Historical abortion statistics, Victoria (Australia)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 November 2011
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions, legal
reported (Medicare) | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
| 1960 | 64,025 | | | | | |
| 1961 | 65,886 | | | | | |
| 1962 | 65,890 | | | | | |
| 1963 | 65,649 | | | | | |
| 1964 | 64,990 | | | | | |
| 1965 | 63,550 | | | | | |
| 1966 | 64,008 | | | | | |
| 1967 | 65,485 | | | | | |
| 1968 | 70,228 | | | | | |
| 1969 | 71,500 | | | | | |
| 1970 | 73,469 | | | | | |
| 1971 | 75,394 | | | | | |
| 1972 | 71,713 | | | | | |
| 1973 | 66,910 | | | | | |
| 1974 | 66,017 | | | | | |
| 1975 | 61,778 | | | | | |
| 1976 | 60,413 | | | | | |
| 1977 | 59,244 | | | | | |
| 1978 | 58,687 | | | | | |
| 1979 | 57,628 | | | | | |
| 1980 | 58,022 | | | | | |
| 1981 | 59,284 | | | | | |
| 1982 | 59,876 | | | | | |
| 1983 | 59,928 | | | | | |
| 1984 | 59,485 | | (13,730) | | 231 | 18.8 |
| 1985 | 61,555 | | (14,880) | | 242 | 19.5 |
| 1986 | 60,162 | | (15,740) | | 262 | 20.7 |
| 1987 | 61,507 | | (16,290) | | 265 | 20.9 |
| 1988 | 62,134 | | (17,740) | | 286 | 22.2 |
| 1989 | 64,002 | | (18,780) | | 293 | 22.7 |
| 1990 | 66,970 | | (19,200) | | 287 | 22.3 |
| 1991 | 65,438 | | (19,510) | | 298 | 23.0 |
| 1992 | 65,766 | | (19,870) | | 302 | 23.2 |
| 1993 | 64,049 | | (20,030) | | 313 | 23.8 |
| 1994 | 63,974 | | (19,350) | 399 | 302 | 23.2 |
| 1995 | 62,591 | | (19,120) | 381 | 305 | 23.4 |
| 1996 | 61,143 | | (19,280) | 364 | 315 | 24.0 |
| 1997 | 60,732 | | (18,480) | 333 | 304 | 23.3 |
| 1998 | 60,492 | | (18,540) | 297 | 306 | 23.5 |
| 1999 | 58,875 | | (17,480) | 472 | 297 | 22.9 |
| 2000 | 59,171 | | (17,720) | 416 | 299 | 23.0 |
| 2001 | 58,626 | | (17,380) | | 296 | 22.9 |
| 2002 | 61,478 | | (17,200) | | 280 | 21.9 |
| 2003 | 61,058 | | (17,170) | | 281 | 21.9 |
| 2004 | 62,417 | | (17,030) | | 273 | 21.4 |
| 2005 | 63,287 | | (16,370) | | 259 | 20.6 |
| 2006 | 65,236 | | (16,870) | | 259 | 20.5 |
| 2007 | 70,313 | | (16,950) | | 241 | 19.4 |
| 2008 | 71,175 | | (16,960) | | 238 | 19.2 |
| 2009 | 70,920 | | (16,910) | | 238 | 19.3 |
| 2010 | 70,568 | | (15,590) | | 221 | 18.1 |
| 2011 | | | (11,330) | | | |
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions, legal
reported (Medicare) | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
Notes: Reporting for abortions is incomplete; reported abortions include only Medicare abortions, and these figures 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.
Sources:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 11 Nov. 2009, "33010DO001_2008 Births, Australia, 2008," Australian Bureau of Statistics, on line [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&33010do001_2008.xls&3301.0&Data%20Cubes&A1AC0DA0560BF50CCA25766A00121D9C&0&2008&11.11.2009&Previous].
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 25 Oct. 2011, "3301.0 - Births, Australia, 2010: States and territories," Australian Bureau of Statistics, on line [http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4DBF6BE0677A9A7ACA257933001675E9?opendocument].
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 29 Oct. 2007, "3301.0 Births, Australia," Australian Bureau of Statistics, on line [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&33010_table_1_2006.zip&3301.0&Data%20Cubes&0C9BCCC03FFD4F7DCA2573800015B897&0&2006&29.10.2007&Latest].
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- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 5 Aug. 2008, "3105.0.65.001 Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2008, 5. Births," Australian Bureau of Statistics, on line [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&3105065001ds0005_2008.xls&3105.0.65.001&Data%20Cubes&D15AA24359739174CA25749B00176F62&0&2008&05.08.2008&Latest].
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2001, "Australia's mothers and babies 1999," Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit, on line [http://www.npsu.unsw.edu.au/PRERUWeb.nsf/resources/AMB_1995-98/$file/ps11.pdf].
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003, "Australia's mothers and babies 2000," Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit, on line [http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=6442458935].
- Family Planning Queensland, July 2000, "Abortion Statistics," Family Planning Queensland, on line [http://www.fpq.asn.au/factsheets_brochures/student_info/Abortion%20stats.pdf].
- HIC, 2005, "Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Item Statistics Reports," HIC, on line [http://www.hic.gov.au/statistics/dyn_mbs/forms/mbs_tab4.shtml].
- Medicare Australia, 2008, "Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Item Statistics Reports," Medicare Australia, on line [https://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/statistics/mbs_item.shtml].
- Medicare Australia, 2011, "Medicare Item Reports," Medicare Australia, on line [https://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/statistics/mbs_item.shtml].
- Queensland Right to Life, "Number of abortions conducted in Australia," on line, Queensland Right to Life [http://www.qrtl.org.au/abort/facts.htm].
© 2004-2008, 2011 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 11 November 2011.
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