Abortion ratios for Italy regions, 1979 to 2002, residents only
| region | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abruzzo | 310 | 324 | 349 | 361 | 384 | 376 | 367 | 370 | 358 | 318 | 310 | 306 | 275 | 262 | 271 | 263 | 269 | 275 | 281 | 277 | 282 | 269 | 247 | 269 |
| Basilicata | 149 | 140 | 168 | 185 | 190 | 244 | 229 | 222 | 205 | 168 | 159 | 155 | 159 | 281 | 298 | 270 | 325 | 281 | 266 | 268 | 264 | 229 | 250 | 226 |
| Calabria | 92 | 149 | 120 | 165 | 175 | 175 | 138 | 168 | 187 | 139 | 137 | 170 | 171 | 142 | 150 | 162 | 179 | 213 | 225 | 223 | 224 | 217 | 192 | 196 |
| Campania | 112 | 131 | 147 | 179 | 179 | 187 | 173 | 182 | 204 | 194 | 181 | 171 | 162 | 169 | 172 | 180 | 198 | 189 | 193 | 200 | 205 | 198 | 190 | 155 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 640 | 798 | 833 | 794 | 788 | 758 | 677 | 660 | 621 | 553 | 511 | 477 | 453 | 388 | 389 | 332 | 337 | 331 | 317 | 319 | 307 | 284 | 278 | 275 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 367 | 498 | 512 | 523 | 567 | 527 | 483 | 473 | 452 | 404 | 382 | 373 | 345 | 282 | 290 | 265 | 250 | 240 | 235 | 231 | 235 | 210 | 211 | 211 |
| Lazio | 315 | 369 | 442 | 481 | 480 | 494 | 457 | 441 | 415 | 370 | 361 | 341 | 323 | 327 | 339 | 306 | 222 | 277 | 306 | 313 | 292 | 282 | 289 | 292 |
| Liguria | 645 | 665 | 653 | 690 | 673 | 670 | 596 | 594 | 544 | 494 | 451 | 430 | 409 | 384 | 380 | 391 | 353 | 367 | 353 | 358 | 350 | 333 | 329 | 319 |
| Lombardia | 344 | 408 | 432 | 449 | 442 | 459 | 429 | 417 | 376 | 352 | 342 | 331 | 314 | 291 | 278 | 272 | 263 | 253 | 252 | 250 | 254 | 235 | 240 | 231 |
| Marche | 284 | 354 | 392 | 385 | 395 | 410 | 372 | 351 | 318 | 276 | 265 | 239 | 234 | 237 | 239 | 203 | 185 | 226 | 220 | 215 | 210 | 200 | 205 | 203 |
| Molise | 162 | 249 | 289 | 325 | 327 | 344 | 328 | 317 | 354 | 344 | 353 | 377 | 384 | 341 | 341 | 324 | 340 | 337 | 337 | 285 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 271 |
| Piemonte | 486 | 569 | 580 | 572 | 579 | 656 | 554 | 521 | 505 | 462 | 429 | 397 | 400 | 270 | 251 | 267 | 242 | 282 | 285 | 287 | 279 | 286 | 282 | 280 |
| Puglia | 250 | 383 | 422 | 444 | 475 | 513 | 498 | 488 | 426 | 375 | 419 | 403 | 393 | 375 | 391 | 366 | 387 | 375 | 367 | 361 | 353 | 335 | 331 | 322 |
| Sardegna | 155 | 228 | 220 | 224 | 228 | 228 | 256 | 228 | 215 | 225 | 181 | 163 | 179 | 235 | 217 | 228 | 248 | 226 | 217 | 209 | 200 | 192 | 187 | 185 |
| Sicilia | 136 | 166 | 168 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 219 | 206 | 202 | 188 | 173 | 171 | 159 | 140 | 142 | 145 | 161 | 175 | 184 | 188 | 193 | 188 | 175 | 183 |
| Toscana | 462 | 570 | 586 | 616 | 625 | 621 | 546 | 526 | 550 | 396 | 446 | 433 | 413 | 380 | 367 | 363 | 331 | 324 | 310 | 308 | 287 | 285 | 263 | 248 |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 174 | 209 | 199 | 214 | 214 | 234 | 228 | 218 | 209 | 190 | 183 | 168 | 178 | 154 | 154 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 137 | 143 | 133 | 131 | 130 | 140 |
| Umbria | 413 | 511 | 490 | 534 | 517 | 571 | 545 | 530 | 459 | 440 | 431 | 410 | 428 | 397 | 368 | 360 | 350 | 357 | 342 | 329 | 319 | 321 | 326 | 310 |
| Valle d'Aosta | 500 | 560 | 649 | 610 | 537 | 645 | 593 | 647 | 510 | 414 | 479 | 367 | 344 | 344 | 361 | 265 | 231 | 296 | 309 | 281 | 284 | 275 | 297 | 268 |
| Veneto | 239 | 273 | 260 | 262 | 252 | 254 | 229 | 231 | 220 | 194 | 188 | 171 | 169 | 182 | 178 | 160 | 164 | 162 | 159 | 154 | 165 | 155 | 161 | 165 |
| ITALY | 280 | 342 | 361 | 380 | 386 | 390 | 365 | 355 | 340 | 304 | 298 | 287 | 277 | 258 | 260 | 251 | 252 | 255 | 255 | 254 | 251 | 241 | 237 | 232 |
Abortion ratios for Italy regions, 1979 to 2002, residents only
| region | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abruzzo | 23.7 | 24.5 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 27.7 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 26.4 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 21.6 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 21.2 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 21.2 |
| Basilicata | 13.0 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 21.9 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 18.4 |
| Calabria | 8.5 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 |
| Campania | 10.1 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 13.4 |
| Emilia-Romagna | 39.0 | 44.4 | 45.4 | 44.3 | 44.1 | 43.1 | 40.4 | 39.8 | 38.3 | 35.6 | 33.8 | 32.3 | 31.2 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 21.6 |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 26.9 | 33.2 | 33.8 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 32.6 | 32.1 | 31.1 | 28.8 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 25.7 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 |
| Lazio | 23.9 | 26.9 | 30.6 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 33.1 | 31.4 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 27.0 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 23.4 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.6 |
| Liguria | 39.2 | 39.9 | 39.5 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 40.1 | 37.3 | 37.3 | 35.2 | 33.0 | 31.1 | 30.1 | 29.0 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 26.4 | 25.9 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.2 |
| Lombardia | 25.6 | 29.0 | 30.2 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 31.4 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 27.3 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 23.9 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 18.8 |
| Marche | 22.1 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 28.3 | 29.1 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 24.1 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| Molise | 13.9 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 21.3 |
| Piemonte | 32.7 | 36.3 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 39.6 | 35.6 | 34.2 | 33.6 | 31.6 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.9 |
| Puglia | 20.0 | 27.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 32.2 | 33.9 | 33.2 | 32.8 | 29.9 | 27.3 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 28.1 | 26.8 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.4 |
| Sardegna | 13.4 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
| Sicilia | 12.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 15.4 |
| Toscana | 31.6 | 36.3 | 36.9 | 38.1 | 38.5 | 38.3 | 35.3 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 28.4 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 29.2 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 19.9 |
| Trentino-Alto Adige | 14.8 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.3 |
| Umbria | 29.2 | 33.8 | 32.9 | 34.8 | 34.1 | 36.3 | 35.3 | 34.6 | 31.5 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 29.9 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.5 | 25.9 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 23.7 |
| Valle d'Aosta | 33.3 | 35.9 | 39.4 | 37.9 | 35.0 | 39.2 | 37.2 | 39.3 | 33.8 | 29.3 | 32.4 | 26.8 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 26.5 | 20.9 | 18.7 | 22.9 | 23.6 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 22.9 | 21.2 |
| Veneto | 19.3 | 21.4 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
| ITALY | 21.9 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 25.4 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.8 |
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