Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Panama
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 |
| 1948 | 25145 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 23810 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 24899 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 24924 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 29013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 31428 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 33269 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 34592 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | 35582 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 37743 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | 37733 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | 40296 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | 41544 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 43200 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 45228 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 45847 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 46516 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 47351 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 49394 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 50795 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 52489 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 52799 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 53287 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 54948 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 54910 | 7 | (7) | | 7 | | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 1973 | 52091 | 14 | (14) | | 14 | | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| 1974 | 52772 | 16 | (16) | | 16 | | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| 1975 | 53790 | 38 | (38) | | 38 | | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.07 | 0.07 | |
| 1976 | 53002 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 52722 | 7 | (7) | | 7 | | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 1978 | 53040 | 6 | (6) | | 6 | | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| 1979 | 52919 | 11 | (11) | | 11 | | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 1980 | 52626 | 26 | (26) | | 26 | | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| 1981 | 53873 | 11 | (11) | | 11 | | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 1982 | 54491 | 12 | (12) | | 12 | | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 1983 | 55222 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 56659 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 58038 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | 57655 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | 57647 | | | | | 471 | | | | | |
| 1988 | 58459 | | | | | 442 | | | | | |
| 1989 | 59069 | | | | | 462 | | | | | |
| 1990 | 59904 | | | | | 614 | | | | | |
| 1991 | 60080 | | | | | 480 | | | | | |
| 1992 | 59905 | | | | | 505 | | | | | |
| 1993 | 59191 | | | | | 466 | | | | | |
| 1994 | 59947 | | | | | 489 | | | | | |
| 1995 | 61939 | | | | | 444 | | | | | |
| 1996 | 63401 | | | | | 348 | | | | | |
| 1997 | 68009 | | | | | 411 | | | | | |
| 1998 | 62351 | | | | | 343 | | | | | |
| 1999 | 64248 | | | | | 428 | | | | | |
| 2000 | 64839 | 11 | (11) | | 11 | | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |
| 2001 | 63900 | | | | | 394 | | | | | |
| 2002 | 61671 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | 61753 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2004 | 62743 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | 63645 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | 65764 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | 67364 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | 68759 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | 68364 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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:
- 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, 2004, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 1998-2002," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2002, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2002/Table12.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, 2006, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1995-2004," 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/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 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, 1983, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1981, United Nations (New York, NY).
- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1988, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1986, 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].
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