Historical abortion statistics, U.S.S.R.

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, U.S.S.R.

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 27 January 2010

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 ages 15-49.

year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents
1922		20763	(20763)		(20763)
1923		28293	(28293)		(28293)
1924		131572	(131572)		(131572)
1925		200000	(200000)		(200000)
1926		400000	(400000)		(400000)
1927		242000	(242000)		(242000)
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934	3000000	700000	(700000)		(700000)			233.3	233.3	18.9	18.9
1935
1936		803058	(803058)		(803058)
1937		682823	(682823)		(682823)
1938		429695	(429695)		(429695)
1939		464246	(464246)		(464246)
1940		500516	(500516)		(500516)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950	4805000
1951	4954000
1952	4948000
1953	4754000
1954	(5090000)	1985302	(1985302)		(1985302)	1586257		390.0	390.0	28.1	28.1	134.5
1955	5047381	2598761	(2598761)		(2598761)	1998447		514.9	514.9	34.0	34.0	176.1
1956	5022708	4724547	(4724547)		(4724547)	1407915		940.6	940.6	48.5	48.5	244.5
1957	5163698	5338738	(5338738)		(5338738)	1342579		1033.9	1033.9	50.8	50.8	151.9
1958	5239614	6128871	(6128871)		(6128871)	1284304		1169.7	1169.7	53.9	53.9	154.4
1959	5264501	6398541	(6398541)		(6398541)	1296235		1215.4	1215.4	54.9	54.9	140.4
1960	5340975	8500000	(8500000)		(8500000)	1396185		1591.5	1591.5	61.4	61.4	170.0
1961	5191915	7425507	(7425507)		(7425507)	1419469		1430.2	1430.2	58.9	58.9	141.9
1962	4959092	7774506	(7774506)		(7774506)	1360289		1567.7	1567.7	61.1	61.1	140.4
1963	4757744	8023290	(8023290)		(8023290)	1355936		1686.4	1686.4	62.8	62.8	139.2
1964	4456787	8408408	(8408408)		(8408408)	1387387		1886.7	1886.7	65.4	65.4	139.2
1965	4253096	11700000	(11700000)		(11700000)	1359665		2750.9	2750.9	73.3	73.3	220.0
1966	4241624	8337567	(8337567)		(8337567)	1317336		1965.7	1965.7	66.3	66.3	129.4
1967	4093094	13150000	(13150000)		(13150000)	1222364		3212.7	3212.7	76.3	76.3	240.0
1968	4087905	7645441	(7645441)		(7645441)	1174386		1870.3	1870.3	65.2	65.2	122.3
1969	4086960	7460316	(7460316)		(7460316)	1129903		1825.4	1825.4	64.6	64.6	120.9
1970	4225649	10000000	(10000000)		(10000000)	1124676		2366.5	2366.5	70.3	70.3	180.0
1971	4371549	7610001	(7610001)		(7610001)	1120520		1740.8	1740.8	63.5	63.5	112.5
1972	4404034	7497264	(7497264)		(7497264)	1088462		1702.4	1702.4	63.0	63.0	109.4
1973	4386180	7514765	(7514765)		(7514765)	1075725		1713.3	1713.3	63.1	63.1	108.2
1974	4546095	7449129	(7449129)		(7449129)	1051398		1638.6	1638.6	62.1	62.1	106.6
1975	4611453	7471572	(7471572)		(7471572)	1039798		1620.2	1620.2	61.8	61.8	105.7
1976	4719655	7636191	(7636191)		(7636191)	1047827		1618.0	1618.0	61.8	61.8	107.4
1977	4693369	7579105	(7579105)		(7579105)	1025430		1614.9	1614.9	61.8	61.8	106.1
1978	4763424	7497397	(7497397)		(7497397)	1000171		1574.0	1574.0	61.1	61.1	104.7
1979	4807131	7339566	(7339566)		(7339566)	965406		1526.8	1526.8	60.4	60.4	102.4
1980	4851368	7333073	(7333073)		(7333073)	951045		1511.5	1511.5	60.2	60.2	102.3
1981	4961363	7834000	(7834000)		(7834000)	915032		1579.0	1579.0	61.2	61.2	99.6
1982	5100300	7250355	(7250355)		(7250355)	914167		1421.6	1421.6	58.7	58.7	100.3
1983	5391900	7085370	(7085370)		(7085370)	880855		1314.1	1314.1	56.8	56.8	97.7
1984	5386900	7115825	(7115825)		(7115825)	872253		1320.9	1320.9	56.9	56.9	97.2
1985	5374400	7365852	(7365852)		(7365852)	890258		1370.5	1370.5	57.8	57.8	100.3
1986	5610800	7116000	(7116000)		(7116000)	848016		1268.3	1268.3	55.9	55.9	101.2
1987	5599195	6818000	(6818000)		(6818000)	808345		1217.7	1217.7	54.9	54.9	97.0
1988	5381056	7265826	(7265826)		(7265826)	759904		1350.3	1350.3	57.5	57.5	103.2
1989	5062231	6974431	(6974431)		(6974431)	688396		1377.7	1377.7	57.9	57.9	99.8
1990	4850000	6459000	(6459000)		(6459000)	622177		1331.8	1331.8	57.1	57.1	89.8
1991	4640000	6014000	(6014000)		(6014000)			1296.1	1296.1	56.4	56.4
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	miscarriages and abortions	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.

Sources:

Avdeev, Alexandre, Alain Blum, and Irina Troitskaya, 1995, "The history of abortion statistics in Russia and the USSR from 1900 to 1991," Population: An English Selection, 7:39-66.
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