Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Ukraine
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 3 July 2022
Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):
- Live births.
- Abortions, reported includes legal reported induced abortions.
- Abortions (AWR) are combined reported and estimated abortion occurrences from the Abortion Worldwide Report and working papers.
- 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, residents is abortions by residency per 1000 women ages 15-49.
- Abortion rate, occurrences (AWR) is abortion occurrences from Abortion Worldwide Report figures per 1000 women ages 15-39.
Ukraine regional level data also available here.
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
1924 | (1,162,900) | (87,000) | (87,000) | (87,000) | | (87,000) | | | 74.8 | 74.8 | 6.96 | 6.96 | | |
1925 | (1,196,800) | 149,700 | 149,700 | 149,700 | | 149,700 | | | 125.1 | 125.1 | 11.12 | 11.12 | | |
1926 | 1,207,907 | (195,000) | (195,000) | (195,000) | | (195,000) | | | 161.4 | 161.4 | 13.90 | 13.90 | | |
1927 | (1,184,400) | 242,000 | 242,000 | 242,000 | | 242,000 | | | 204.3 | 204.3 | 16.97 | 16.97 | | |
1928 | (1,139,300) | (310,000) | (310,000) | (310,000) | | (310,000) | | | 272.1 | 272.1 | 21.39 | 21.39 | | |
1929 | (1,081,000) | (380,000) | (380,000) | (380,000) | | (380,000) | | | 351.5 | 351.5 | 26.01 | 26.01 | | |
1930 | (1,023,000) | (450,000) | (450,000) | (450,000) | | (450,000) | | | 439.9 | 439.9 | 30.55 | 30.55 | | |
1931 | (975,300) | (520,000) | (520,000) | (520,000) | | (520,000) | | | 533.2 | 533.2 | 34.78 | 34.78 | | |
1932 | (782,000) | (590,000) | (590,000) | (590,000) | | (590,000) | | | 754.5 | 754.5 | 43.00 | 43.00 | | |
1933 | (564,000) | 659,000 | 659,000 | 659,000 | | 659,000 | | | 1,168.4 | 1,168.4 | 53.88 | 53.88 | | |
1934 | (551,500) | 393,000 | 393,000 | 393,000 | | 393,000 | | | 712.6 | 712.6 | 41.61 | 41.61 | | |
1935 | (759,100) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1936 | (893,100) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1937 | (1,214,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1938 | (1,113,500) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1939 | (1,073,500) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1940 | (1,135,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1941 | (975,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1942 | (705,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1943 | (550,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1944 | (575,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1945 | (435,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1946 | (750,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1947 | (715,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1948 | (765,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1949 | (905,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1950 | (844,600) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1951 | (858,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1952 | (846,400) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1953 | (795,600) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1954 | (845,100) | | (40,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1955 | (792,700) | | (79,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1956 | (822,600) | | (519,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1957 | (847,800) | | (708,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1958 | 873,500 | | (786,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1959 | 880,600 | | (854,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1960 | 878,768 | | (919,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1961 | 843,482 | | (965,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1962 | 823,151 | | (1,031,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1963 | 794,969 | | (1,091,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1964 | 741,668 | | (1,117,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1965 | 692,153 | | (1,145,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1966 | 713,492 | | (1,168,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1967 | 699,381 | | (1,134,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1968 | 693,064 | | (1,112,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1969 | 687,991 | | (1,092,000) | | | | | | | | | | | |
1970 | 719,213 | 1,130,115 | 1,130,115 | (1,130,115) | | 1,130,115 | | 6,106 | 1,571.3 | 1,571.3 | 61.11 | 61.11 | | |
1971 | 736,691 | 1,155,870 | 1,155,870 | (1,155,870) | | 1,155,870 | | | 1,569.0 | 1,569.0 | 61.07 | 61.07 | | |
1972 | 745,696 | 1,129,500 | 1,129,500 | (1,129,500) | | 1,129,500 | | | 1,514.7 | 1,514.7 | 60.23 | 60.23 | | |
1973 | 719,560 | 1,140,365 | 1,140,365 | (1,140,365) | | 1,140,365 | | | 1,584.8 | 1,584.8 | 61.31 | 61.31 | | |
1974 | 736,616 | 1,143,285 | 1,143,285 | (1,143,285) | | 1,143,285 | | | 1,552.1 | 1,552.1 | 60.82 | 60.82 | | |
1975 | 738,857 | 1,145,831 | 1,145,831 | (1,145,831) | | 1,145,831 | | 7,383 | 1,550.8 | 1,550.8 | 60.80 | 60.80 | 104.8 | |
1976 | 747,069 | 1,196,600 | 1,196,600 | (1,196,600) | | 1,196,600 | | | 1,601.7 | 1,601.7 | 61.56 | 61.56 | | |
1977 | 726,217 | 1,186,676 | 1,186,676 | (1,186,676) | | 1,186,676 | | | 1,634.1 | 1,634.1 | 62.04 | 62.04 | | |
1978 | 732,187 | 1,170,184 | 1,170,184 | (1,170,184) | | 1,170,184 | | | 1,598.2 | 1,598.2 | 61.51 | 61.51 | | |
1979 | 735,188 | 1,153,275 | 1,153,275 | (1,153,275) | | 1,153,275 | | | 1,568.7 | 1,568.7 | 61.07 | 61.07 | | |
1980 | 742,489 | 1,196,696 | 1,196,696 | (1,196,696) | | 1,196,696 | | 7,293 | 1,611.7 | 1,611.7 | 61.71 | 61.71 | 106.6 | |
1981 | 733,183 | 1,145,870 | 1,145,870 | (1,145,870) | | 1,145,870 | | | 1,562.9 | 1,562.9 | 60.98 | 60.98 | | |
1982 | 745,591 | 1,172,375 | 1,172,375 | (1,172,375) | | 1,172,375 | | 7,432 | 1,572.4 | 1,572.4 | 61.13 | 61.13 | 106.8 | |
1983 | 792,035 | 1,159,679 | 1,159,679 | (1,159,679) | | 1,159,679 | | 7,722 | 1,464.2 | 1,464.2 | 59.42 | 59.42 | | |
1984 | 757,047 | 1,166,762 | 1,166,762 | (1,166,762) | | 1,166,762 | | 7,840 | 1,541.2 | 1,541.2 | 60.65 | 60.65 | 108.7 | |
1985 | 762,775 | 1,178,686 | 1,178,686 | (1,178,686) | | 1,178,686 | | 7,841 | 1,545.3 | 1,545.3 | 60.71 | 60.71 | | |
1986 | 792,574 | 1,166,039 | 1,166,039 | (1,166,039) | | 1,166,039 | | 7,873 | 1,471.2 | 1,471.2 | 59.53 | 59.53 | 109.1 | |
1987 | 760,851 | 1,168,136 | 1,068,136 | (1,168,136) | | 1,168,136 | | 7,504 | 1,535.3 | 1,535.3 | 60.56 | 60.56 | | |
1988 | 744,056 | 1,080,029 | 1,080,029 | (1,080,029) | | 1,080,029 | | 6,710 | 1,451.5 | 1,451.5 | 59.21 | 59.21 | 93.1 | |
1989 | 690,981 | 1,058,414 | 1,058,414 | (1,058,414) | | 1,058,414 | | 6,143 | 1,531.8 | 1,531.8 | 60.50 | 60.50 | 85.5 | |
1990 | 657,202 | 1,019,038 | 1,045,289 | (1,019,038) | | 1,019,038 | | 5,724 | 1,550.6 | 1,550.6 | 60.79 | 60.79 | 86.3 | 112.96 |
1991 | 630,813 | 957,022 | 957,022 | (957,022) | | 957,022 | | 5,338 | 1,517.1 | 1,517.1 | 60.27 | 60.27 | 80.9 | 103.40 |
1992 | 596,785 | 932,272 | 932,272 | (932,272) | | 932,272 | | 4,818 | 1,562.2 | 1,562.2 | 60.97 | 60.97 | 76.5 | 100.37 |
1993 | 539,506 | 860,996 | 860,996 | (860,996) | | 860,996 | | 3,990 | 1,595.9 | 1,595.9 | 61.48 | 61.48 | 70.2 | 92.58 |
1994 | 507,204 | 798,538 | 798,538 | (798,538) | | 798,538 | | 3,707 | 1,574.4 | 1,574.4 | 61.16 | 61.16 | 66.9 | 86.25 |
1995 | 492,861 | 740,172 | 740,172 | (740,172) | | 740,172 | | 3,409 | 1,501.8 | 1,501.8 | 60.03 | 60.03 | 61.4 | 80.62 |
1996 | 467,211 | 687,035 | 687,035 | (687,035) | | 687,035 | | 3,218 | 1,470.5 | 1,470.5 | 59.52 | 59.52 | 57.2 | 75.50 |
1997 | 442,581 | 596,740 | 596,740 | (596,740) | | 596,740 | | 2,966 | 1,348.3 | 1,348.3 | 57.42 | 57.42 | 46.7 | 66.24 |
1998 | 419,238 | 525,329 | 525,329 | (525,329) | | 525,329 | | 2,597 | 1,253.1 | 1,253.1 | 55.62 | 55.62 | 41.1 | 58.77 |
1999 | 389,208 | 495,760 | 495,760 | (495,760) | | 495,760 | | 2,353 | 1,273.8 | 1,273.8 | 56.02 | 56.02 | 38.8 | 55.83 |
2000 | 385,126 | 434,223 | 434,223 | (434,223) | | 434,223 | | 2,076 | 1,127.5 | 1,127.5 | 53.00 | 53.00 | 34.1 | 49.33 |
2001 | 376,478 | 369,750 | 369,750 | (369,750) | | 369,750 | | 1,830 | 982.1 | 982.1 | 49.55 | 49.55 | 29.3 | 42.30 |
2002 | 390,688 | 345,967 | 345,967 | (345,967) | | 345,967 | 1,476 | 1,720 | 885.5 | 885.5 | 46.96 | 46.96 | 27.6 | 39.79 |
2003 | 408,589 | 315,835 | 315,835 | (315,835) | | 315,835 | 1,396 | 1,969 | 773.0 | 773.0 | 43.60 | 43.60 | 30.0 | 36.46 |
2004 | 427,259 | 289,065 | 289,065 | (289,065) | | 289,065 | 1,376 | 1,986 | 676.6 | 676.6 | 40.35 | 40.35 | 23.2 | 33.49 |
2005 | 426,086 | 263,590 | 263,590 | (263,590) | | 263,590 | 1,574 | 4,629 | 618.6 | 618.6 | 38.22 | 38.22 | 19.6 | 30.59 |
2006 | 460,368 | 229,618 | 229,618 | (229,618) | | 229,618 | | 4,509 | 498.8 | 498.8 | 33.28 | 33.28 | 18.7 | 26.73 |
2007 | 472,657 | 225,336 | 225,336 | (225,336) | | 225,336 | | 3,070 | 476.7 | 476.7 | 32.28 | 32.28 | 17.3 | 26.34 |
2008 | 507,170 | 217,413 | 217,413 | (217,413) | | 217,413 | | 3,318 | 428.7 | 428.7 | 30.01 | 30.01 | 16.7 | 25.59 |
2009 | 512,525 | 194,845 | 194,845 | (194,845) | | 194,845 | | 3,351 | 380.2 | 380.2 | 27.54 | 27.54 | 16.4 | 23.12 |
2010 | 497,689 | 176,774 | 176,774 | (176,774) | | 176,774 | | 3,300 | 355.2 | 355.2 | 26.21 | 26.21 | 15.1 | 21.20 |
2011 | 502,595 | 169,131 | 169,131 | (169,131) | | 169,131 | | 3,158 | 336.5 | 336.5 | 25.18 | 25.18 | 14.7 | 20.54 |
2012 | 520,705 | 153,147 | 153,147 | (153,147) | | 153,147 | | 3,230 | 294.1 | 294.1 | 22.73 | 22.73 | 15.2 | 18.87 |
2013 | 503,657 | 147,736 | 147,736 | (147,736) | | 147,736 | | 3,166 | 293.3 | 293.3 | 22.68 | 22.68 | 13.2 | 18.48 |
2014 | 465,882 | 116,104 | 116,104 | (116,104) | | 116,104 | | 3,656 | 249.2 | 249.2 | 19.95 | 19.95 | | 14.89 |
2015 | 411,781 | 106,357 | 106,357 | (106,357) | | 106,357 | | 3,318 | 258.3 | 258.3 | 20.53 | 20.53 | | 14.03 |
2016 | 397,037 | 101,121 | 101,121 | (101,121) | | 101,121 | | 2,244 | 254.7 | 254.7 | 20.30 | 20.30 | | 13.66 |
2017 | 363,987 | 94,665 | 94,665 | (94,665) | | 94,665 | | 2,136 | 260.1 | 260.1 | 20.64 | 20.64 | | 13.05 |
2018 | 335,874 | 86,678 | 86,678 | (86,678) | | 86,678 | | 1,951 | 258.1 | 258.1 | 20.51 | 20.51 | | 12.16 |
2019 | 308,817 | 79,562 | 79,562 | (79,562) | | 79,562 | | 1,788 | 257.6 | 257.6 | 20.49 | 20.49 | | 11.32 |
2020 | 293,457 | 64,574 | 64,574 | (64,574) | | 64,574 | | | 220.0 | 220.0 | 18.04 | 18.04 | | 9.35 |
2021 | | | (59,000) | | | | | | | | | | | (8.7) |
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
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.
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