United States abortion rates, 1960-2005

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 17 February 2008

Note: data is scaled relative to 1990 (1990 value=100). Plotted data includes:


United States abortion rates, data

yearabortionsabortion ratioabortion percentageabortion rate
per 1,000 live births% of births+abortionsper 1,000 women
aged 15-44
per 1,000
population
19602920.070.010.010.00
19612920.070.010.010.00
19622920.070.010.010.00
19633900.100.010.010.00
19648230.200.020.020.00
19657940.210.020.020.00
19661,0280.290.030.030.01
19672,0610.590.060.050.01
19684,6301.30.130.110.02
196923,6806.60.650.570.12
1970193,49151.94.94.530.94
1971485,816136.612.011.142.34
1972586,760180.115.313.162.80
1973744,600237.419.216.333.51
1974898,600284.422.119.284.20
19751,034,200328.924.821.724.79
19761,179,300372.327.124.195.41
19771,316,700395.828.426.425.98
19781,409,600422.929.727.676.33
19791,497,700428.630.028.796.65
19801,553,900430.230.129.286.84
19811,577,300434.630.329.256.87
19821,573,920427.630.028.776.79
19831,575,000432.830.228.456.74
19841,577,200429.930.128.156.69
19851,588,600422.429.728.016.68
19861,574,000419.029.527.416.55
19871,559,100409.329.026.936.43
19881,590,800406.928.927.376.51
19891,566,900387.827.926.856.35
19901,608,600386.827.927.396.44
19911,556,510378.627.526.346.15
19921,528,930376.127.325.895.96
19931,495,000373.727.225.255.75
19941,423,000360.026.523.975.41
19951,359,400348.625.822.825.11
19961,360,160349.525.922.765.05
19971,335,000344.025.622.274.90
19981,319,000334.625.121.954.78
19991,314,800332.124.921.874.71
20001,312,990323.524.421.304.65
20011,291,000320.724.320.884.53
20021,269,000315.524.020.494.41
20031,250,000305.623.420.174.30
20041,222,100297.222.919.694.17
20051,206,200291.522.619.414.08

For sources, see Historical abortion statistics, United States.


© 2002, 2007, 2008 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 17 February 2008.
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