Historical abortion statistics, Yugoslavia

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Yugoslavia

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.

Yugoslavia regional level data also available here.

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
1948	446634
1949	483663
1950	494215
1951	447436
1952	499280
1953	484139
1954	493567
1955	471394	(441)	(441)		441			0.94	0.94	0.09	0.09
1956	460235	(800)	(800)		800			1.7	1.7	0.17	0.17
1957	426701	(2200)	(2200)		2200			5.2	5.2	0.51	0.51
1958	432399	(4700)	(4700)		4700			10.9	10.9	1.1	1.1
1959	424276	54500	(54500)		54500	57300		128.5	128.5	11.4	11.4
1960	432595	76700	(76700)		76700	56600		177.3	177.3	15.1	15.1
1961	422180	104700	(104700)		104700	59800		248.0	248.0	19.9	19.9
1962	413093	150000	(150000)		150000			363.1	363.1	26.6	26.6
1963	407407	150000	(150000)		150000			368.2	368.2	26.9	26.9	33.3
1964	401104	158600	(158600)		158600			395.4	395.4	28.3	28.3	35.1
1965	408158	182400	(182400)		182400			446.9	446.9	30.9	30.9	39.8
1966	399802	219537	(219537)		219537			549.1	549.1	35.4	35.4	42.2
1967	389640	242055	(242055)		242055			621.2	621.2	38.3	38.3	44.9
1968	382543	254800	(254800)		254800			666.1	666.1	40.0	40.0	46.0
1969	382764	207300	(207300)		207300			541.6	541.6	35.1	35.1	43.9
1970	363278	(62108)	(62108)		62108			171.0	171.0	14.6	14.6
1971	375762	(36575)	(36575)		36575	261905		97.3	97.3	8.9	8.9
1972	380743	(37139)	(37139)		37139			97.5	97.5	8.9	8.9
1973	379051	(37493)	(37493)		37493			98.9	98.9	9.0	9.0
1974	382947	(39441)	(39441)		39441			103.0	103.0	9.3	9.3
1975	388037	(67578)	(67578)		67578			174.2	174.2	14.8	14.8	88.2
1976	392364	(41216)	(41216)		41216			105.0	105.0	9.5	9.5
1977	384637	(43789)	(43789)		43789			113.8	113.8	10.2	10.2
1978	381387	(42332)	(42332)		42332	335102		111.0	111.0	10.0	10.0
1979	378803	(61347)	(61347)		61347			161.9	161.9	13.9	13.9
1980	382120	(93892)	(93892)		93892	362000		245.7	245.7	19.7	19.7	101.4
1981	369047	(71102)	(71102)		71102			192.7	192.7	16.2	16.2
1982	378814	(71276)	(71276)		71276			188.2	188.2	15.8	15.8
1983	374610	281579	(281579)		281579			751.7	751.7	42.9	42.9
1984	377383	289482	(289482)		289482			767.1	767.1	43.4	43.4	106.6
1985	366629	380920	(380920)		380920			1039.0	1039.0	51.0	51.0
1986	359626	376547	(376547)		376547			1047.1	1047.1	51.1	51.1	104.7
1987	359338	378445	(378445)		378445		2238	1053.2	1053.2	51.3	51.3
1988	356268	360459	(360459)		360459		2074	1011.8	1011.8	50.3	50.3	94.3
1989	336394	299948	(299948)		299948		1839	891.7	891.7	47.1	47.1
1990	335152	279821	(279821)		279821			834.9	834.9	45.5	45.5	90.0
1991	325261	235039	(235039)		235039			722.6	722.6	41.9	41.9	72.3
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:

Andolsek, Lidija, 1988, "Yugoslavia," in International Handbook on Abortion, ed. by Paul Sachdev, Greenwood Press (New York, NY), pp. 495-504.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 1976, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1975, United Nations (New York, NY).
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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