Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Quebec (Canada)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 24 June 2023

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

yearlive births abortions, reported
(official)
abortions, occurrences, estimated (AWR) miscarriages abortion ratioabortion % abortion rate
all in arearesidents, in and out of area all in arearesidents, in/out of areaall in area residents, in/out of areaall in area residents, in/out of area
1950121,842          
1951123,196          
1952127,939          
1953130,583          
1954135,975          
1955136,270          
1956138,631          
1957144,432          
1958143,710          
1959144,459          
1960141,224          
1961139,857          
1962138,163          
1963136,491          
1964133,863          
1965123,279          
1966112,757          
1967104,803          
1968100,548          
196999,503          
197096,512 534   5.5 0.55  
197193,743 1,881   20.1 1.97 1.34
197288,118 2,847   32.3 3.13 1.99
197389,412 3,141   35.1 3.39 2.16
197485,627 4,453 10,284 52.0 4.94 2.99
197593,597 5,579 9,859 59.6 5.63 3.67
197697,146 7,249 8,993 74.6 6.94 4.68
197797,199 8,069 9,742 83.0 7.67 5.14
197895,373 10,499 9,480 110.1 9.92 6.62
197998,646 12,238 8,878 124.1 11.04 7.63
198097,421 14,288 8,964 146.7 12.79 8.78
198195,322 14,193 8,047 148.9 12.96 8.64
198290,800 15,385 7,634 169.4 14.49 9.31
198388,154 15,200 7,722 172.4 14.71 9.18
198487,839 16,004 7,182 182.2 15.41 9.65
198586,340 15,702 6,784 181.9 15.39 9.44
198684,634 15,971 6,330 188.7 15.87 9.57
198783,791 15,552 6,478 185.6 15.65 9.28
198886,612 17,390 6,439 200.8 16.72 10.37
198992,373 20,913 6,779 226.4 18.46 12.40
199098,048 23,358 6,658 238.2 19.24 13.83
199197,310 23,261 6,402 239.0 19.29 13.76
199296,146 26,158 5,926 272.1 21.39 15.55
199392,391 26,106 5,441 282.6 22.03 15.57
199490,57827,31927,387 5,406301.6302.423.1723.2216.3716.41
199587,41727,49627,555 4,403314.5315.223.9323.9716.5516.58
199685,22628,78728,852 3,392337.8338.525.2525.2917.4217.46
199779,77430,22430,248 2,724378.9379.227.4827.4918.4318.44
199875,85631,63231,673 2,206417.0417.529.4329.4619.4419.47
199973,59630,69330,722 2,111417.0417.429.4329.4519.0319.05
200072,00731,18531,12531,1852,025433.1432.230.2230.1819.5219.48
200173,69531,03831,06531,0381,736421.2421.529.6429.6519.5619.58
200272,47730,84130,85830,8411,762425.5425.829.8529.8619.6019.61
200373,90530,78030,80230,7801,643416.5416.829.4029.4219.7319.74
200474,07230,58830,61630,5881,613412.9413.329.2329.2419.7219.74
200576,34629,23129,25929,2311,564382.9383.227.6927.7118.9418.95
200681,93729,10529,13929,105329355.2355.626.2126.2318.9318.95
200784,45327,69727,72127,697359328.0328.224.7024.7118.0318.04
200887,87027,29527,31927,295377310.6310.923.7023.7217.7817.80
200988,89127,13912,84727,139370305.3144.523.3912.6317.658.36
201088,43626,1062126,106368295.2 22.79 16.92 
201188,61826,2482626,245387296.2 22.85 16.93 
201288,92925,4319,96225,400368286.0112.022.2410.0716.466.45
201388,82125,2649,59125,253383284.4108.022.149.7516.416.23
201488,03625,0839,22125,083377284.9104.722.179.4816.396.02
201587,05024,1938,38424,193385277.996.321.758.7915.945.52
201686,26123,3937,91523,393356271.291.821.338.4015.475.23
201783,86622,9667,55122,966358273.890.021.508.2615.114.97
201883,84622,0937,10522,093329263.584.720.857.8114.374.62
201984,31723,2917,48223,291354276.288.721.648.1515.004.82
202082,00721,8157,04021,815547266.085.821.017.9113.994.52
202184,91819,966 19,966666235.1 19.04 12.88 
2022           
yearlive births abortions, reported
(official)
abortions, occurrences, estimated (AWR) miscarriages abortion ratioabortion % abortion rate
all in arearesidents, in and out of area all in arearesidents, in/out of areaall in area residents, in/out of areaall in area residents, in/out of area

Notes:

Sources:


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