United States abortion rates, 1960-2008

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 17 January 2011

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
19686,0261.720.170.140.03
196925,9187.20.710.620.13
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
19791,497,670428.630.028.796.65
19801,553,890430.230.129.286.84
19811,577,340434.630.329.256.87
19821,573,920427.630.028.776.79
19831,575,000432.830.228.456.74
19841,577,180429.930.128.156.69
19851,588,550422.429.728.016.68
19861,574,000419.029.527.416.55
19871,559,110409.329.026.936.43
19881,590,750406.928.927.376.51
19891,566,870387.827.926.856.35
19901,608,620386.827.927.396.44
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
19951,359,440348.625.822.825.11
19961,365,700349.525.922.765.05
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
20061,242,200291.222.619.954.15
20071,209,640280.321.919.484.01
20081,212,350285.422.219.583.99

For sources, see Historical abortion statistics, United States.


© 2002-2008, 2011 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 17 January 2011.
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