German abortions and live births by state, 1996-2008

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 March 2010

Reported abortions by state of residence, 1996-2008

state1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Baden-Wurttemberg14,72814,65414,51313,73814,37314,54114,21414,38514,30013,45513,11912,35912,020
Bavaria12,72614,76815,83815,68116,60316,46415,88515,56316,15514,29413,59313,36412,736
Berlin11,76211,74111,39611,94911,95511,60511,34410,88110,99410,63710,0249,6219,648
Brandenburg5,6545,4015,5575,5325,0724,9634,5494,4834,5804,3564,1854,1134,066
Bremen1,9081,5991,7761,7401,7571,8191,6481,7631,8611,7171,6481,6821,551
Hamburg3,8773,6573,9833,8614,2384,4864,2564,1414,2693,8243,8494,0113,882
Hesse10,39110,07810,0629,71110,79610,68310,57311,13010,77310,6139,5869,3349,288
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania4,1183,6753,6463,4653,8183,7603,6423,4903,3583,4603,1923,0943,111
Lower Saxony10,0479,65110,08910,28110,93310,85410,59910,43910,74510,64210,5479,9979,734
North Rhine-Westphalia26,41527,22026,61326,89527,48127,42926,84026,03826,07225,27124,96724,50024,120
Rhineland-Palatinate4,3504,7064,7164,5864,7734,7684,6324,4584,6474,5254,5414,4444,471
Saarland1,3301,2871,1931,2881,4771,3271,3971,4591,4281,4001,2571,3801,336
Saxony8,4647,5077,4206,8756,5847,5096,8536,5806,6426,6246,4906,3536,199
Saxony-Anhalt6,0805,8225,7485,6195,3705,5545,1274,7254,9354,7774,5104,3894,338
Schleswig-Holstein3,2713,4763,6833,7643,9493,8203,7333,6753,8553,6933,4873,7083,609
Thuringia5,2105,2055,1395,0545,0614,8814,6334,2894,5534,2184,2063,9663,655
OTHER COUNTRIES568443423432369501462531483517509556720
GERMANY130,899130,890131,795130,471134,609134,964130,387128,030129,650124,023119,710116,871114,484


Reported live births by region, 1996-2008

state1996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
Baden-Wurttemberg115,200117,000111,500108,300106,600101,800100,00097,90097,00094,60092,30093,10093,100
Bavaria130,000131,000127,000123,700121,200116,300114,200112,000111,600107,600105,100107,200107,200
Berlin30,07030,54029,75030,02029,86028,74028,93028,85029,60029,09029,74031,29031,290
Brandenburg15,22016,45017,24018,02018,52017,77017,78018,06018,23017,99017,98018,64018,640
Bremen6,6556,6606,3826,1226,0925,8495,4995,5975,4625,5095,5235,6165,615
Hamburg16,67017,06016,30016,10016,24015,86015,74015,97016,15016,22016,15016,78016,780
Hesse62,67263,38460,79859,25059,05956,49455,56054,61254,54753,57451,59352,79452,803
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania11,13912,10912,30912,65513,39213,04212,54612,84013,09712,40612,68712,84912,850
Lower Saxony84,00086,20082,50080,83079,74075,53073,50070,87070,64067,23065,55065,55065,550
North Rhine-Westphalia189,400191,300183,000177,300175,800168,400164,100160,400158,700154,000150,500151,700151,800
Rhineland-Palatinate41,12041,83039,80038,38037,97036,02034,88034,21033,58032,67031,87032,63032,640
Saarland10,02010,0209,1508,9828,8238,2277,9117,6357,6987,5197,2497,3027,301
Saxony27,15029,13030,32031,52033,24032,05031,61032,19033,18032,68032,68033,97033,970
Saxony-Anhalt16,25217,27017,60018,26018,80018,15017,69016,98017,41017,23016,99017,47017,470
Schleswig-Holstein28,90029,21027,84027,47027,03025,79025,00024,31024,17023,11022,76023,03023,030
Thuringia15,32816,54016,68017,01017,66017,41017,09016,98017,36016,78016,46017,22017,220
GERMANY799,800815,700788,200773,900770,000737,400722,000709,400708,400688,200675,100687,100687,300

Note: live birth figures are derived from reported abortions and abortion ratios.


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© 2005, 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 20 March 2010.
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