Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, PR China

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 October 2007

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

PR China regional level data also available here.

yearlive birthslive births, estimatedabortions, reportedabortions, estimatedabortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country
1949 19500000           
1950 20400000           
1951 21300000           
1952 21270000           
1953 21750000           
1954 22880000           
1955 20030000           
1956 20040000           
1957 21970000           
1958 19280000           
1959 16650000           
1960 13810000           
1961 11870000           
1962 24910000           
1963 30000000 (400000)     13.3 1.3 
1964 27590000 (1800000)     65.2 6.1 
1965 27480000 (1800000)     65.5 6.1 
1966 26130000           
1967 25930000           
1968 27950000           
1969 27520000           
1970 27740000           
1971 261200003910110 (3910110) (3910110) 149.7149.713.013.021.6
1972 259500004813542 (4813542) (4813542) 185.5185.515.615.625.8
1973 249200005110405 (5110405) (5110405) 205.1205.117.017.026.7
1974 225500004984564 (4984564) (4984564) 221.0221.018.118.126.0
1975 212700005084260 (5084260) (5084260) 239.0239.019.319.327.5
1976 1866000047429466570000(4742946) (4742946) 254.2352.120.326.031.2
1977 179800005229569 (5229569) (5229569) 290.9290.922.522.526.4
1978174500001757000053912045528000(5391204) (5391204) 306.8314.623.523.926.3
197917270000173800007856587 (7856587) (7856587) 452.0452.031.131.137.3
1980177900001797000095276449530000(9527644) (9527644) 530.2530.334.634.744.8
198120690000209300008696945 (8696945) (8696945) 415.5415.529.429.439.3
198218680000226500001241966312420000(12419663) (12419663) 548.3548.335.435.455.0
1983154100002080000014371843 (14371843) (14371843) 691.0691.040.940.962.9
1984142600002077000088901408890000(8890140) (8890140) 428.0428.030.030.036.6
1985139300002227000010931565 (10931565) (10931565) 490.9490.932.932.9 
198615980000241100001157871311580000(11578713) (11578713) 480.2480.332.432.444.4
1987165500002550000010489412 (10489412) (10489412) 411.3411.329.129.1 
198816150000248400001267583912680000(12675839) (12675839) 510.3510.533.833.846.2
1989167100002432000010379426 (10379426) (10379426) 426.8426.829.929.9 
199018950000240800001349392613490000(13493926) (13493926) 560.4560.435.935.9 
1991168100002279000014086313 (14086313) (14086313) 618.1618.138.238.240.0
199215100000213700001041628710420000(10416287) (10416287) 487.4487.632.832.835.6
199314520000214400009496119 (9496119) (9496119) 442.9442.930.730.727.9
1994142800002121000094670649470000(9467064) (9467064) 446.3446.530.930.924.5
1995144000002074000074764827930000(7476482) (7476482) 360.5382.426.527.726.1
1996143000002078000088341958834200(8834195) (8834195) 425.1425.129.829.829.0
199713860000204800006589869 (6589869) (6589869) 321.8321.824.324.3 
1998134300001951000073900007380000(7390000) (7390000) 378.8378.827.527.5 
199912770000184200006764357 (6764357) (6764357) 367.2367.226.926.9 
200012920000177800006658550 (6658550) (6658550) 374.5374.527.227.2 
2001 170800006284844 (6284844) (6284844) 368.0368.026.926.9 
2002 16520000           
2003   7215400 5(5)     23.0
2004             
2005     5(5)      
2006             
yearlive birthslive births, estimatedabortions, reportedabortions, estimatedabortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country

Notes:

Sources:


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