Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Puerto Rico
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 |
| 1943 | 77304 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1944 | 82534 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1945 | 86680 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1946 | 88421 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1947 | 91305 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1948 | 87809 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1949 | 85625 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1950 | 86038 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1951 | 84076 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1952 | 80438 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1953 | 77754 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1954 | 78008 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1955 | 79221 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1956 | (78284) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1957 | 76068 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1958 | (76298) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1959 | (75104) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1960 | (76314) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 75563 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 76677 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1963 | (77440) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1964 | (78986) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1965 | (79608) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 75735 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 70755 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 67989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 67577 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | (67628) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 71114 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 68914 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1973 | (71132) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 70082 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | (69702) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 72883 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 75191 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 75117 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 73781 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 73060 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 71365 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | 69336 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 65742 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 63321 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 63629 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | 63551 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | 64393 | | | | | 626 | | | | | |
| 1988 | 64081 | | | | | 647 | | | | | |
| 1989 | 66692 | | | | | 620 | | | | | |
| 1990 | 66555 | | | | | 661 | | | | | |
| 1991 | 64516 | 19200 | (19200) | | 19200 | 631 | 297.6 | 297.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 |
| 1992 | 64481 | (19200) | (19200) | | 19200 | 649 | 297.8 | 297.8 | 22.9 | 22.9 | |
| 1993 | 65242 | | | | | 734 | | | | | |
| 1994 | 64325 | | | | | 646 | | | | | |
| 1995 | 63425 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | 63259 | | | 1 | 1 | 708 | 0.02 | | 0.00 | | |
| 1997 | 64214 | | | | | 740 | | | | | |
| 1998 | 60518 | | | | | 692 | | | | | |
| 1999 | 59684 | | | 1 | 1 | 684 | 0.02 | | 0.00 | | |
| 2000 | 59460 | | | 1 | 1 | 651 | 0.02 | | 0.00 | | |
| 2001 | 55982 | 15600 | (15600) | | 15600 | 584 | 278.7 | 278.7 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 18.0 |
| 2002 | 52871 | 8516 | (8516) | | 8516 | 234 | 161.1 | 161.1 | 13.9 | 13.9 | |
| 2003 | 50803 | 7781 | (7781) | 2 | 7783 | 206 | 153.2 | 153.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | |
| 2004 | 51239 | 9215 | (9215) | 4 | 9219 | | 179.9 | 179.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | |
| 2005 | 50687 | 6904 | (6904) | 3 | 6907 | | 136.3 | 136.2 | 12.0 | 12.0 | |
| 2006 | 48744 | 5538 | (5538) | 1 | 5539 | | 113.6 | 113.6 | 10.2 | 10.2 | |
| 2007 | 46744 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | 45675 | | | 1 | 1 | | 0.02 | | 0.00 | | |
| 2009 | 43616 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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:
- Centers for Disease Control, 2004, "Live births and birth rates: Puerto Rico, 1943-2001; Virgin Islands, 1940-2001; and Guam, 1970-2001," Centers for Disease Control, on line [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/statab/natfinal2001.annvol3_01.pdf].
- Henshaw, Stanley K., Susheela Singh, and Taylor Haas, 1999, "The incidence of abortion worldwide," International Family Planning Perspectives, 25:S30-S38, on line at AGI [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/25s3099.html].
- Johnston, Wm. Robert, Nov. 2010, "United States historical abortion statistics by state," Johnston's Archive, on line [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/policy/abortion/index.html#US].
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 24 March 2000, "Abortions in Kansas 1999, Preliminary Report," Kansas Department of Health and Environment, on line [http://www.kdheks.gov/hci/99itop1.pdf].
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 26 March 2001, "Abortions in Kansas 2000, Preliminary Report," Kansas Department of Health and Environment, on line [http://www.kdheks.gov/hci/00itop1.pdf].
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- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, March 2009, "Abortions in Kansas 2008, Preliminary Report," Kansas Department of Health and Environment, on line [http://www.kdheks.gov/hci/abortion_sum/08itop1.pdf].
- Sedgh, Gilda, Stanley K. Henshaw, Susheela Singh, Akinrinola Bankole, and Taylor Haas, Sept. 2007, "Legal abortion worldwide: incidence and recent trends," International Family Planning Perspectives, 33:106-116, on line at AGI [http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3310607.html].
- Tejada-Vera, Betzaida, and Paul D. Sutton, 27 Aug. 2010, "Births, marriages, divorces, and deaths: Provisional data for 2009," National Vital Statistics Reports, 58(25), on line at Centers for Disease Control [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_25.pdf].
- 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].
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- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2007, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1996-2005," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2005, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2005/Table13.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].
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- 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 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].
- Vermont Department of Health, 16 March 1998, "Table E-2 revised, 1996 Vermont abortions--occurrence," Vermont Department of Health, on line [http://healthvermont.gov/research/stats/1996/e02.htm].
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Last modified 11 March 2012.
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