compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 8 July 2012
year | live births | abortions | stillbirths | abortion ratio | abortion % | occurrences | residents only | nonresidents |
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1938 | 621,204 | 24,729 | |||||
1939 | 614,479 | 24,320 | |||||
1940 | 590,120 | 22,779 | |||||
1941 | 579,091 | 20,876 | |||||
1942 | 651,503 | 22,383 | |||||
1943 | 684,334 | 21,262 | |||||
1944 | 751,478 | 21,306 | |||||
1945 | 679,937 | 19,333 | |||||
1946 | 820,719 | 22,915 | |||||
1947 | 881,026 | 21,795 | |||||
1948 | 775,306 | 18,399 | |||||
1949 | 730,518 | 16,947 | |||||
1950 | 697,097 | 16,084 | |||||
1951 | 677,529 | 15,985 | |||||
1952 | 673,735 | 15,636 | |||||
1953 | 684,372 | 15,681 | |||||
1954 | 673,651 | 16,200 | |||||
1955 | 667,811 | 15,829 | |||||
1956 | 700,335 | 16,405 | |||||
1957 | 723,381 | 16,615 | |||||
1958 | 740,715 | 13,570 | 16,288 | ||||
1959 | 748,501 | 13,900 | 15,901 | ||||
1960 | 785,005 | 14,000 | 15,819 | ||||
1961 | 811,281 | 14,300 | 15,727 | ||||
1962 | 838,736 | 16,800 | 15,464 | ||||
1963 | 854,055 | 16,600 | 14,989 | ||||
1964 | 875,972 | 18,300 | 14,546 | ||||
1965 | 862,725 | 19,500 | 13,841 | ||||
1966 | 849,823 | 21,400 | 13,243 | ||||
1967 | 832,164 | 27,200 | 12,528 | ||||
1968 | 819,272 | 23,641 | 22,332 | 1,309 | 11,848 | 27 | 2.7 |
1969 | 797,538 | 54,819 | 49,829 | 4,990 | 10,654 | 62 | 5.9 |
1970 | 784,486 | 86,565 | 75,962 | 10,603 | 10,345 | 97 | 8.8 |
1971 | 783,155 | 126,777 | 94,570 | 32,207 | 9,899 | 121 | 10.8 |
1972 | 725,440 | 159,884 | 108,565 | 51,319 | 8,799 | 150 | 13.0 |
1973 | 675,953 | 167,149 | 110,568 | 56,581 | 7,936 | 164 | 14.1 |
1974 | 639,885 | 162,940 | 109,445 | 53,495 | 7,175 | 171 | 14.6 |
1975 | 603,445 | 139,702 | 106,224 | 33,478 | 6,295 | 176 | 15.0 |
1976 | 584,270 | 129,673 | 101,912 | 27,761 | 5,709 | 174 | 14.9 |
1977 | 569,259 | 133,004 | 102,677 | 30,327 | 5,405 | 180 | 15.3 |
1978 | 596,418 | 141,558 | 111,851 | 29,707 | 5,108 | 188 | 15.8 |
1979 | 638,028 | 149,746 | 120,611 | 29,135 | 5,125 | 189 | 15.9 |
1980 | 656,234 | 160,903 | 128,927 | 31,976 | 4,773 | 196 | 16.4 |
1981 | 634,492 | 162,480 | 128,581 | 33,899 | 4,207 | 203 | 16.9 |
1982 | 625,931 | 163,045 | 128,553 | 34,492 | 3,939 | 205 | 17.0 |
1983 | 629,134 | 162,161 | 127,375 | 34,786 | 3,631 | 202 | 16.8 |
1984 | 636,818 | 169,993 | 136,388 | 33,605 | 3,643 | 214 | 17.6 |
1985 | 656,417 | 171,873 | 141,101 | 30,772 | 3,645 | 215 | 17.7 |
1986 | 661,018 | 172,286 | 147,619 | 24,667 | 3,549 | 223 | 18.3 |
1987 | 681,511 | 174,276 | 156,191 | 18,085 | 3,423 | 229 | 18.6 |
1988 | 693,577 | 183,798 | 168,298 | 15,500 | 3,382 | 243 | 19.5 |
1989 | 687,725 | 183,974 | 170,463 | 13,511 | 3,236 | 248 | 19.9 |
1990 | 706,140 | 186,912 | 173,900 | 13,012 | 3,256 | 246 | 19.8 |
1991 | 699,217 | 179,522 | 167,376 | 12,146 | 3,254 | 239 | 19.3 |
1992 | 689,656 | 172,069 | 160,501 | 11,568 | 2,944 | 233 | 18.9 |
1993 | 673,467 | 168,714 | 157,846 | 10,868 | 3,855 | 234 | 19.0 |
1994 | 664,726 | 166,876 | 156,539 | 10,337 | 3,813 | 235 | 19.1 |
1995 | 648,138 | 163,638 | 154,315 | 9,323 | 3,600 | 238 | 19.2 |
1996 | 649,485 | 177,495 | 167,916 | 9,579 | 3,539 | 259 | 20.5 |
1997 | 643,095 | 179,746 | 170,145 | 9,601 | 3,439 | 265 | 20.9 |
1998 | 635,901 | 187,402 | 177,871 | 9,531 | 3,417 | 280 | 21.9 |
1999 | 621,872 | 183,250 | 173,701 | 9,549 | 3,305 | 279 | 21.8 |
2000 | 604,441 | 185,375 | 175,542 | 9,833 | 3,203 | 290 | 22.5 |
2001 | 594,634 | 186,274 | 176,364 | 9,910 | 3,159 | 297 | 22.9 |
2002 | 596,122 | 185,385 | 175,932 | 9,453 | 3,372 | 295 | 22.8 |
2003 | 615,787 | 190,660 | 181,582 | 9,078 | 3,612 | 295 | 22.8 |
2004 | 639,721 | 194,498 | 185,713 | 8,785 | 3,686 | 290 | 22.5 |
2005 | 645,835 | 194,353 | 186,416 | 7,937 | 3,483 | 289 | 22.4 |
2006 | 669,601 | 201,173 | 193,737 | 7,436 | 3,602 | 289 | 22.4 |
2007 | 690,013 | 205,598 | 198,499 | 7,099 | 3,598 | 288 | 22.3 |
2008 | 708,711 | 202,158 | 195,296 | 6,862 | 3,617 | 276 | 21.6 |
2009 | 706,248 | 195,743 | 189,100 | 6,643 | 268 | 21.1 | |
2010 | 723,165 | 196,109 | 189,574 | 6,535 | 262 | 20.8 | |
2011 | 196,082 | 189,931 | 6,151 | ||||
year | live births | abortions | stillbirths | abortion ratio | abortion % | occurrences | residents only | nonresidents |
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