Italy abortion percentages by region, 1979-2015

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 28 October 2017

Note: Figures below are based on abortions by region of residence for years 1992-2006, but based on abortions by region of occurrence for years 1979-1991.

Abortion ratios for Italy regions, 1979 to 2015

region1979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015region
Abruzzo310.3324.0348.8360.5384.0375.7367.0369.5358.3317.5309.8305.6275.3262.0270.6263.5268.6275.0281.0277.4281.8268.6247.3268.5248.7252.7240.8234.9219.9233.0220.8209.8218.8214.4214.4204.2182.3Abruzzo
Basilicata149.1139.6167.6184.9190.2244.0228.6221.8205.3167.7158.9154.6158.9281.0297.7270.1324.5281.4265.5268.3264.0228.7249.7225.5207.4234.1212.3215.0142.8157.6148.0149.2129.6136.2151.2153.0135.1Basilicata
Calabria92.4148.9119.6164.7174.8175.0137.9168.4187.1139.2136.6170.2170.9142.5149.6162.1179.3212.7225.2222.9223.6217.3191.9195.8177.0192.2186.0188.5175.1179.0171.5175.0169.9166.1160.0149.4128.8Calabria
Campania112.4130.9146.7179.3178.8187.3173.4181.5203.8193.9181.2170.7162.2169.3171.9180.1198.4188.8193.1199.8204.9197.7189.5154.973.4191.7172.9148.2186.7182.3204.3192.1187.4190.4189.0200.2162.4Campania
Emilia-Romagna639.7798.3832.8794.4787.7757.8676.5659.9620.7552.8510.8477.0453.3387.5388.9332.3336.9331.1316.8318.6306.8284.4276.5274.2268.9265.2253.5246.7277.1264.4256.1257.6252.5246.7240.7231.1219.1Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia367.2498.1511.7522.7567.3526.6483.1473.0452.2404.2381.8373.4345.2281.5290.3265.1249.8240.4234.8231.2235.4209.9211.4210.8207.4217.7194.5180.0206.5202.3198.2190.6186.5186.1185.4175.3173.5Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio314.6368.9441.9480.8480.4494.4456.9440.8414.8370.0361.3341.4322.8326.6339.2305.6221.9276.8306.5312.8291.6282.3288.5291.6269.4281.7272.5257.7280.6240.6243.0237.1221.9223.5216.5206.8199.4Lazio
Liguria644.9664.9652.6689.9672.5670.0595.5594.2544.2493.6450.7430.4408.7384.3379.9390.8353.3367.4352.6358.3350.3333.3327.3319.4328.6327.6304.6296.1290.1268.0261.1288.3290.7274.9282.8270.5265.9Liguria
Lombardia344.0408.1431.8449.0442.2458.6429.3416.5376.1351.8341.6330.7313.8290.5277.8272.0262.6253.2251.7249.9254.0235.1240.4231.2243.4238.7222.1212.1225.5206.4198.9193.8194.1186.6189.8184.5170.0Lombardia
Marche283.8354.0391.7385.2395.4410.2371.9351.3317.9275.6265.4239.0233.5237.1239.2202.7185.3226.3220.4215.2209.8200.5207.6205.6208.2197.1192.1182.4184.3169.3169.9171.0166.9165.9162.3148.8141.8Marche
Molise161.8248.6289.3324.6326.8343.8328.3316.9354.3343.5353.0376.8384.1340.7340.7324.5339.7337.0337.3284.6300.4293.5250.5271.2235.2258.9222.4257.2268.8243.7282.2229.0192.4197.7182.9185.3163.2Molise
Piemonte485.5569.1580.1571.6578.5655.9554.0520.7505.4461.9429.0396.7400.2270.3251.5267.4242.0281.6285.2286.9279.2285.6281.9279.6266.6278.1265.1260.5270.8257.2242.4251.9245.4238.7237.1226.8210.2Piemonte
Puglia250.1383.3422.3443.8474.6513.1497.5487.9425.6375.4419.4403.3393.3374.8391.1365.6387.0375.4366.7361.3353.0335.0331.4322.5311.1308.5306.0299.5273.5260.2254.8261.3261.3258.5250.7256.5239.9Puglia
Sardegna154.9228.2219.7224.4227.6228.1255.8227.8214.6225.3180.6162.8178.7235.2217.4228.4248.2225.7217.0208.7200.4192.0187.1184.6178.1189.8177.5168.3167.9188.3171.5171.0175.7179.3175.1168.2174.9Sardegna
Sicilia136.0165.9167.8206.4200.4195.1218.7205.7201.8187.7173.1170.8159.3140.0141.8144.5160.9175.3183.7188.4193.2187.7175.3182.7178.4163.0153.7138.3183.9168.6162.1162.1167.9169.1172.9160.2149.1Sicilia
Toscana461.9569.7585.8616.1625.0620.8545.6526.2550.3395.8445.9433.1413.2380.3366.6362.9331.2323.6310.1308.2287.4285.2263.1248.0246.4241.9250.2240.0263.7240.3241.5234.9236.9228.8228.0224.1221.9Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige173.9208.5198.8214.4213.5233.8228.0217.9208.8190.1183.4168.3178.4154.1154.4143.2141.4140.8137.3143.2133.0131.3131.9139.8138.2138.3138.4135.3174.7159.1155.7139.8142.2132.2135.6123.7122.2Trentino-Alto Adige
Umbria413.0510.8490.2533.6516.6571.0545.1529.6458.8439.6431.1409.7427.5397.0368.0360.3349.9357.4342.3328.8319.0321.2326.1310.2292.2300.8262.3248.8264.0231.9243.7237.5232.9230.0225.9210.8208.7Umbria
Valle d'Aosta500.0559.7649.0609.5537.4644.6593.2646.7510.1413.5478.9366.5344.4344.5361.4264.9230.5296.3309.3281.1283.8275.0264.4268.3264.1249.8214.5213.6246.6185.2165.9193.0213.8209.0238.0185.9186.4Valle d'Aosta
Veneto238.6272.5260.1262.3252.1254.3229.3230.7220.1194.0187.7171.4168.9181.8177.7160.5164.3162.2158.9154.5164.9154.9160.5164.5157.6162.7152.5150.9147.1141.6143.5143.4140.9138.0140.8134.8129.5Veneto
TOTAL ITALY280.2342.0360.8379.9385.5389.5365.2355.0339.8304.4297.8286.5276.8260.1258.4248.7244.5250.4251.9252.3250.0239.7236.0230.0215.5230.7219.1209.2224.4210.5208.5206.4203.8200.7199.8194.1180.4TOTAL ITALY


Abortion percentages for Italian regions, 1979 to 2015

region1979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015region
Abruzzo23.6824.4725.8626.5027.7527.3126.8526.9826.3824.1023.6523.4121.5920.7621.3020.8521.1721.5721.9421.7121.9821.1719.8221.1719.9220.1719.4119.0218.0318.9018.0917.3417.9517.6617.6616.9615.42Abruzzo
Basilicata12.9812.2514.3515.6015.9819.6118.6118.1517.0314.3613.7113.3913.7121.9422.9421.2724.5021.9620.9821.1620.8818.6119.9818.4017.1818.9717.5117.7012.5013.6212.8912.9811.4711.9813.1313.2711.90Basilicata
Calabria8.4612.9610.6814.1414.8814.8912.1214.4115.7612.2212.0214.5414.6012.4713.0113.9515.2017.5418.3818.2318.2817.8516.1016.3715.0416.1215.6915.8614.9015.1914.6414.8914.5214.2413.7913.0011.41Calabria
Campania10.1011.5712.7915.2015.1715.7814.7815.3616.9316.2415.3414.5813.9614.4814.6715.2616.5515.8816.1816.6517.0016.5115.9313.426.8416.0814.7412.9115.7315.4216.9616.1115.7815.9915.8916.6813.97Campania
Emilia-Romagna39.0144.3945.4444.2744.0643.1140.3539.7638.3035.6033.8132.3031.1927.9328.0024.9425.2024.8724.0624.1623.4822.1521.6621.5221.1920.9620.2219.7921.7020.9120.3920.4820.1619.7919.4018.7717.97Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia26.8633.2533.8534.3336.2034.4932.5732.1131.1428.7927.6327.1925.6621.9722.5020.9619.9919.3819.0118.7819.0517.3517.4517.4117.1817.8816.2815.2517.1216.8216.5416.0115.7215.6915.6414.9214.79Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio23.9326.9530.6532.4732.4533.0831.3630.5929.3227.0126.5425.4524.4024.6225.3323.4118.1621.6823.4623.8322.5822.0122.3922.5721.2221.9821.4220.4921.9119.4019.5519.1718.1618.2717.8017.1416.62Lazio
Liguria39.2139.9439.4940.8240.2140.1237.3237.2735.2433.0531.0730.0929.0127.7627.5328.1026.1126.8726.0726.3825.9425.0024.6624.2124.7324.6823.3522.8422.4821.1320.7022.3822.5221.5622.0521.2921.00Liguria
Lombardia25.6028.9830.1630.9930.6631.4430.0429.4027.3326.0225.4624.8523.8822.5121.7421.3820.8020.2020.1119.9920.2519.0419.3818.7819.5819.2718.1717.5018.4017.1116.5916.2416.2615.7315.9515.5814.53Lombardia
Marche22.1126.1428.1527.8128.3429.0927.1126.0024.1221.6120.9719.2918.9319.1719.3016.8515.6318.4618.0617.7117.3416.7017.1917.0517.2316.4716.1115.4315.5614.4814.5214.6114.3114.2313.9612.9612.42Marche
Molise13.9319.9122.4424.5124.6325.5824.7224.0626.1625.5726.0927.3727.7525.4125.4124.5025.3625.2025.2222.1623.1022.6920.0321.3319.0420.5718.1920.4621.1919.6022.0118.6316.1416.5115.4615.6314.03Molise
Piemonte32.6836.2736.7136.3736.6539.6135.6534.2433.5731.6030.0228.4028.5821.2820.0921.1019.4821.9722.1922.2921.8322.2121.9921.8521.0521.7620.9620.6721.3120.4619.5120.1219.7119.2719.1618.4917.37Piemonte
Puglia20.0127.7129.6930.7432.1833.9133.2232.7929.8527.2929.5528.7428.2327.2628.1226.7727.9027.2926.8326.5426.0925.0924.8924.3823.7323.5723.4323.0521.4720.6520.3120.7220.7220.5420.0420.4119.35Puglia
Sardegna13.4118.5818.0118.3318.5418.5720.3718.5517.6718.3915.3014.0015.1619.0417.8618.5919.8918.4117.8317.2716.7016.1115.7615.5915.1215.9515.0814.4114.3815.8514.6414.6014.9515.2014.9014.4014.88Sardegna
Sicilia11.9714.2314.3717.1116.6916.3217.9517.0616.7915.8014.7614.5913.7412.2812.4212.6313.8614.9115.5215.8516.1915.8014.9115.4515.1414.0113.3212.1515.5314.4313.9513.9514.3714.4614.7413.8112.98Sicilia
Toscana31.6036.2936.9438.1238.4638.3035.3034.4835.5028.3630.8430.2229.2427.5526.8326.6324.8824.4523.6723.5622.3222.1920.8319.8719.7719.4820.0119.3520.8719.3819.4519.0219.1518.6218.5718.3118.16Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige14.8117.2516.5817.6517.5918.9518.5717.8917.2715.9715.5014.4115.1413.3513.3712.5312.3912.3412.0712.5211.7411.6111.6512.2612.1412.1512.1611.9114.8713.7313.4812.2712.4511.6811.9411.0110.89Trentino-Alto Adige
Umbria29.2333.8132.8934.7934.0636.3535.2834.6231.4530.5430.1229.0629.9528.4226.9026.4925.9226.3325.5024.7524.1824.3124.5923.6722.6123.1220.7819.9220.8818.8219.5919.1918.8918.7018.4317.4117.26Umbria
Valle d'Aosta33.3335.8939.3637.8734.9639.1937.2339.2733.7829.2532.3826.8225.6225.6226.5520.9418.7322.8623.6221.9422.1021.5720.9121.1520.8919.9917.6617.6019.7815.6314.2316.1817.6117.2919.2215.6715.71Valle d'Aosta
Veneto19.2621.4120.6420.7820.1320.2718.6518.7518.0416.2515.8014.6314.4515.3815.0913.8314.1113.9613.7113.3814.1613.4213.8314.1313.6213.9913.2313.1112.8312.4012.5512.5412.3512.1312.3411.8811.46Veneto
TOTAL ITALY21.8925.4826.5127.5327.8228.0326.7526.2025.3623.3422.9522.2721.6820.6420.5319.9219.6520.0320.1220.1520.0019.3319.0918.7017.7318.7417.9717.3018.3317.3917.2517.1116.9316.7116.6516.2515.28TOTAL ITALY


Abortion percentage rank for Italian regions, 1979 to 2015

region1979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015region
Abruzzo10121212121212111112121212131213811101091011888891189988989Abruzzo
Basilicata1719181818151616171919202011997911111112101213121210201919182019181617Basilicata
Calabria20182020202020202020201716191917171614141413151517151513161513141516171719Calabria
Campania1920191919191919181616161817171615171717161616192016171813141012121111914Campania
Emilia-Romagna2111111111111225555447665667323333334Emilia-Romagna
Friuli-Venezia Giulia7767578876888101011101313131314131314131315121112131313121311Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Lazio910888999999101088714108568444434266677877Lazio
Liguria1222222332334331222222221122112111111Liguria
Lombardia8899101010101010111111911891212121211121110111012101011101012101212Lombardia
Marche11111111111111121313131313141415161415151515141412141414141615151717161816Marche
Molise151413131313131312111077776444854971179565181110131113Molise
Piemonte445543465366512131012897105556543547444545Piemonte
Puglia1291010987788756512111111112211434222222Puglia
Sardegna16151515151714151514171914151514111516161717171616171616181214161414141410Sardegna
Sicilia18171717171818181918181519202019191818181818181715181819151717171615151515Sicilia
Toscana534335552742345366667681091078878756653Toscana
Trentino-Alto Adige14161616161617171617151815181820202020202020202019202020171818201820202020Trentino-Alto Adige
Umbria6676766464542144333333333356795565766Umbria
Valle d'Aosta353464324529966121377989797911119131611994108Valle d'Aosta
Veneto13131414141415141415141417161618181919191919191818191917192020191918191918Veneto


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