 | 17757 | | 17757 | | 276.0 | 278.8 | 21.6 | 21.8 | |
| 2009 | 62543 | 17550 | (17550) | | 17550 | | 280.6 | 280.6 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 19.2 |
| 2010 | | 16630 | (16630) | | 16630 | | | | | | 18.1 |
| 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:
- Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2006, "Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee 2006," New Zealand Parliament, on line [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/02C928D2-3076-4A47-AC51-763BE5662EB2/41061/DBHOH_PAP_14229_3632.pdf].
- 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].
- Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2010, "Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee 2009," Abortion Services in New Zealand, on line [].
- 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].
- Office for National Statistics, 2000, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1999," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB26_1999/ab26_1999.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2001, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2000," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB27/AB_No27_V1.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2002, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2001," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB28_2001/AB28_2001.pdf].
- Sceats, Janet, 1988, "New Zealand," in International Handbook on Abortion, ed. by Paul Sachdev, Greenwood Press (New York, NY), pp. 347-360.
- Statistics New Zealand, 28 October 2011, "Abortion statistics: Year ended December 2010," Statistics New Zealand, on line [http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Browse%20for%20stats/AbortionStatistics/HOTPYeDec10/AbortionStatisticsYeDec10HOTP.pdf].
- Statistics New Zealand, 31 Jan. 2006, "Births," in Demographic Trends (2005), Statistics New Zealand (New Zealand), on line at Statistics New Zealand [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/F166423B-D176-43C1-916C-7480666666B9/0/dt05chapter2births.pdf].
- Statistics New Zealand, 31 Jan. 2006, "Induced abortions," in Demographic Trends (2005), Statistics New Zealand (New Zealand), on line at Statistics New Zealand [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/16C58779-5F15-4254-ADE6-4E70A6A0EADB/0/dt05chapter7inducedabortions.pdf].
- Tietze, Christopher, ed., 1981, Induced Abortion: A World Review 1981, Population Council (New York, NY).
- U.K. Parliament, 30 Nov. 1987, "Abortion," HANSARD 1803-2005, on line [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1987/nov/30/abortion].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 1973, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1972, United Nations (New York, NY).
- 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, 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, 2002, "Table 15. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 1990-1998," 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/NatStatTab15.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2010, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1999-2008," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2008, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2008/Table13.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, 23 July 2008, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2002-2006," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2006, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2006/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 9 Oct. 2009, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1998-2007," 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/Table13.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 Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, 1994, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1992, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1979, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1978, 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].
- Welch, Dallas, 14 June 2007, "Abortions: Year ended December 2006," Statistics New Zealand, on line [http://www.stats.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/AC0CE129-D3F9-4698-9FD8-132EE3820138/0/abortionsyedec06hotp.pdf].
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