New Zealand abortions and live births by region, 2004-2015
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 October 2017
Reported abortions by region of residence, 2004-2015
| region | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Auckland | 7,238 | 7,181 | 7,225 | 7,299 | 7,146 | 6,981 | 6,553 | 6,412 | 5,919 | 5,530 | 5,138 | 5,021 |
| Bay of Plenty | 819 | 756 | 905 | 951 | 800 | 905 | 837 | 821 | 773 | 726 | 667 | 715 |
| Canterbury | 2,135 | 2,013 | 2,106 | 1,992 | 2,076 | 2,067 | 1,906 | 1,645 | 1,544 | 1,620 | 1,628 | 1,545 |
| Gisborne | 136 | 142 | 121 | 158 | 134 | 122 | 184 | 159 | 146 | 158 | 140 | 151 |
| Hawke's Bay | 518 | 561 | 560 | 616 | 558 | 555 | 523 | 534 | 496 | 455 | 413 | 414 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 809 | 801 | 836 | 828 | 854 | 777 | 813 | 729 | 696 | 614 | 601 | 605 |
| Marlborough | 109 | 133 | 138 | 164 | 143 | 131 | 120 | 134 | 125 | 117 | 95 | 109 |
| Nelson | 196 | 191 | 215 | 216 | 206 | 190 | 168 | 197 | 177 | 171 | 160 | 149 |
| Northland | 506 | 484 | 494 | 574 | 531 | 469 | 529 | 532 | 474 | 450 | 431 | 449 |
| Otago | 752 | 687 | 698 | 751 | 764 | 671 | 652 | 590 | 610 | 604 | 552 | 539 |
| Southland | 284 | 238 | 290 | 277 | 289 | 260 | 231 | 272 | 257 | 272 | 249 | 265 |
| Taranaki | 340 | 317 | 381 | 390 | 350 | 350 | 360 | 342 | 296 | 323 | 272 | 275 |
| Tasman | 129 | 158 | 142 | 133 | 136 | 135 | 116 | 122 | 124 | 103 | 108 | 112 |
| Waikato | 1,383 | 1,286 | 1,472 | 1,468 | 1,487 | 1,445 | 1,429 | 1,318 | 1,307 | 1,214 | 1,046 | 1,204 |
| Wellington | 2,199 | 2,160 | 2,193 | 2,318 | 2,185 | 2,189 | 2,009 | 1,898 | 1,666 | 1,589 | 1,521 | 1,441 |
| West Coast | 93 | 98 | 81 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 100 | 91 | 94 | 87 | 88 | 91 |
| UNKNOWN | 565 | 325 | 77 | 147 | 183 | 207 | 100 | 67 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 70 |
| NEW ZEALAND TOTAL | 18,211 | 17,531 | 17,934 | 18,382 | 17,940 | 17,550 | 16,630 | 15,863 | 14,745 | 14,073 | 13,137 | 13,155 |
Reported live births by region of residence, 2004-2015
| region | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|
| Auckland | 20,956 | 20,747 | 21,331 | 23,007 | 23,114 | 22,605 | 23,215 | 22,660 | 22,837 | 21,827 | 21,429 | 22,435 |
| Bay of Plenty | 3,833 | 3,771 | 3,842 | 4,055 | 4,117 | 3,938 | 3,958 | 3,953 | 3,875 | 3,695 | 3,504 | 3,878 |
| Canterbury | 6,631 | 6,605 | 6,777 | 7,547 | 7,284 | 7,163 | 7,305 | 6,692 | 6,633 | 6,543 | 6,575 | 7,075 |
| Gisborne | 751 | 778 | 720 | 801 | 828 | 727 | 782 | 737 | 707 | 700 | 653 | 718 |
| Hawke's Bay | 2,164 | 2,115 | 2,164 | 2,318 | 2,359 | 2,352 | 2,284 | 2,224 | 2,238 | 2,159 | 2,037 | 2,145 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,918 | 3,095 | 3,165 | 3,297 | 3,372 | 3,155 | 3,297 | 3,170 | 3,014 | 2,986 | 2,864 | 3,071 |
| Marlborough | 479 | 473 | 484 | 515 | 570 | 550 | 573 | 540 | 506 | 503 | 487 | 490 |
| Nelson | 579 | 519 | 523 | 639 | 627 | 604 | 604 | 599 | 545 | 554 | 535 | 534 |
| Northland | 2,069 | 2,069 | 2,244 | 2,321 | 2,303 | 2,199 | 2,397 | 2,200 | 2,311 | 2,125 | 2,048 | 2,198 |
| Otago | 2,173 | 2,152 | 2,150 | 2,347 | 2,367 | 2,351 | 2,331 | 2,341 | 2,336 | 2,233 | 2,088 | 2,358 |
| Southland | 1,258 | 1,211 | 1,233 | 1,351 | 1,339 | 1,356 | 1,405 | 1,334 | 1,245 | 1,201 | 1,133 | 1,223 |
| Taranaki | 1,319 | 1,410 | 1,453 | 1,611 | 1,596 | 1,588 | 1,598 | 1,552 | 1,534 | 1,505 | 1,506 | 1,609 |
| Tasman | 557 | 513 | 549 | 552 | 556 | 497 | 544 | 502 | 479 | 487 | 411 | 446 |
| Waikato | 5,583 | 5,666 | 5,590 | 6,230 | 6,423 | 6,147 | 6,324 | 5,916 | 6,050 | 5,745 | 5,688 | 6,234 |
| Wellington | 6,327 | 6,226 | 6,442 | 6,876 | 6,972 | 6,791 | 6,770 | 6,527 | 6,435 | 6,056 | 5,890 | 6,230 |
| West Coast | 399 | 338 | 390 | 405 | 452 | 431 | 429 | 432 | 416 | 385 | 375 | 381 |
| UNKNOWN | 77 | 57 | 136 | 172 | 64 | 89 | 81 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 13 |
| NEW ZEALAND TOTAL | 58,073 | 57,745 | 59,193 | 64,044 | 64,343 | 62,543 | 63,897 | 61,403 | 61,178 | 58,717 | 57,242 | 61,038 |
Sources:
- Abortion Supervisory Committee, 2007, "Report of the Abortion Supervisory Committee 2006," New Zealand Parliament, on line [http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyres/02C928D2-3076-4A47-AC51-763BE5662EB2/88217/DBHOH_PAP_14229_3634.pdf].
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Last modified 21 October 2017.
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