Japan abortions and live births by prefectures, 1955-2013

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 24 January 2015

Reported abortions by prefecture of residence, 1955-2013

prefecture1955196019651970197519801985199019951998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013prefecture
Aichi50,04643,21142,96546,29040,88132,13529,36924,28018,37817,28916,94117,01516,77215,56016,00015,11314,50214,13113,08012,12911,48110,59210,65610,2769,392Aichi
Akita18,95520,54717,30112,82310,8969,8289,8146,9154,6993,9454,1644,0353,9263,6443,3673,0282,7122,5872,2201,9991,9641,7491,5631,4991,395Akita
Aomori24,77819,26814,42110,9038,4486,8766,8475,2503,9384,6784,5374,4294,4083,8663,5693,5623,3103,0732,9242,7122,5242,3422,1872,1031,927Aomori
Chiba11,65611,87510,76912,28915,63616,36715,99214,09811,48710,91011,52211,14510,80810,0259,5979,3059,0948,9188,5006,8577,2107,0676,5476,1465,856Chiba
Ehime21,25417,2597,2294,4595,2995,1485,8595,3474,3814,0924,0774,1254,1884,0604,0113,9673,6323,5043,2722,9792,7912,4812,3942,2222,127Ehime
Fukui8,1335,6264,9913,8643,7553,1712,8802,4052,0442,2212,1172,2232,1872,0441,8171,7201,6011,5871,4761,4281,3171,1981,1181,0791,034Fukui
Fukuoka63,08361,76844,96037,50232,16328,10927,44523,39818,43918,33118,89920,10520,09519,83618,74817,74116,74715,66414,87013,85313,12812,25811,55311,51710,619Fukuoka
Fukushima25,18723,64123,54418,04216,10816,32613,55711,5388,4498,0168,1507,9808,2387,7817,1596,9066,2435,9485,4474,9344,6863,7393,7613,6563,233Fukushima
Gifu22,67015,12712,85110,9518,7988,3478,1696,9094,9654,9905,5075,2765,2224,7794,9584,9684,2874,0963,4703,4523,0252,9612,7012,6832,350Gifu
Gunma22,19123,90413,4298,9228,1978,3478,3396,5205,6055,7215,7825,9245,9575,4045,0984,9554,8474,5294,1053,6953,5183,2032,9702,8582,715Gunma
Hiroshima21,65117,86616,90315,17015,34713,78912,31410,3158,1128,4268,5658,6098,5198,0928,0327,6467,2306,9476,3935,9835,8235,4405,1604,8864,603Hiroshima
Hokkaido83,41377,60960,91355,11650,41950,20344,48333,93124,18422,71722,75722,64222,66520,83419,41317,74816,62215,02213,60712,78511,51010,64510,2369,7259,047Hokkaido
Hyogo44,54043,84635,47834,66830,04824,49921,86617,21213,17712,55812,00512,20811,96611,70211,66611,26610,9449,9109,6628,5447,9187,2546,8966,7026,482Hyogo
Ibaraki16,57012,16410,0837,6405,5206,1746,6236,2145,6475,8346,1286,4386,4726,8365,3465,4315,6344,9654,6194,1723,7183,4573,4913,3273,162Ibaraki
Ishikawa10,8677,1136,2046,9887,1736,0924,8474,1382,8312,9963,0143,0543,0512,9742,9112,6712,5582,3592,2822,1392,0531,6491,8261,6961,669Ishikawa
Iwate19,83920,88117,13713,60910,75611,0739,7457,2205,5465,3185,2795,2955,1734,9034,6694,2453,7963,6503,2723,0232,7752,4352,3422,2052,092Iwate
Kagawa20,19819,67812,9269,6167,9847,0386,0025,1013,4903,2623,2363,3113,3403,0942,9482,6862,5332,3912,2802,0091,9451,7291,6641,6491,521Kagawa
Kagoshima16,90815,94711,3139,8269,1729,74010,0518,1556,4745,6205,5415,4885,5865,6285,1734,7684,5344,4213,9644,0333,6983,6913,3803,3023,153Kagoshima
Kanagawa28,67529,64222,36629,32936,25331,26827,05122,86218,89117,89518,57518,06118,32117,96917,07816,79816,57915,46814,24613,59613,03311,99210,97011,87811,152Kanagawa
Kochi10,05511,81210,1987,2826,5074,7624,8784,1253,3453,1263,1393,0253,1012,8032,7052,5342,3262,0801,8681,7531,6021,4861,4431,2601,303Kochi
Kumamoto23,66023,04717,65813,24511,4139,8109,4547,9556,3986,0616,2166,4976,2816,0605,9665,6195,5405,6345,2604,8603,9644,1544,0143,6813,414Kumamoto
Kyoto33,99838,91436,44927,41522,01715,55112,9599,9816,8846,4866,5166,6116,6836,4976,1605,8515,6615,2374,8654,7774,3724,0763,7923,6893,869Kyoto
Mie19,04622,37421,34313,11112,59911,8449,9497,9485,4634,9715,0335,1985,3325,0755,1304,7234,5524,2943,9574,4213,7943,4512,8742,6922,558Mie
Miyagi27,74023,77116,72413,12112,33112,36712,63210,1348,0078,1308,0268,2308,3168,0977,9316,6456,5776,2435,7645,3445,1394,8074,5224,5274,269Miyagi
Miyazaki24,80611,6327,7056,5064,3866,2167,1745,7464,2653,7793,7223,7123,5463,1312,2783,2213,0242,8822,6102,4422,1931,9171,9111,6851,752Miyazaki
Nagano30,65924,63016,5039,2445,7386,5767,8356,7145,5755,9606,1876,5806,7816,3806,6365,8445,7645,3374,5384,3524,1723,3703,5023,3013,026Nagano
Nagasaki23,37716,68215,40215,73214,99213,02211,4559,7506,4355,6895,6795,6955,7125,2035,1314,4904,2453,8923,6493,3192,9802,7712,5812,4832,304Nagasaki
Nara4,1854,8883,9743,6622,8272,1072,6912,3161,9191,8071,8111,8991,9611,9672,0551,9131,8361,7091,6891,4161,3251,4951,2261,0721,138Nara
Niigata34,04928,39221,10915,15514,18013,19712,85010,4247,1116,8917,0126,9746,6276,3315,8975,6965,2694,8794,4934,3043,8733,6043,4583,1233,077Niigata
Oita16,43012,2999,9888,7749,60610,1558,8637,1555,3475,1484,9374,9724,6724,2994,1803,6263,4743,1142,9012,7652,4922,2512,1462,0561,973Oita
Okayama28,63137,47526,94922,48217,88915,68712,72710,5197,7866,7906,9456,8567,1386,5256,3155,7434,4365,0974,6164,3623,9023,6553,4423,0523,020Okayama
Okinawaxxxx2,0132,5643,1983,4892,8982,7032,9243,1453,3583,0443,1912,9583,0443,0942,8492,6852,5982,5632,5942,5812,556Okinawa
Osaka65,80266,46363,21855,15953,64040,77535,25428,85519,73919,26919,48819,82820,65920,18420,46619,75719,50719,12118,59617,85116,60316,00815,15315,12114,468Osaka
Saga12,7698,2216,9986,0414,9184,7954,7114,9813,9663,6693,6563,5523,5203,3963,2153,1032,8242,6372,4392,3392,1261,8461,7851,6621,614Saga
Saitama13,71612,48611,65217,17120,80619,49918,33817,57910,57713,35013,71413,90812,57413,88315,54312,87612,72013,17310,36812,49910,4239,9828,3877,9756,807Saitama
Shiga14,62012,5248,2496,6116,3004,4194,4964,4703,7723,5493,5153,6743,6613,4143,2732,9392,7582,6722,5322,4182,2212,0691,8381,8701,619Shiga
Shimane15,45513,4279,2955,8084,5474,8113,8453,1592,1071,9191,8501,7491,8311,7961,6011,4391,2941,2401,2799001,096980967935903Shimane
Shizuoka41,37438,95528,98325,32519,68915,55613,77711,1278,0877,9588,0718,5819,0178,5038,1067,9247,4437,1766,8565,9906,0575,9455,4375,2425,175Shizuoka
Tochigi13,71812,6668,1787,9627,7767,6198,3196,9305,9885,7935,8566,1796,2236,0255,5755,0064,9354,6274,3724,1023,8073,3723,2873,1483,020Tochigi
Tokushima6,5894,9293,6864,4753,8313,4723,1882,1322,1232,1022,0941,8512,0031,9591,9821,9991,8691,7271,5881,4791,2931,1591,0751,0601,031Tokushima
Tokyo69,38568,64461,67363,20158,10047,42742,68337,13228,35428,00227,90628,58928,89929,14129,14328,38828,62828,39327,87826,59326,46226,66026,58126,61226,068Tokyo
Tottori11,57910,7295,4354,6914,2354,1063,6252,8812,1501,7972,2322,2442,2942,4102,4322,1631,9601,7701,6681,5461,4671,2861,2571,1811,084Tottori
Toyama22,31815,2499,9797,1655,4244,7724,2293,3732,8962,6342,5732,5982,6382,6652,4982,3582,2992,2582,0271,9031,8351,5701,5201,3821,186Toyama
Wakayama14,12813,6099,9084,5264,5664,0643,9493,3852,3162,3222,5952,7052,7782,9592,5202,4292,2442,0701,9081,7611,5351,4761,4061,3591,368Wakayama
Yamagata27,05917,91010,1778,3768,0028,8728,1166,3854,2134,1054,0593,9543,8883,6263,2793,0972,8972,5842,2972,0521,9341,7841,5481,6221,408Yamagata
Yamaguchi29,92820,02813,6539,4807,9977,5895,9234,7133,3503,0903,2863,5933,7793,6173,6493,4723,1732,9582,8312,6472,3742,1762,1192,0491,970Yamaguchi
Yamanashi4,4534,5282,3792,3062,4151,9201,7561,6311,2161,3011,4501,3841,4221,3051,4251,3361,4231,2841,2851,1241,122899826810744Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL1,170,1431,063,256843,248732,033671,597598,084550,127456,797343,024333,220337,288341,146341,588329,326319,831301,673289,127276,352256,672242,326226,878212,694202,106196,639186,253JAPAN TOTAL


Reported live births by prefecture, 1955-2013

prefecture1955196019651970197519801985199019951998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013prefecture
Aichi65,32273,237101,924116,271111,52887,69780,18670,94271,89975,20673,73874,73673,05771,82370,23670,41767,11069,99970,21871,02969,76869,87268,97367,91366,825Aichi
Akita30,40123,55319,87217,75417,49916,32413,66310,9929,9959,3679,1689,0078,8748,4568,0627,9987,6977,7267,5027,4217,0136,6886,6586,5436,177Akita
Aomori35,21929,88128,20426,36924,03121,76119,09514,63513,97213,59413,14612,92012,88912,43411,72311,55410,52410,55610,16210,1879,5239,7119,5319,1689,126Aomori
Chiba43,76439,56354,17072,48177,41665,55460,71953,35654,38854,96154,00555,31854,51154,60752,78952,98350,58851,76251,82152,30651,83951,63350,37948,88148,343Chiba
Ehime30,58425,03924,42422,87723,31519,72117,64414,61213,84913,60613,04613,20713,00612,48812,53412,05711,52811,75211,75311,56111,50711,42711,32911,13010,696Ehime
Fukui14,82812,88812,73612,18112,42110,72410,0448,6688,2448,2698,0538,0367,9587,7587,4467,2837,1487,3247,1917,1397,0426,8746,7286,7126,461Fukui
Fukuoka76,42767,31868,85469,63271,05964,40458,83748,16446,84947,81146,68247,29046,98546,44345,03545,14343,42145,30446,39346,69546,08446,81846,22045,81545,897Fukuoka
Fukushima48,94939,23932,80729,95231,28729,50427,30522,72121,30620,74320,49720,33220,00819,46618,82418,30617,53817,54117,10116,90816,32616,12615,07213,77014,546Fukushima
Gifu29,34828,51632,11232,28731,53825,83423,87320,29220,18720,44720,15120,27619,60319,61719,15618,36317,70618,09217,69617,50617,32716,88716,85116,49616,000Gifu
Gunma32,33925,51027,88529,42929,61625,14022,91719,47019,43119,42219,11119,44519,02418,76318,33717,74517,13417,06116,81717,04416,31016,02315,63714,91414,732Gunma
Hiroshima37,64334,45338,96744,53246,84337,36033,50128,85727,60927,91427,11927,38427,32826,50826,28525,73424,74025,33025,88725,56025,59625,54625,46924,84624,713Hiroshima
Hokkaido103,67893,85296,66691,86789,63175,52666,41354,42849,95049,06546,68046,78046,23646,10144,93944,02041,42042,20441,55041,07440,16540,15839,29238,68638,190Hokkaido
Hyogo62,40464,64282,50091,16986,83968,67761,33253,91651,94754,42153,76554,45552,58552,31450,52049,78947,27348,77148,68548,83347,59247,83447,35146,43645,673Hyogo
Ibaraki44,59235,66435,46038,59740,46636,36933,47928,78428,23428,60228,26128,22027,86427,33726,52326,16724,24425,12824,82924,59224,20923,98923,21922,89622,358Ibaraki
Ishikawa18,02115,99016,60518,12518,81715,13813,25611,53511,09311,64211,29011,46711,34210,88610,90610,52810,04910,23510,29410,1999,8499,6029,5559,5449,449Ishikawa
Iwate34,70427,82724,62922,07722,18219,63817,23214,25413,02112,77812,42012,41012,27211,86211,37611,16710,54510,55610,34410,2239,9049,7459,3109,2769,231Iwate
Kagawa16,64113,54013,72114,52215,53912,99311,5299,5559,3019,6649,6519,8089,4729,4389,1239,0688,6868,6648,7018,6008,3668,3978,3118,1618,059Kagawa
Kagoshima49,97937,82129,24324,29124,59224,54023,37518,89216,64916,22715,66316,27215,94315,75515,53515,19814,83415,08015,09015,44514,92015,12415,24414,84114,637Kagoshima
Kanagawa51,78660,70497,386123,714118,65694,35686,10179,43780,69283,10481,79282,90681,83981,49880,26279,44176,19679,11879,19379,17978,05778,07776,00075,47774,320Kanagawa
Kochi16,02912,66312,02811,84211,7739,3789,3507,1826,9396,7616,6496,8116,7366,5136,2446,0845,9166,0155,7175,7885,4155,5185,2445,2665,266Kochi
Kumamoto42,16433,00528,92025,11225,59624,44623,18318,99217,89517,44317,10917,26216,96016,83916,33916,31315,64516,18916,30716,46216,22116,24616,11815,99615,954Kumamoto
Kyoto27,94329,19436,70341,23539,92132,13928,47924,20923,21924,31223,83123,99723,36422,85922,37122,06621,56022,10021,59721,84221,05821,23420,70720,11120,106Kyoto
Mie25,45624,11327,05726,15425,86221,44619,74517,91717,50017,82917,37517,72617,09417,19016,49716,28715,34515,81615,71615,63315,61415,26215,08014,72914,514Mie
Miyagi38,50931,36329,24030,42832,76031,12928,02523,32422,26722,31221,88622,15421,75121,47420,82920,23619,32619,70619,81019,86318,98819,12618,06218,70718,949Miyagi
Miyazaki26,74021,92018,43816,98618,12316,99115,26212,10711,69311,33510,93811,03711,00710,65710,22010,2679,73810,09410,33710,29210,17010,21710,1529,8589,854Miyazaki
Nagano35,60530,75031,53231,39031,71227,18724,17621,38421,18721,43620,76521,19420,88920,32419,73519,32318,51718,77518,61818,12917,31017,23316,91716,66116,326Nagano
Nagasaki43,13136,50830,18826,72025,63922,23220,36516,51714,78014,67214,12114,09813,78913,26012,97112,94712,14812,41012,17512,17311,83812,00411,72711,72311,566Nagasaki
Nara13,07911,99414,57117,51617,98315,94914,65913,31513,33713,77913,15813,27012,76812,47212,13711,74911,18411,47611,26110,98110,75810,69410,40010,56510,190Nara
Niigata51,56641,13140,26137,36837,52432,81229,20024,06122,69422,66121,81221,88621,30120,22119,71919,53118,50518,98518,72418,38817,94818,08317,66717,47617,066Niigata
Oita26,42920,12718,53417,57918,33616,29614,42011,63111,12511,12910,71410,91010,89110,42410,21310,0249,78010,15610,16210,3069,96110,0729,9889,6509,605Oita
Okayama28,47525,31525,45128,71730,10224,46322,69819,11718,62219,20418,77119,05918,79718,50917,77017,65516,68817,27917,09917,04416,38716,75916,63516,27916,210Okayama
Okinawaxxxx22,37120,28120,65717,08816,75116,92816,68016,77317,16916,57116,30316,36216,11516,48316,58816,73616,74417,09816,91817,07417,209Okinawa
Osaka73,37495,012147,249169,880150,653111,956100,32886,84086,07690,32488,38588,16386,00083,88381,00179,71976,11177,64176,91477,40075,25075,08073,91973,01272,054Osaka
Saga22,26717,29414,44313,18713,08512,46611,7059,5558,7298,7418,5518,7458,5618,2027,8987,8447,5087,6477,7037,8197,5187,6407,6137,4407,276Saga
Saitama47,81343,42166,58591,11396,03375,09067,26063,29967,75067,14465,71166,37665,41764,76263,22461,94659,73161,20160,81860,52059,72559,43758,05956,94357,470Saitama
Shiga15,05313,47714,27715,59317,62915,94614,86313,60713,32014,03214,04014,08714,01513,93813,62413,62712,89913,44813,34313,48713,15113,36313,33813,23613,015Shiga
Shimane17,16214,11311,79610,53910,9399,9599,0517,5106,7646,4916,3946,5226,6406,3186,0926,1045,6976,0115,9145,6855,6015,7565,5825,5855,534Shimane
Shizuoka54,45549,53355,32858,13958,27647,16043,93237,04535,34535,92135,39535,79435,19335,21234,06133,62831,90832,90533,27432,70131,90131,89631,17230,81030,260Shizuoka
Tochigi33,42826,06625,73927,53529,67325,92823,84219,99518,66218,83618,48518,97618,91118,37618,12217,81617,36317,64717,23317,24017,00416,47315,91315,97315,588Tochigi
Tokushima18,04213,31712,62211,85212,02010,5449,7087,9437,4727,2557,1357,2247,0386,8366,5566,4935,9136,2576,0115,8935,8985,9045,9145,7445,666Tokushima
Tokyo127,847164,826225,492229,687186,701139,953126,178103,98396,82398,96097,959100,20998,421100,11898,53499,27296,542101,674103,837106,015106,613108,135106,027107,401109,986Tokyo
Tottori11,9019,5758,5607,9988,7558,1967,5086,4125,7235,6245,3525,6455,5955,3655,4735,2755,0125,1865,0154,8784,8764,7904,9314,7714,759Tottori
Toyama18,43516,12616,34217,49317,30513,55511,98610,05010,04910,11710,13910,1709,9949,8549,3629,3968,9738,9658,7288,7098,4268,1887,8237,8807,722Toyama
Wakayama17,43415,90518,05417,97416,34013,44412,08610,1269,8799,8869,5639,5669,3458,9438,5618,1537,8357,9307,6897,8667,5167,5877,4607,4247,122Wakayama
Yamagata27,31122,28818,86417,22217,22616,87114,89312,55511,50711,03010,81510,91910,90710,48910,0879,9209,3579,5139,1399,1648,7158,6518,5558,2128,159Yamagata
Yamaguchi28,75624,98124,53724,58423,95619,79817,67413,72913,24013,27513,13813,12112,98912,57812,16612,02011,51411,69211,71411,56011,31211,55111,22210,79710,705Yamaguchi
Yamanashi15,65912,78712,72112,26911,87210,0149,8438,5828,8338,5788,3188,3748,1267,9197,7207,5277,1497,0946,9886,9086,6216,6516,4126,3366,198Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL1,730,6921,606,0411,823,6971,934,2391,901,4401,576,8891,431,5771,221,5851,187,0641,203,1471,177,6691,190,5471,170,6621,153,8551,123,6101,110,7211,062,5301,092,6741,089,8181,091,1561,070,0351,071,3041,050,8061,037,2311,029,816JAPAN TOTAL


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