France abortions and live births by region, 1976-2012

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 3 January 2015

Reported abortions by region, 1976-2012

region1976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012region
Alsace4,0223,9314,842 4,3894,3584,3894,2024,3044,0903,8433,8204,0924,1394,2004,4534,3084,5084,2414,1904,4364,3684,9614,8914,7954,8735,1154,9665,0114,8735,0935,2424,8135,0464,9864,9874,790Alsace
Aquitaine5,6657,0027,652 9,2939,3239,1368,8808,6218,1047,3986,8797,3917,3257,8507,1617,0736,9927,4747,0747,6138,6818,9379,04010,1189,6399,4839,4189,9869,4129,8249,7179,9659,6639,96410,00510,297Aquitaine
Auvergne2,9263,7643,905 4,0764,2163,9753,9543,8003,7893,4003,2963,1312,7313,2132,8712,8592,7422,8022,7982,8963,2433,2253,5463,4133,2103,1712,9413,2083,1943,2563,4383,2093,3333,3923,3013,203Auvergne
Basse Normandie3,8444,3724,149 3,8614,1914,2514,2544,0693,9233,6303,2383,1883,0143,1642,9462,1362,7542,6812,7332,7103,3703,3473,4273,3243,2593,3713,4083,5093,4473,5543,7093,6753,4553,5383,6503,703Basse Normandie
Bourgogne3,7344,0923,834 4,3714,6554,3704,3954,1013,5433,5503,4513,3713,5903,5763,5903,4573,2143,2273,2723,4003,6763,5633,7273,7923,8613,9243,7683,9243,9204,0964,1244,0104,0484,1304,0054,046Bourgogne
Bretagne6,5946,7465,600 7,1987,6957,6377,3207,5417,5217,0866,6716,9686,8287,0496,7436,6536,6156,9126,0946,0607,1817,5237,4787,6767,4647,5777,5577,9888,0147,9528,4468,0307,5698,0827,8247,691Bretagne
Centre6,0845,5145,525 6,4886,5106,6416,4666,3536,1255,8965,4755,4265,4825,8055,4975,4815,2535,1805,0935,5685,8686,2666,2286,3906,4316,6386,6556,7316,8686,9286,8216,7666,6276,7746,5616,597Centre
Champagne Ardenne2,5112,7572,668 3,0873,3003,3343,3823,2633,1052,8942,9573,2503,1673,3503,0132,9682,8732,6862,4822,7613,3673,4143,3653,3523,2623,4733,3103,4643,4223,5313,5943,5123,5813,5933,5513,311Champagne Ardenne
Corse339106368 572612544564592515449424448456684385685105686488501,1831,2261,2921,2411,2351,4621,3321,5911,5251,4461,3281,2891,2881,3311,2431,297Corse
Franche Comte2,7933,1203,001 3,1583,0792,9452,8242,9252,7602,6862,5022,5072,6632,6642,7172,3872,0822,5722,5352,6462,9072,9763,0582,9332,9523,0382,6993,1603,0243,2973,1893,2953,1773,2693,1523,206Franche Comte
Haute Normandie4,9115,1304,872 5,2515,0425,3305,4605,6195,3034,8414,6984,6494,3964,7854,8354,9264,8224,4944,4304,7624,9274,9144,7764,6444,4404,6694,5184,8204,9565,0145,2305,1555,2855,6125,3785,216Haute Normandie
Ile de France32,14232,73730,922 41,34543,70842,15243,36041,31438,75239,23340,89541,86239,81142,49441,74441,53142,34741,11535,47238,88853,66555,91255,07552,47154,97559,29660,44759,70157,99857,10958,31955,56256,34755,86754,47054,009Ile de France
Languedoc Roussillon4,9905,3885,260 6,3146,8736,7006,7906,7306,3996,0975,9886,0946,4187,0156,7876,5356,4916,6227,0767,4528,3698,7139,3028,8759,3079,1679,3129,8399,46210,33410,19710,38010,40910,78010,34710,480Languedoc Roussillon
Limousin1,7441,9251,920 2,0442,0311,9851,9481,9181,8741,9121,6461,6291,6381,5701,6251,5401,4971,5691,5011,5101,7421,8311,7371,8221,7291,8231,6981,8601,9081,9661,9021,9921,9491,9651,9471,886Limousin
Lorraine3,1675,1395,301 4,9395,0325,6456,2596,3466,0365,3855,4395,5425,5535,9576,2075,7755,1965,4205,4455,6266,1856,4356,2566,3006,3966,5336,2976,6116,3696,6406,5296,6876,5796,5506,5726,284Lorraine
Midi Pyrenees4,0463,8893,672 4,7275,8385,8355,8785,6875,6565,0514,4184,6534,4484,7794,5334,4574,3034,2754,2294,4097,7758,2048,1428,3268,4588,5458,2888,8518,4768,9449,0128,9849,0059,1969,2549,101Midi Pyrenees
Nord Pas de Calais6,4658,2688,739 10,65610,87712,23112,64112,75412,44112,26811,76911,94212,05512,54112,01411,4709,44411,29310,74711,10011,68212,12812,44711,74811,65211,79611,80312,05412,15212,23212,58912,28812,42112,51212,56512,639Nord Pas de Calais
Pays de la Loire6,5667,4487,578 7,9028,5018,7038,4358,4467,9807,5277,1487,1356,8877,1227,0276,9406,7586,9276,6036,8967,2087,2717,4327,6377,6107,7327,1097,9967,9498,6178,3128,2968,3908,4658,4528,414Pays de la Loire
Picardie3,2053,5813,376 4,6984,8794,8824,9555,1945,2674,9224,7994,9984,7375,1625,1974,8874,8664,6914,4214,2885,0125,3615,1375,2535,1535,2895,1545,2995,3235,5245,4695,5135,3725,2025,5075,338Picardie
Poitou Charentes3,4643,0542,408 3,8254,5164,3894,3604,5384,2853,8553,5853,5833,5453,5803,5502,9731,4923,1613,1503,1683,8653,9453,9353,8223,9844,2624,1604,2554,0784,1474,3114,2974,1684,3144,2974,255Poitou Charentes
Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur8,5878,91410,038 14,56715,31115,07814,59915,03114,43113,35413,19913,53513,26514,67014,00314,11413,89513,82114,15015,02418,98320,26020,74120,11321,21721,36020,71621,79522,89522,36822,93123,27722,97123,68923,02622,200Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
Rhone Alpes12,99113,29413,622 15,44416,97117,45218,28118,36417,71716,88616,40317,25717,43117,86518,14417,16416,86115,94716,31415,86018,17418,46318,71018,58317,86317,90317,79019,01117,04617,82718,97318,25218,58518,77419,19719,157Rhone Alpes
FRANCE, METROPOLITAN130,790140,171139,252156,810168,205177,518177,604179,207177,510169,616162,163158,700162,651159,579169,095165,042160,319155,015157,678150,457157,923191,431198,875199,742196,628198,700205,627203,346210,664206,311209,699213,382209,247209,268211,985209,291207,120FRANCE, METROPOLITAN
French Guinea        388    5708339559891,0601,0011,1971,2361,2701,1661,3531,4091,6431,6991,7831,6461,7721,9142,1322,1062,1432,1691,9561,644French Guinea
Guadeloupe587434382455561592424390     1,2502,2702,9303,0803,8404,3205,2005,5605,6005,0255,4325,0004,9774,9755,3505,1015,0174,6264,5354,2704,0224,3884,1503,713Guadeloupe
Martinique8679941,0061,3941,4871,8642,2112,4552,3211,753   1,9501,9802,0231,9572,1022,2942,1772,4052,2842,3882,5542,6272,5022,6142,3942,4662,5652,3922,4582,6182,3022,2362,4022,399Martinique
Mayotte                                   1,6901,580Mayotte
Reunion2,3823,2143,6913,8283,8073,8904,2874,2914,3214,4024,2994,1814,3024,3634,3244,6154,5734,6504,8274,7484,5704,7504,6574,7594,4044,3394,3854,2804,1554,5714,5234,5434,5644,4024,3494,5084,280Reunion
OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS3,8364,6425,0795,6775,8556,3466,9227,1367,0306,1554,2994,1814,3028,1339,40710,52310,59911,65212,44213,32213,77113,90413,23614,09813,44013,46113,67313,80713,36813,92513,45513,66813,55812,86913,14214,70613,616OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS
FRANCE TOTAL134,626144,813144,331162,487174,060183,864184,526186,343184,540175,771166,462162,881166,953167,712178,502175,565170,918166,667170,120163,779171,694205,335212,111213,840210,068212,161219,300217,153224,032220,236223,154227,050222,805222,137225,127223,997220,736FRANCE TOTAL
OTHER COUNTRIES554385477 587630607691672682724625620644507431376257261270377        1,7901,979      OTHER COUNTRIES
UNKNOWN2,64210,25210,610 2,2302,3872,7522,8242,4592,9343,7772,9103,1312,7506706,5656,98512,5255,2455,3734,415                UNKNOWN
TOTAL137,822155,450155,418162,487176,877186,881187,885189,858187,671179,387170,963166,416170,704171,106179,679182,561178,279179,449175,626169,422176,486205,335212,111213,840210,068212,161219,300217,153224,032222,026225,133227,050222,805222,137225,127223,997220,736TOTAL


Reported live births by region, 1976-2007

region1976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012region
Alsace20,26620,83920,89921,78423,17223,44723,49921,70822,31622,57122,66322,39123,05822,73622,97322,90122,85321,70821,29322,10621,87221,83822,54522,72723,38022,97521,86922,42222,21122,57923,15222,09322,14022,15622,52121,95721,713Alsace
Aquitaine30,76631,49731,00832,41334,42334,46333,51631,49931,55432,08732,54831,30931,62731,51231,54031,13330,54329,12029,45030,19430,49730,33831,41632,11933,72633,33332,22532,93033,39533,44834,90333,91434,16334,75434,83734,45234,346Aquitaine
Auvergne15,59616,03815,83216,00816,70016,60616,17815,10615,18014,68814,94314,54514,37914,01013,93513,77313,25712,47412,64512,76813,09513,10913,06313,28113,82513,74513,48213,52813,48713,57413,87013,83113,85213,84914,14913,56113,695Auvergne
Basse Normandie19,65320,16520,01220,75621,70921,63721,04420,01920,10620,21320,11519,55818,95418,84417,99518,05417,71316,77717,18317,49017,54416,89218,02817,96718,48318,49217,18717,98818,03517,87118,14016,98216,75216,78316,52916,33916,048Basse Normandie
Bourgogne20,36021,17220,49021,11822,24222,12621,71220,16620,45020,34520,40120,04819,78719,85219,41118,92818,16617,46117,49617,92818,07917,70518,12218,19418,57918,41117,60017,92518,18817,99918,43517,81917,91417,66717,63717,41517,328Bourgogne
Bretagne36,18137,40837,17838,41940,46440,32539,13236,23436,54436,89837,41035,87835,40934,79734,50433,64733,25731,89131,88233,27733,92433,41035,47335,75737,67137,23035,83737,16237,32037,21038,63737,00937,65937,15137,14336,76336,582Bretagne
Centre27,77328,81828,23228,63129,96830,59230,32228,28728,69528,65929,19229,98329,98329,55429,68729,64628,48427,06927,57528,22228,03428,27427,59227,82029,05528,71929,40828,56528,62528,84429,32029,95230,53330,09330,68429,88529,993Centre
Champagne Ardenne19,97820,47720,52420,40121,70321,69921,07019,40119,79219,73620,40119,52619,00618,81118,20617,82217,47816,67516,30516,80616,85316,61916,98816,86117,45017,08716,22416,18116,24316,47116,44616,16516,34416,06216,04115,75815,453Champagne Ardenne
Corse2,3742,5092,4402,6302,7932,9362,8832,9432,7632,8682,9362,9272,9713,0332,9962,9342,8542,7632,8402,9262,7282,6642,7182,6712,8662,66034,7082,6402,6542,8382,7762,8482,9393,0022,9993,0843,010Corse
Franche Comte15,91916,41915,76816,62217,39516,96416,97915,38915,63615,41815,45514,75814,74314,41014,28314,47714,14713,33713,25113,79013,77113,61813,66413,98514,65214,07514,00114,06114,30114,26214,78314,60914,71514,41814,52714,02113,891Franche Comte
Haute Normandie23,70724,07923,97624,91626,36926,76126,98925,03125,72526,15626,02026,26425,52025,50925,00625,23024,32622,94722,92923,53623,33223,31922,74822,71923,29322,77222,74822,09121,77421,83922,27223,53723,75823,66124,03923,88423,690Haute Normandie
Ile de France141,911149,158146,731149,380158,237158,446158,970152,537156,395159,212162,805162,988167,258167,146168,228169,443166,119161,772160,554163,008163,679162,011165,454167,822174,782173,725173,524174,269176,099177,469183,794179,264180,668181,557184,525182,284181,229Ile de France
Languedoc Roussillon19,96120,70021,02321,90623,66423,76723,58922,77223,00523,49024,25824,31024,68425,18625,24525,13825,13624,07024,18925,25525,44625,14025,20425,38125,78827,54127,50427,27327,58527,98729,36729,58430,32630,31730,50430,79430,421Languedoc Roussillon
Limousin7,7377,8177,6827,9108,2058,1367,8827,5847,4187,3147,2827,1156,9616,7886,6446,6026,4586,2145,9866,4286,4426,3596,9207,0167,5637,5036,8317,1117,3937,7537,6987,0877,1837,2607,0097,0706,986Limousin
Lorraine33,29434,09833,48734,34436,11937,16236,11233,14633,56234,36634,22632,98932,24131,39530,81830,44329,20027,62627,42027,87227,96227,45027,68927,18127,84827,61127,10226,58127,10127,06827,53826,84427,00626,69226,66725,97525,788Lorraine
Midi Pyrenees24,87625,40424,99025,64026,94026,96426,46625,17725,45325,70725,64925,73626,84826,90127,08427,04826,93425,89825,67026,68727,11827,16327,20027,33329,10828,98228,90528,75628,86629,37130,89531,48031,98331,68832,10032,22132,622Midi Pyrenees
Nord Pas de Calais63,06964,50164,00065,62768,77970,24869,69364,29765,69466,26267,11264,70962,98661,18059,75358,76156,81854,28654,13255,60555,53354,81556,33756,40358,14857,79256,30455,64356,22056,18757,54356,19956,47456,16956,46756,39855,530Nord Pas de Calais
Pays de la Loire44,36744,74944,58845,49947,81347,68646,40342,21842,89642,77942,37741,39641,05639,93239,85639,59338,92437,20737,43538,91639,64739,49240,25141,03844,28543,48342,99943,38243,96744,59946,05545,18145,48345,50345,96245,05244,771Pays de la Loire
Picardie23,90124,87024,11824,45026,39526,73226,42624,26324,89525,46926,22026,73326,46826,24426,08625,80125,32324,03723,75424,22224,24424,30223,36123,66524,17623,93224,79323,05022,76422,99823,39124,88325,26824,79225,10524,96024,539Picardie
Poitou Charentes19,10019,98918,94519,76821,04820,75620,20119,01118,74618,76619,00218,44718,29618,12717,80617,49016,87316,29716,15716,96717,22916,89017,07817,30917,69817,67617,72117,26517,42617,83717,92618,31119,04218,72718,81218,41518,315Poitou Charentes
Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur42,80345,17246,43947,95951,15151,95652,46350,51751,35152,50253,67252,68054,11554,71154,38054,46253,90451,07051,58052,32153,10652,41053,94954,57355,78956,70155,15855,92556,73357,30659,08357,40858,82858,49159,72459,03959,764Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
Rhone Alpes66,80368,86568,70071,17375,08776,07475,69471,22071,76372,92573,78171,97373,31873,07174,26074,07773,24869,48469,91271,74572,85471,60572,28072,96976,61776,50075,89576,71677,42978,84580,87279,53881,47781,06282,67482,02082,889Rhone Alpes
FRANCE, METROPOLITAN720,395744,744737,062757,354800,376805,483797,223748,525759,939768,431778,468766,263769,668763,749760,696757,403742,015710,183709,638728,069732,989725,423738,080744,791773,253769,290792,025761,464767,816774,355796,896785,985794,507791,854800,655791,347788,603FRANCE, METROPOLITAN
French Guinea1,4391,4761,5681,7041,9332,0922,3632,2992,2972,4822,3922,5002,8713,1783,6063,9224,0454,1134,2354,2644,3674,3824,6914,8985,1165,1145,2495,5535,3125,9986,2766,3866,2476,1716,0836,2596,422French Guinea
Guadeloupe6,9266,3215,6405,8186,4256,4866,6166,7226,6716,7506,3746,8547,1267,6457,5697,5477,3107,0567,2497,0867,2567,2557,1417,3417,6537,5036,9957,0477,2467,5517,1936,8625,7585,4875,3415,3845,027Guadeloupe
Martinique5,8735,4095,0655,4395,3635,4065,3765,6415,7125,7115,9696,3286,3866,5656,4376,3166,3055,9005,6985,6445,6695,7355,7935,7665,9505,7745,3915,4305,2555,0325,3705,3175,3335,1744,8894,4454,200Martinique
Mayotte                                   6,5826,736Mayotte
Reunion12,82812,51711,94612,41312,27211,80011,92712,46113,08213,12312,77512,56013,53413,86513,87714,09714,21213,32413,32713,05413,07313,71213,53814,11214,59414,54114,78914,42714,54514,79914,49514,80814,92714,29914,14614,12314,288Reunion
OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS27,06625,72324,21925,37425,99325,78426,28227,12327,76228,06627,51028,24229,91731,25331,48931,88231,87230,39330,50930,04830,36531,08431,16332,11733,31332,93232,42432,45732,35833,38033,33433,37332,26531,13130,45936,79336,673OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS
FRANCE TOTAL747,461770,467761,281782,728826,369831,267823,505775,648787,701796,497805,978794,505799,585795,002792,185789,285773,887740,576740,147758,117763,354756,507769,243776,908806,566802,222824,449793,921800,174807,735830,230819,358826,772822,985831,114828,140825,276FRANCE TOTAL


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