compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 3 March 2019
location of occurrence | England and Wales | Scotland | United Kingdom | ||||||
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location of residence | England and Wales | all (residents and nonresidents) | United Kingdom | ||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >17 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >17 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks |
1968 | 133 | 1,492 | 8.91 | ||||||
1969 | 273 | 3,474 | 7.86 | ||||||
1970 | 303 | 5,171 | 5.86 | ||||||
1971 | 830 | 91,900 | 0.9 | 312 | 6,181 | 5.05 | |||
1972 | 295 | 7,484 | 3.94 | ||||||
1973 | 276 | 7,475 | 3.69 | ||||||
1974 | 227 | 7,568 | 3.00 | ||||||
1975 | 265 | 7,327 | 3.62 | ||||||
1976 | 980 | 98,300 | 1.0 | 233 | 7,217 | 3.23 | |||
1977 | 234 | 7,330 | 3.19 | ||||||
1978 | 209 | 7,443 | 2.81 | ||||||
1979 | 240 | 7,780 | 3.08 | ||||||
1980 | 256 | 7,905 | 3.24 | ||||||
1981 | 1,660 | 127,600 | 1.3 | 217 | 9,007 | 2.41 | |||
1982 | 228 | 8,425 | 2.71 | ||||||
1983 | 242 | 8,459 | 2.86 | ||||||
1984 | 221 | 9,155 | 2.41 | ||||||
1985 | 182 | 9,189 | 1.98 | ||||||
1986 | 2,070 | 147,619 | 1.4 | 161 | 9,628 | 1.67 | |||
1987 | 207 | 9,460 | 2.19 | ||||||
1988 | 206 | 10,128 | 2.03 | ||||||
1989 | 138 | 10,209 | 1.35 | ||||||
1990 | 176 | 10,219 | 1.72 | ||||||
1991 | 2,071 | 167,376 | 1.24 | 193 | 11,068 | 1.74 | |||
1992 | 1,856 | 160,499 | 1.16 | 173 | 10,818 | 1.60 | |||
1993 | 1,836 | 157,843 | 1.16 | 170 | 11,066 | 1.54 | |||
1994 | 1,863 | 156,538 | 1.19 | 181 | 11,386 | 1.59 | |||
1995 | 1,834 | 154,315 | 1.19 | 143 | 11,143 | 1.28 | 1,918 | 165,749 | 1.16 |
1996 | 2,192 | 167,915 | 1.31 | 174 | 11,978 | 1.45 | 2,241 | 179,893 | 1.25 |
1997 | 2,109 | 170,145 | 1.24 | 156 | 12,109 | 1.29 | 2,161 | 182,254 | 1.19 |
1998 | 2,315 | 177,871 | 1.30 | 192 | 12,485 | 1.54 | 2,374 | 190,356 | 1.25 |
1999 | 2,467 | 173,701 | 1.42 | 206 | 12,168 | 1.69 | 2,527 | 185,845 | 1.36 |
2000 | 2,555 | 175,542 | 1.46 | 162 | 11,997 | 1.35 | |||
2001 | 2,777 | 176,364 | 1.57 | 172 | 12,128 | 1.42 | 2,829 | 188,492 | 1.50 |
2002 | 2,874 | 175,932 | 1.63 | 166 | 11,870 | 1.40 | 2,924 | 187,802 | 1.56 |
2003 | 2,927 | 181,582 | 1.61 | 208 | 12,308 | 1.69 | 3,000 | 195,208 | 1.54 |
2004 | 2,914 | 185,415 | 1.57 | 223 | 12,462 | 1.79 | 3,075 | 199,514 | 1.54 |
2005 | 2,637 | 186,416 | 1.41 | 207 | 12,665 | 1.63 | 2,807 | 200,555 | 1.40 |
2006 | 2,948 | 193,737 | 1.52 | 176 | 13,167 | 1.34 | 3,112 | 208,561 | 1.49 |
2007 | 2,927 | 198,499 | 1.47 | 175 | 13,778 | 1.27 | 3,113 | 213,997 | 1.45 |
2008 | 2,889 | 195,296 | 1.48 | 171 | 13,908 | 1.23 | 3,052 | 210,674 | 1.45 |
2009 | 2,786 | 189,100 | 1.47 | 166 | 13,112 | 1.27 | 2,950 | 203,611 | 1.45 |
2010 | 2,744 | 189,574 | 1.45 | 154 | 12,948 | 1.19 | 2,900 | 203,877 | 1.42 |
2011 | 2,729 | 189,931 | 1.44 | 143 | 12,558 | 1.14 | 2,873 | 203,678 | 1.41 |
2012 | 2,860 | 185,122 | 1.54 | 165 | 12,570 | 1.31 | 3,025 | 198,809 | 1.52 |
2013 | 2,753 | 185,331 | 1.49 | 138 | 11,946 | 1.16 | 2,912 | 198,261 | 1.47 |
2014 | 2,769 | 184,571 | 1.50 | 138 | 11,778 | 1.17 | 2,912 | 197,348 | 1.48 |
2015 | 2,877 | 185,824 | 1.55 | 144 | 12,134 | 1.19 | 3,040 | 198,965 | 1.53 |
2016 | 3,033 | 185,596 | 1.63 | 156 | 12,106 | 1.29 | 3,207 | 198,607 | 1.61 |
2017 | 3,564 | 192,900 | 1.85 | 156 | 12,212 | 1.28 | 3,763 | 206,165 | 1.83 |
2018 | |||||||||
location of occurrence | England and Wales | Scotland | United Kingdom | ||||||
location of residence | England and Wales | all (residents and nonresidents) | United Kingdom | ||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >17 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >17 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks |
location of occurrence | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | ||||||||||
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location of residence | England | Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | ||||||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >20 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >20 wks | abortions, >27 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >27 wks | abortions, >31 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >31 wks |
1991 | 1,978 | 160,189 | 1.23 | 93 | 7,187 | 1.29 | 1,397 | 167,376 | 0.83 | 17 | 167,376 | 0.010 | 3 | 167,376 | 0.002 |
1992 | 1,767 | 153,643 | 1.15 | 89 | 6,856 | 1.30 | 1,201 | 160,499 | 0.75 | 31 | 160,499 | 0.019 | 16 | 160,499 | 0.010 |
1993 | 1,739 | 150,919 | 1.15 | 97 | 6,924 | 1.40 | 1,219 | 157,843 | 0.77 | 31 | 157,843 | 0.020 | 14 | 157,843 | 0.009 |
1994 | 1,786 | 149,763 | 1.19 | 77 | 6,775 | 1.14 | 1,256 | 156,538 | 0.80 | 32 | 156,538 | 0.020 | 9 | 156,538 | 0.006 |
1995 | 1,763 | 147,875 | 1.19 | 71 | 6,440 | 1.10 | 1,245 | 154,315 | 0.81 | 37 | 154,315 | 0.024 | 14 | 154,315 | 0.009 |
1996 | 2,098 | 160,628 | 1.31 | 94 | 7,287 | 1.29 | 1,501 | 167,915 | 0.89 | 38 | 167,915 | 0.023 | 12 | 167,915 | 0.007 |
1997 | 2,029 | 162,757 | 1.25 | 80 | 7,388 | 1.08 | 1,531 | 170,145 | 0.90 | 28 | 170,145 | 0.016 | 14 | 170,145 | 0.008 |
1998 | 2,230 | 170,042 | 1.31 | 85 | 7,829 | 1.09 | 1,618 | 177,871 | 0.91 | 33 | 177,871 | 0.019 | 13 | 177,871 | 0.007 |
1999 | 2,384 | 166,106 | 1.44 | 83 | 7,595 | 1.09 | 1,745 | 173,701 | 1.00 | 33 | 173,701 | 0.019 | 16 | 173,701 | 0.009 |
2000 | 2,468 | 168,023 | 1.47 | 87 | 7,519 | 1.16 | 1,844 | 175,542 | 1.05 | 36 | 175,542 | 0.021 | 15 | 175,542 | 0.009 |
2001 | 2,659 | 168,824 | 1.58 | 118 | 7,540 | 1.56 | 2,138 | 175,932 | 1.22 | 35 | 175,932 | 0.020 | 14 | 176,364 | 0.008 |
2002 | 2,092 | 175,932 | 1.19 | 44 | 175,932 | 0.025 | 19 | 175,932 | 0.011 | ||||||
2003 | 2,060 | 181,582 | 1.13 | 49 | 181,582 | 0.027 | 22 | 181,582 | 0.012 | ||||||
2004 | 2,020 | 185,415 | 1.09 | 42 | 185,415 | 0.023 | 18 | 185,415 | 0.010 | ||||||
2005 | 1,712 | 186,416 | 0.92 | 44 | 186,416 | 0.024 | 24 | 186,416 | 0.013 | ||||||
2006 | 2,016 | 193,737 | 1.04 | 56 | 193,737 | 0.029 | 34 | 193,737 | 0.018 | ||||||
2007 | 2,005 | 198,499 | 1.01 | 58 | 198,499 | 0.029 | 23 | 198,499 | 0.012 | ||||||
2008 | 2,034 | 195,296 | 1.04 | 51 | 195,296 | 0.026 | 24 | 195,296 | 0.012 | ||||||
2009 | 1,972 | 189,100 | 1.04 | 61 | 189,100 | 0.032 | 29 | 189,100 | 0.015 | ||||||
2010 | 1,938 | 189,574 | 1.02 | 72 | 189,574 | 0.038 | 31 | 189,574 | 0.016 | ||||||
2011 | 2,027 | 189,931 | 1.07 | 58 | 189,931 | 0.031 | 29 | 189,931 | 0.015 | ||||||
2012 | 2,096 | 185,122 | 1.13 | 66 | 185,122 | 0.036 | 28 | 185,122 | 0.015 | ||||||
2013 | 2,018 | 185,331 | 1.09 | 87 | 185,331 | 0.047 | 45 | 185,331 | 0.024 | ||||||
2014 | 2,028 | 184,571 | 1.10 | 82 | 184,571 | 0.044 | 46 | 184,571 | 0.025 | ||||||
2015 | 2,130 | 185,824 | 1.15 | 103 | 185,824 | 0.055 | 52 | 185,824 | 0.028 | ||||||
2016 | 2,314 | 185,596 | 1.25 | 114 | 185,596 | 0.061 | 55 | 185,596 | 0.030 | ||||||
2017 | 2,808 | 192,900 | 1.46 | 102 | 192,900 | 0.053 | 38 | 192,900 | 0.020 | ||||||
2018 | |||||||||||||||
location of occurrence | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | ||||||||||
location of residence | England | Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | ||||||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >20 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >20 wks | abortions, >27 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >27 wks | abortions, >31 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >31 wks |
location of occurrence | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | ||||||||||
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location of residence | nonresidents (outside England and Wales) | all (residents and nonresidents) | Ireland | Northern Ireland | nonresidents (outside United Kingdom and Ireland) | ||||||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks |
1991 | 1,298 | 12,146 | 10.69 | 3,369 | 179,522 | 1.88 | |||||||||
1992 | 1,223 | 11,568 | 10.57 | 3,079 | 172,067 | 1.79 | |||||||||
1993 | 1,039 | 10,868 | 9.56 | 2,875 | 168,711 | 1.70 | |||||||||
1994 | 960 | 10,337 | 9.29 | 2,823 | 166,875 | 1.69 | |||||||||
1995 | 860 | 9,323 | 9.22 | 2,694 | 166,875 | 1.61 | |||||||||
1996 | 880 | 9,579 | 9.19 | 3,072 | 177,494 | 1.73 | |||||||||
1997 | 810 | 9,601 | 8.44 | 2,919 | 179,746 | 1.62 | |||||||||
1998 | 690 | 9,531 | 7.24 | 3,005 | 187,402 | 1.60 | |||||||||
1999 | 640 | 9,549 | 6.70 | 3,107 | 183,250 | 1.70 | |||||||||
2000 | 493 | 9,833 | 5.01 | 3,048 | 185,375 | 1.64 | |||||||||
2001 | 456 | 9,910 | 4.60 | 3,233 | 186,274 | 1.74 | |||||||||
2002 | 475 | 9,453 | 5.02 | 3,349 | 185,385 | 1.81 | |||||||||
2003 | 433 | 9,078 | 4.77 | 3,360 | 190,660 | 1.76 | 13 | 1,318 | 0.99 | ||||||
2004 | 333 | 8,764 | 3.80 | 3,247 | 194,179 | 1.67 | 120 | 6,217 | 2.0 | 18 | 1,280 | 1.41 | 120 | 910 | 13.2 |
2005 | 300 | 7,937 | 3.78 | 2,937 | 194,353 | 1.51 | 110 | 5,585 | 2.0 | 23 | 1,164 | 1.98 | 90 | 878 | 10.3 |
2006 | 296 | 7,436 | 3.98 | 3,244 | 201,173 | 1.61 | 100 | 5,042 | 2.0 | 25 | 1,295 | 1.93 | 80 | 737 | 10.9 |
2007 | 319 | 7,099 | 4.49 | 3,246 | 205,598 | 1.58 | 90 | 4,686 | 2.0 | 32 | 1,343 | 2.38 | 90 | 693 | 13.0 |
2008 | 334 | 6,862 | 4.87 | 3,223 | 202,158 | 1.59 | 90 | 4,600 | 2.0 | 26 | 1,173 | 2.22 | 130 | 792 | 16.4 |
2009 | 331 | 6,643 | 4.98 | 3,117 | 195,743 | 1.59 | 90 | 4,422 | 2.0 | 21 | 1,123 | 1.87 | 130 | 822 | 15.8 |
2010 | 338 | 6,535 | 5.17 | 3,082 | 196,109 | 1.57 | 109 | 4,402 | 2.48 | 15 | 1,101 | 1.36 | 131 | 778 | 16.84 |
2011 | 390 | 6,151 | 6.34 | 3,119 | 196,082 | 1.59 | 114 | 4,149 | 2.75 | 16 | 1,007 | 1.59 | 185 | 813 | 22.76 |
2012 | 338 | 5,850 | 5.78 | 3,198 | 190,972 | 1.67 | 101 | 3,982 | 2.54 | 12 | 905 | 1.33 | 142 | 751 | 18.91 |
2013 | 377 | 5,469 | 6.89 | 3,130 | 190,800 | 1.64 | 108 | 3,679 | 2.94 | 26 | 802 | 3.24 | 168 | 806 | 20.84 |
2014 | 351 | 5,521 | 6.36 | 3,120 | 190,092 | 1.64 | 125 | 3,735 | 3.35 | 15 | 837 | 1.79 | 147 | 787 | 18.68 |
2015 | 354 | 5,190 | 6.82 | 3,231 | 191,014 | 1.69 | 112 | 3,451 | 3.25 | 18 | 833 | 2.16 | 148 | 732 | 20.22 |
2016 | 321 | 4,810 | 6.67 | 3,354 | 190,406 | 1.76 | 106 | 3,265 | 3.25 | 21 | 724 | 2.90 | 121 | 640 | 18.91 |
2017 | 343 | 4,633 | 7.40 | 3,907 | 197,533 | 1.98 | 116 | 3,019 | 3.84 | 40 | 861 | 4.65 | 99 | 561 | 17.65 |
2018 | |||||||||||||||
location of occurrence | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | England and Wales | ||||||||||
location of residence | nonresidents (outside England and Wales) | all (residents and nonresidents) | Ireland | Northern Ireland | nonresidents (outside United Kingdom and Ireland) | ||||||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks |
location of occurrence | England and Wales | Scotland | United Kingdom | ||||||
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location of residence | Scotland | all (residents and nonresidents) | Scotland | ||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks |
1995 | 84 | 11,434 | 0.73 | ||||||
1996 | 49 | 11,978 | 0.41 | ||||||
1997 | 52 | 12,109 | 0.43 | ||||||
1998 | 59 | 12,485 | 0.47 | ||||||
1999 | 60 | 12,144 | 0.49 | ||||||
2000 | |||||||||
2001 | 52 | 12,128 | 0.43 | 52 | 12,128 | 0.43 | |||
2002 | 50 | 11,870 | 0.42 | 50 | 11,870 | 0.42 | |||
2003 | 60 | 12,308 | 0.49 | 60 | 12,308 | 0.49 | |||
2004 | 80 | 357 | 22.0 | 63 | 12,462 | 0.51 | 143 | 12,819 | 1.12 |
2005 | 80 | 310 | 27.0 | 67 | 12,665 | 0.53 | 147 | 12,975 | 1.13 |
2006 | 90 | 362 | 25.0 | 49 | 13,167 | 0.37 | 139 | 13,529 | 1.03 |
2007 | 110 | 377 | 29.0 | 44 | 13,778 | 0.32 | 154 | 14,155 | 1.09 |
2008 | 90 | 297 | 31.0 | 47 | 13,908 | 0.34 | 137 | 14,205 | 0.96 |
2009 | 90 | 276 | 31.0 | 53 | 13,112 | 0.40 | 143 | 13,388 | 1.07 |
2010 | 83 | 254 | 32.68 | 58 | 12,948 | 0.45 | 141 | 13,202 | 1.07 |
2011 | 75 | 182 | 41.21 | 53 | 12,558 | 0.42 | 128 | 12,740 | 1.00 |
2012 | 83 | 212 | 39.15 | 70 | 12,570 | 0.56 | 153 | 12,782 | 1.20 |
2013 | 75 | 182 | 41.21 | 58 | 11,946 | 0.49 | 133 | 12,128 | 1.10 |
2014 | 64 | 162 | 39.51 | 64 | 11,778 | 0.54 | 128 | 11,940 | 1.07 |
2015 | 76 | 174 | 43.68 | 69 | 12,134 | 0.57 | 145 | 12,308 | 1.18 |
2016 | 73 | 181 | 40.33 | 80 | 12,106 | 0.66 | 153 | 12,287 | 1.25 |
2017 | 88 | 192 | 45.83 | 71 | 12,212 | 0.58 | 159 | 12,404 | 1.28 |
2018 | |||||||||
location of occurrence | England and Wales | Scotland | United Kingdom | ||||||
location of residence | Scotland | all (residents and nonresidents) | Scotland | ||||||
year | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks | abortions, >19 wks gestation | abortions, all known gestations | % at >19 wks |
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