Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Portugal

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 8 July 2023

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Portugal regional level data also available here.

yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalabortions, occurrences by non-residentsabortions, illegalmiscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
abortion
rate, occurences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country
1948220,981               
1949212,260               
1950205,163               
1951207,870               
1952211,213               
1953202,135               
1954197,536               
1955209,790               
1956202,667               
1957211,494               
1958212,467               
1959213,062               
1960213,895        7,705       
1961217,516        5,857       
1962220,200        5,794       
1963212,152        5,265       
1964217,136        5,050       
1965210,299        6,327       
1966206,940        4,773       
1967202,061        4,686       
1968194,962        4,397       
1969189,739        4,349       
1970172,891        4,963       
1971181,243        4,190       
1972174,685   18 18    3,678 0.10 0.01   
1973172,324   27 27    3,319 0.16 0.02   
1974171,979   59 59    2,963 0.34 0.03   
1975179,648   60 60    2,781 0.33 0.03   
1976186,712   38 38    2,735 0.20 0.02   
1977181,064   29 29    2,682 0.16 0.02   
1978167,467   28 28    2,319 0.17 0.02   
1979160,311   36 36    2,156 0.22 0.02   
1980158,352   4141   2,2100.26 0.03   
1981152,102   3636   1,9460.24 0.02   
1982151,029   5050   1,8760.33 0.03   
1983144,327   3636   1,7670.25 0.02   
1984142,805(40)(40)(40)3575   1,6460.530.280.050.03  
1985130,492(60)(60)(60)3494   1,4970.720.460.070.05  
1986126,748(60)(60)(60)49109   1,3310.860.470.090.05  
1987123,218(60)(60)(60) 60   1,2150.490.490.050.05  
1988122,121(60)(60)(60) 60   1,1490.490.490.050.05  
1989118,560(60)(60)(60) 60   1,1540.510.510.050.05  
1990116,383(60)(60)(60) 60   9970.520.520.050.05 0.03
1991116,415 (100) 700700   9576.0 0.60  0.05
1992115,018 (200) 600600   8895.2 0.52  0.11
1993114,030227493(227)400627 266 8685.52.00.550.20 0.26
1994109,210295550(295)400695 255 8086.42.70.630.27 0.29
1995107,184268436(268)300568 168 7155.32.50.530.25 0.23
1996110,363281466(281)300581 185 7475.32.50.520.25 0.24
1997111,382310504(310)300610 194 6915.52.80.540.28 0.26
1998113,510401568(401)36437 167 6863.83.50.380.35 0.30
1999116,002491660(491)34525 169 6704.54.20.450.42 0.34
2000118,551576576(576)33609   6925.14.90.510.48 0.30
2001112,774675675(675)22697   6596.26.00.610.59 0.35
2002114,3838281,018(828)21849 1901765877.47.20.740.72 0.53
2003112,515721721(721)23744   5066.66.40.660.64 0.38
2004109,298834834(834)11845   4237.77.60.770.76 0.44
2005109,399906906(906)19925   4348.58.30.840.82 0.48
2006105,3511,2151,215(1,215)101,225   41711.611.51.151.14 0.65
2007102,4927,2137,213(7,213)107,223   37770.570.46.586.57 3.89
2008104,59418,61018,61018,014618,0202,600  341172.3177.914.7015.11 10.12
200999,49119,84819,84819,2221119,233   379193.3199.516.2016.63 10.90
2010101,32020,13720,13718,9111418,925   332186.8198.715.7416.58 11.19
201196,85620,48020,48019,8021019,812   294204.6211.416.9817.45 11.57
201289,84119,15619,15618,408818,416   327205.0213.217.0117.57 11.05
201382,78718,28118,28117,4141717,431   245210.6220.817.3918.09 10.79
201485,36316,76216,76216,0391116,050   299188.0196.415.8316.41 10.12
201585,50016,65216,65215,873515,878   297185.7194.815.6616.30 10.26
201687,12615,95915,959(15,300)6(15,306)   304175.7183.214.9415.48 10.05
201786,15415,51815,518(14,800)2(14,806)   283171.9180.114.6715.26 9.98
201887,36815,01515,01514,336414,340   320164.1171.914.1014.67 9.84
201987,01915,35815,35814,696514,701   293168.9176.514.4515.00 10.23
202084,55814,36914,36913,777513,782   282163.0169.914.0114.52 9.73
202179,58213,96113,96111,640 11,640   175146.3175.412.7614.92 9.60
2022  (13,500)            (9.4)
yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalabortions, occurrences by non-residentsabortions, illegalmiscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
abortion
rate, occurences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country

Notes:

Sources (incomplete):


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