Historical abortion statistics, Russia

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Russia

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 September 2015

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.

Russia regional level data also available here.

year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, estimated	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	miscarriages	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, estimated	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	miscarriages	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents
1921		(9,000)		(9,000)		9,000
1922		(9,000)		(9,000)		9,000
1923	2,463,650	(9,500)		(9,500)		9,500					3.9	3.9	0.4	0.4
1924	3,055,527	(10,000)		(10,000)		10,000					3.3	3.3	0.3	0.3
1925	3,565,516	(19,000)		(19,000)		19,000					5.3	5.3	0.5	0.5
1926	4,045,319	(32,000)		(32,000)		32,000					7.9	7.9	0.8	0.8
1927	(4,166,900)
1928	(4,276,300)
1929	(4,139,000)
1930	(3,576,500)
1931	(3,573,200)	(57,000)		(57,000)		57,000					16.0	16.0	1.6	1.6
1932	(3,339,600)
1933	(2,704,800)	(73,000)		(73,000)		73,000					27.0	27.0	2.6	2.6
1934	(2,627,900)	154,584		154,584		154,584					58.8	58.8	5.6	5.6
1935	(3,339,900)	(155,000)		(155,000)		155,000					46.4	46.4	4.4	4.4
1936	(3,648,300)	(77,000)		(77,000)		77,000					21.1	21.1	2.1	2.1
1937	(4,197,600)	(34,000)		(34,000)		34,000					8.1	8.1	0.8	0.8
1938	(4,172,400)	(42,000)		(42,000)		42,000					10.1	10.1	1.0	1.0
1939	(4,154,700)	(42,000)		(42,000)		42,000					10.1	10.1	1.0	1.0
1940	(3,660,200)	(44,000)		(44,000)		44,000					12.0	12.0	1.2	1.2
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946	(2,376,700)
1947	(2,585,400)
1948	(2,407,400)
1949	(2,960,100)
1950	(2,746,000)
1951	(2,824,900)
1952	(2,818,600)
1953	(2,717,200)
1954	(2,948,800)
1955	(2,866,000)
1956	(2,769,400)
1957	(2,831,600)	3,407,398	2,565,037	(3,407,398)		3,407,398		842,361			1,203.3	1,203.3	54.6	54.6
1958	(2,819,200)	3,939,362	3,119,980	(3,939,362)		3,939,362		819,382			1,397.3	1,397.3	58.3	58.3
1959	2,796,228	4,174,111	3,353,178	(4,174,111)		4,174,111		820,933			1,492.8	1,492.8	59.9	59.9	165.0
1960	2,782,353	4,373,042	3,634,966	(4,373,042)		4,373,042		738,076		28,876	1,571.7	1,571.7	61.1	61.1	109.8
1961	2,662,135	4,759,040	3,877,654	(4,759,040)		4,759,040		881,386		27,776	1,787.7	1,787.7	64.1	64.1	118.2
1962	2,482,539	4,925,124	4,077,580	(4,925,124)		4,925,124		847,544		26,982	1,983.9	1,983.9	66.5	66.5	124.6
1963	2,331,505	5,134,100	4,267,600	(5,134,100)		5,134,100		866,500		25,869	2,202.1	2,202.1	68.8	68.8	130.7
1964	2,121,994	5,376,200	4,486,400	(5,376,200)		5,376,200		889,800		25,021	2,533.6	2,533.6	71.7	71.7	137.3
1965	1,990,520	5,463,300	4,576,500	(5,463,300)		5,463,300		886,800		24,222	2,744.7	2,744.7	73.3	73.3	139.4
1966	1,957,763	5,322,500	4,475,200	(5,322,500)		5,322,500		847,300		23,491	2,718.7	2,718.7	73.1	73.1	135.0
1967	1,851,041	5,005,000	4,223,600	(5,005,000)		5,005,000		781,400		22,594	2,703.9	2,703.9	73.0	73.0	125.4
1968	1,816,509	4,872,900	4,126,800	(4,872,900)		4,872,900		746,100		22,353	2,682.6	2,682.6	72.8	72.8	120.8
1969	1,847,592	4,751,100	4,037,700	(4,751,100)		4,751,100		713,400		21,921	2,571.5	2,571.5	72.0	72.0	116.4
1970	1,903,713	4,837,700	4,086,700	(4,837,700)		4,837,700		705,800		22,114	2,541.2	2,541.2	71.8	71.8	136.6
1971	1,974,637	4,838,749	4,139,949	(4,838,749)		4,838,749		698,800		22,580	2,450.4	2,450.4	71.0	71.0	114.9
1972	2,014,638	4,765,900	4,090,589	(4,765,900)		4,765,900		675,000		22,268	2,365.6	2,365.6	70.3	70.3	112.3
1973	1,994,621	4,747,037	4,087,637	(4,747,037)		4,747,037		659,400		22,166	2,379.9	2,379.9	70.4	70.4	111.4
1974	2,079,812	4,674,050	4,037,350	(4,674,050)		4,674,050		636,700		22,645	2,247.3	2,247.3	69.2	69.2	109.6
1975	2,106,147	4,670,700	4,046,040	(4,670,700)		4,670,700		623,900		23,043	2,217.7	2,217.7	68.9	68.9	129.4
1976	2,146,711	4,757,055	4,133,755	(4,757,055)		4,757,055		623,300		23,398	2,216.0	2,216.0	68.9	68.9	111.5
1977	2,156,724	4,686,063	4,083,863	(4,686,063)		4,686,063		602,200		21,717	2,172.8	2,172.8	68.5	68.5	110.1
1978	2,179,030	4,656,057	4,069,257	(4,656,057)		4,656,057		586,800		21,636	2,136.8	2,136.8	68.1	68.1	110.0
1979	2,178,542	4,540,440	3,979,240	(4,540,440)		4,540,440		561,200		20,607	2,084.2	2,084.2	67.6	67.6	108.0
1980	2,202,779	4,506,249	3,960,049	(4,506,249)		4,506,249		546,200		20,074	2,045.7	2,045.7	67.2	67.2	123.1
1981	2,236,608	4,400,676	3,877,576	(4,400,676)		4,400,676		523,100		19,851	1,967.6	1,967.6	66.3	66.3	106.1
1982	2,328,044	4,462,825	3,942,525	(4,462,825)		4,462,825		520,300		20,519	1,917.0	1,917.0	65.7	65.7	124.3
1983	2,478,322	4,317,129	3,823,529	(4,317,129)		4,317,129		493,600		20,957	1,742.0	1,742.0	63.5	63.5	104.8
1984	2,409,614	4,361,959	3,872,859	(4,361,959)		4,361,959		489,100		21,222	1,810.2	1,810.2	64.4	64.4	124.0
1985	2,375,147	4,552,443	4,051,843	(4,552,443)		4,552,443		500,600		22,335	1,916.7	1,916.7	65.7	65.7	121.5
1986	2,485,915	4,579,400	3,891,677	(4,579,400)		4,579,400		470,433		24,003	1,842.1	1,842.1	64.8	64.8	124.0
1987	2,499,974	4,385,627	3,721,930	(4,385,627)		4,385,627		444,266		24,457	1,754.3	1,754.3	63.7	63.7	101.9
1988	2,348,494	4,608,953	4,065,709	(4,608,953)		4,608,953		418,147		21,984	1,962.5	1,962.5	66.2	66.2	126.6
1989	2,160,559	4,427,713	4,427,713	(4,427,713)		4,427,713		365,808		19,618	2,049.3	2,049.3	67.2	67.2	122.7
1990	1,988,858	4,103,425	4,103,425	(4,103,425)		4,103,425		326,996		18,165	2,063.2	2,063.2	67.4	67.4	114.0
1991	1,752,745	3,608,421	3,664,883	(3,608,421)		3,608,421	13,493	361,203	232,131	15,558	2,058.7	2,058.7	67.3	67.3	100.3
1992	1,559,095	3,436,695	3,436,695	3,436,695		3,436,695	10,157	329,545	206,265	13,243	2,204.3	2,204.3	68.8	68.8	95.0
1993	1,378,983	3,243,957	3,243,957	3,243,957		3,243,957	7,849	2,977,000	194,898	10,825	2,352.4	2,352.4	70.2	70.2	88.4
1994	1,389,619	3,060,237	3,060,237	3,060,237		3,060,237	7,708	2,808,000	194,269	11,012	2,202.2	2,202.2	68.8	68.8	82.4
1995	1,344,137	2,766,362	2,766,362	2,766,362		2,766,362	5,263	2,574,834	186,277	10,159	2,058.1	2,058.1	67.3	67.3	73.9
1996	1,276,694	2,652,038	2,652,038	2,652,038		2,652,038	4,900	2,469,000	179,659	10,163	2,077.3	2,077.3	67.5	67.5	69.0
1997	1,237,636	2,498,716	2,498,140	2,498,140		2,498,140	4,788	2,494,141	173,193	10,059	2,018.5	2,018.9	66.9	66.9	65.0
1998	1,262,837	2,346,138	2,346,138	2,346,138		2,346,138	4,537	2,381,767	171,601	9,601	1,857.8	1,857.8	65.0	65.0	61.0
1999	1,198,631	2,181,153	2,181,153	2,181,153		2,181,153	4,152	2,230,192	170,490	8,854	1,819.7	1,819.7	64.5	64.5	56.2
2000	1,247,490	2,138,750	2,138,750	2,138,750		2,138,750	2,639	1,961,539	173,900	8,494	1,714.4	1,714.4	63.2	63.2	55.0
2001	1,297,176	2,114,700	2,014,710	2,014,710		2,014,710	2,440	2,024,242	167,291	8,711	1,553.2	1,630.2	60.8	62.0	51.8
2002	1,379,557	1,944,481	1,944,481	1,944,481		1,944,481		1,956,548	6,234	8,996	1,409.5	1,409.5	58.5	58.5	48.7
2003	1,438,584	1,864,647	1,864,647	1,864,647	5	1,864,652		1,847,503	6,018	8,935	1,296.2	1,296.2	56.4	56.4	46.6
2004	1,463,429	1,797,567	1,797,567	1,797,567	5	1,797,572		1,776,083	5,503	8,713	1,228.3	1,228.3	55.1	55.1	45.1
2005	1,415,799	1,675,693	1,732,289	1,675,693		1,675,693		1,658,141	4,996	8,276	1,183.6	1,183.6	54.2	54.2	43.7
2006	1,457,826	1,582,398	1,582,398	1,582,398		1,582,398		1,575,068	168,026	8,294	1,085.5	1,085.5	52.0	52.0	40.3
2007	1,610,122	1,479,010	1,479,010	1,479,010		1,479,010				8,612	918.6	918.6	47.9	47.9	38.0
2008	1,713,947	1,385,600	1,385,600	1,385,600		1,385,600				8,594	808.4	808.4	44.7	44.7	36.1
2009	1,761,687	1,292,389	1,292,389	1,292,389		1,292,389				8,380	733.6	733.6	42.3	42.3	34.2
2010	1,788,948	1,186,108	1,186,108	1,186,108		1,186,108				8,300	663.0	663.0	39.9	39.9	31.9
2011	1,796,629	1,124,880	1,124,880	1,124,880		1,124,880				8,109	626.1	626.1	38.5	38.5	34.9
2012	1,902,084	1,070,980	1,070,980	1,070,980		1,070,980				12,142	563.1	563.1	36.0	36.0	33.2
2013	1,895,822	1,012,399	1,012,399	1,012,399		1,012,399				12,226	534.0	534.0	34.8	34.8	31.7
2014	1,947,301
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, estimated	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	miscarriages	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, estimated	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	miscarriages	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents

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.

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