Historical abortion statistics, South Australia (Australia)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 September 2019
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions, legal
reported (Medicare) | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate
(per 1000 women
ages 15-44) |
|---|
| 1960 | 20,966 | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 22,399 | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 21,361 | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 21,367 | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 20,866 | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 20,891 | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 20,362 | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 20,386 | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 21,207 | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 21,885 | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 22,475 | 1,440 | | | 64 | 6.0 | |
| 1971 | 22,889 | 2,409 | | | 105 | 9.5 | |
| 1972 | 21,748 | 2,692 | | | 124 | 11.0 | |
| 1973 | 20,328 | 2,847 | | | 140 | 12.3 | |
| 1974 | 20,117 | 2,867 | | | 143 | 12.5 | |
| 1975 | 19,883 | 3,000 | | | 151 | 13.1 | |
| 1976 | 18,866 | 3,289 | | | 174 | 14.8 | |
| 1977 | 19,170 | 3,494 | | | 182 | 15.4 | |
| 1978 | 18,523 | 3,895 | | | 210 | 17.4 | |
| 1979 | 18,413 | 3,880 | | | 211 | 17.4 | |
| 1980 | 18,430 | 4,081 | | | 221 | 18.1 | |
| 1981 | 19,271 | 4,096 | | 147 | 213 | 17.5 | |
| 1982 | 19,199 | 4,061 | | | 212 | 17.5 | |
| 1983 | 19,830 | 4,036 | | | 204 | 16.9 | |
| 1984 | 20,052 | 4,091 | (1,680) | | 204 | 16.9 | |
| 1985 | 19,790 | 4,079 | (1,660) | | 206 | 17.1 | |
| 1986 | 19,741 | 4,327 | (1,700) | | 219 | 18.0 | |
| 1987 | 19,235 | 4,229 | (1,690) | | 220 | 18.0 | |
| 1988 | 19,155 | 4,263 | (1,660) | | 223 | 18.2 | |
| 1989 | 19,610 | 4,342 | (1,770) | | 221 | 18.1 | |
| 1990 | 19,863 | 4,463 | (1,860) | | 225 | 18.3 | |
| 1991 | 19,640 | 4,696 | (1,890) | | 239 | 19.3 | |
| 1992 | 19,311 | 4,717 | (1,620) | | 244 | 19.6 | |
| 1993 | 20,078 | 4,959 | (1,380) | | 247 | 19.8 | |
| 1994 | 19,409 | 5,140 | (1,400) | 111 | 265 | 20.9 | |
| 1995 | 19,336 | 5,475 | (1,240) | 127 | 283 | 22.1 | |
| 1996 | 19,056 | 5,545 | (1,030) | 109 | 291 | 22.5 | |
| 1997 | 18,362 | 5,609 | (930) | 109 | 305 | 23.4 | |
| 1998 | 18,226 | 5,488 | (820) | 93 | 301 | 23.1 | 17.2 |
| 1999 | 17,958 | 5,679 | (830) | 115 | 316 | 24.0 | 17.9 |
| 2000 | 17,859 | 5,580 | (800) | 106 | 312 | 23.8 | 17.6 |
| 2001 | 17,281 | 5,579 | (890) | 120 | 323 | 24.4 | 17.8 |
| 2002 | 17,665 | 5,467 | (900) | 122 | 309 | 23.6 | 17.5 |
| 2003 | 17,443 | 5,216 | (840) | 134 | 299 | 23.0 | 16.7 |
| 2004 | 17,140 | 4,931 | (900) | 113 | 288 | 22.3 | 15.9 |
| 2005 | 17,800 | 4,715 | (820) | 129 | 265 | 20.9 | 15.2 |
| 2006 | 18,260 | 4,889 | (950) | 140 | 268 | 21.1 | 15.7 |
| 2007 | 19,662 | 4,884 | (820) | 132 | 248 | 19.9 | 15.5 |
| 2008 | 20,229 | 5,101 | (830) | 151 | 252 | 20.1 | 16.1 |
| 2009 | 19,734 | 5,054 | (770) | 140 | 256 | 20.4 | 15.8 |
| 2010 | 20,076 | 5,048 | (710) | | 251 | 20.1 | 15.6 |
| 2011 | 19,892 | 5,010 | (730) | | 252 | 20.1 | 15.5 |
| 2012 | 20,433 | 4,765 | (740) | | 36 | 3.5 | 14.6 |
| 2013 | 20,090 | 4,683 | (710) | | 35 | 3.4 | 14.3 |
| 2014 | 20,384 | 4,650 | (680) | | 33 | 3.2 | 14.2 |
| 2015 | 19,587 | 4,441 | (680) | | 35 | 3.4 | 13.5 |
| 2016 | 19,772 | 4,346 | (630) | | 32 | 3.1 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | 19,072 | | (570) | | 30 | 2.9 | (1.7) |
| 2018 | | | (450) | | | | (1.4) |
| 2019 | | | (270) | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions, legal
reported (Medicare) | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate
(per 1000 women
ages 15-44) |
|---|
Notes: Reporting for abortions is incomplete; Medicare only abortions are incomplete for 2010-2011. Medicare abortions are estimated from reported totals for pairs of states/territories. Abortion figures are for calendar years, some figures are interpolated from fiscal year figures.
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© 2004-2015, 2019 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 6 September 2019.
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