The PRC government releases limited data on abortions and live births by region, and that data which is released may be of limited accuracy. The following data is mostly derived directly or indirectly from official Chinese data. Live birth data is derived from PRC statistics agency annual figures for regional population and birth rates. Abortion data for 2003-2009 and 2011 is that reported by the PRC Ministry of Health. Abortion data for 1965 and 1988-1996 is derived from abortion rates reported by Thomas Scharping (2003).
The live birth figures here are of limited accuracy, as it is believed that the figures released by the PRC are often incomplete and/or inaccurate. PRC abortion-related figures at the regional level are known to be incomplete based on comparison to nationwide totals reported by the PRC's National Population and Family Planning Commission, which in turn may not have accurate figures.
region | 1956 | 1965 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1988 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | region |
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Anhui | 37.5 | 10.7 | 22.5 | 31.0 | 35.5 | 32.4 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 26.0 | 15.9 | 20.2 | Anhui | ||||||||||||
Beijing | 1.0 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 35.5 | 23.1 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 79.3 | 77.1 | 61.5 | 59.6 | 49.7 | 38.4 | 55.4 | Beijing | |||||||||||
Chongqing | 42.3 | 66.1 | 47.2 | 45.7 | 49.7 | 43.5 | 42.9 | Chongqing | |||||||||||||||||||
Fujian | 6.5 | 33.8 | 45.1 | 41.2 | 34.2 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 27.8 | 26.4 | 27.7 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 28.2 | Fujian | |||||||||||||
Gansu | 7.5 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 23.1 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 4.8 | 27.0 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 17.3 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 13.7 | Gansu | ||||
Guangdong | 7.4 | 24.1 | 30.5 | 9.1 | 37.5 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 39.4 | 35.5 | 47.8 | 47.0 | 49.2 | 47.8 | 56.0 | 46.7 | 49.6 | Guangdong | ||||||||||
Guangxi | 11.5 | 40.5 | 31.0 | 44.4 | 39.4 | 31.5 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 37.6 | 26.0 | 30.9 | Guangxi | |||||||||||||
Guizhou | 2.0 | 5.7 | 27.5 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | Guizhou | ||||||||||||
Hainan | 9.1 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 29.1 | 28.6 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 34.1 | 33.3 | 31.7 | 36.5 | 30.0 | 34.4 | Hainan | |||||||||||||
Hebei | 7.4 | 21.3 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 24.2 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 23.7 | 32.9 | 37.1 | 10.7 | 36.3 | 40.8 | 28.6 | 20.6 | 9.1 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 20.0 | 13.6 | 12.2 | Hebei | |||
Heilongjiang | 43.5 | 10.7 | 18.7 | 20.0 | 17.4 | 9.9 | 5.7 | 31.8 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 31.5 | 36.9 | 28.7 | 28.6 | Heilongjiang | ||||||||||||
Henan | 6.5 | 32.0 | 43.5 | 45.4 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 15.7 | 16.4 | Henan | |||||||||||||
Hubei | 42.2 | 13.8 | 29.6 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 27.0 | 19.4 | 34.3 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 33.5 | 36.2 | 29.5 | 28.6 | Hubei | ||||||||||||
Hunan | 2.9 | 10.7 | 34.2 | 40.5 | 44.4 | 26.5 | 19.4 | 22.3 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 19.7 | 19.5 | Hunan | ||||||||||||
Inner Mongolia | 8.3 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 21.3 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 17.8 | 20.0 | Inner Mongolia | |||||||||||||
Jiangsu | 13.0 | 47.1 | 17.4 | 32.4 | 36.3 | 32.0 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 49.5 | 49.7 | 51.2 | 51.6 | 54.9 | 40.8 | 42.1 | Jiangsu | |||||||||||
Jiangxi | 24.8 | 9.1 | 24.8 | 29.1 | 33.8 | 23.1 | 25.4 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | Jiangxi | ||||||||||||
Jilin | 4.8 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 18.0 | 28.6 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 37.7 | 40.3 | 36.8 | 40.8 | 45.4 | 34.7 | 36.3 | Jilin | ||||||||||||
Liaoning | 13.8 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 47.8 | 48.4 | 45.4 | 48.7 | 52.9 | 44.0 | 45.3 | Liaoning | |||||||||||||
Ningxia | 7.4 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 23.9 | 26.8 | 44.5 | 23.7 | 35.0 | Ningxia | |||||||||||||
Qinghai | 6.5 | 21.3 | 19.4 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 22.3 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 13.4 | Qinghai | |||||||||||||
Shaanxi | 7.4 | 29.1 | 32.0 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 20.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 20.2 | Shaanxi | |||||||||||||
Shandong | 16.0 | 38.7 | 45.4 | 32.9 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 27.8 | 32.5 | 24.2 | 23.4 | Shandong | |||||||||||||
Shanghai | 30.6 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 52.3 | 55.4 | 57.7 | 54.0 | 29.1 | 67.2 | 71.9 | 71.2 | 74.2 | 73.7 | 70.3 | 66.5 | 62.5 | 61.7 | 62.2 | 55.4 | 56.0 | Shanghai | |||||
Shanxi | 7.4 | 17.4 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 25.9 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 20.2 | 27.5 | 19.7 | 20.7 | Shanxi | |||||||||||||
Sichuan | 42.2 | 21.9 | 31.0 | 32.4 | 24.8 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 41.7 | 23.1 | 40.9 | 43.4 | 46.1 | 40.4 | 42.1 | Sichuan | ||||||||||||
Tianjin | 27.5 | 21.3 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 20.0 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 60.6 | 59.7 | 53.2 | 59.6 | 59.1 | 51.4 | 49.8 | Tianjin | ||||||||||||
Tibet | 9.9 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | Tibet | ||||||||||||||||||
Xinjiang | 8.3 | 24.8 | 17.4 | 18.7 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 26.3 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 26.6 | 14.0 | 14.8 | Xinjiang | |||||||||||||
Yunnan | 10.7 | 35.5 | 36.3 | 33.8 | 23.1 | 16.0 | 28.2 | 23.2 | 24.6 | 27.1 | 37.1 | 25.0 | 25.7 | Yunnan | |||||||||||||
Zhejiang | 29.6 | 32.4 | 34.2 | 30.1 | 35.9 | 35.9 | 38.7 | 45.1 | 51.2 | 15.3 | 36.7 | 35.1 | 29.6 | 24.2 | 21.3 | 58.0 | 57.5 | 57.0 | 60.6 | 63.7 | 53.3 | 55.4 | Zhejiang | ||||
PRC | 0.0 | 6.1 | 15.6 | 16.9 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 31.1 | 34.6 | 29.4 | 35.5 | 35.9 | 38.2 | 32.8 | 30.9 | 29.8 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 36.3 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 29.2 | PRC |
region | 1956 | 1965 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1988 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | region |
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Anhui | 600 | 120 | 290 | 450 | 550 | 480 | 250 | 239 | 214 | 229 | 219 | 352 | 189 | 254 | Anhui | ||||||||||||
Beijing | 11 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 550 | 300 | 180 | 130 | 3,831 | 3,371 | 1,600 | 1,476 | 989 | 623 | 1,240 | Beijing | |||||||||||
Chongqing | 732 | 1,953 | 893 | 843 | 988 | 770 | 750 | Chongqing | |||||||||||||||||||
Fujian | 70 | 510 | 820 | 700 | 520 | 290 | 324 | 385 | 359 | 384 | 505 | 349 | 394 | Fujian | |||||||||||||
Gansu | 81 | 99 | 118 | 90 | 102 | 119 | 301 | 147 | 199 | 50 | 370 | 240 | 180 | 130 | 200 | 215 | 198 | 230 | 210 | 189 | 118 | 159 | Gansu | ||||
Guangdong | 80 | 318 | 439 | 100 | 600 | 690 | 690 | 650 | 550 | 916 | 887 | 967 | 917 | 1,272 | 878 | 983 | Guangdong | ||||||||||
Guangxi | 130 | 680 | 450 | 800 | 650 | 460 | 512 | 525 | 513 | 524 | 601 | 351 | 447 | Guangxi | |||||||||||||
Guizhou | 20 | 60 | 380 | 410 | 410 | 390 | 360 | 99 | 108 | 92 | 85 | 114 | 72 | 80 | Guizhou | ||||||||||||
Hainan | 100 | 470 | 500 | 410 | 400 | 310 | 353 | 517 | 500 | 463 | 575 | 428 | 523 | Hainan | |||||||||||||
Hebei | 80 | 270 | 300 | 310 | 320 | 280 | 310 | 310 | 490 | 590 | 120 | 570 | 690 | 400 | 260 | 100 | 187 | 154 | 150 | 161 | 249 | 158 | 138 | Hebei | |||
Heilongjiang | 770 | 120 | 230 | 250 | 210 | 110 | 60 | 466 | 452 | 464 | 460 | 585 | 402 | 400 | Heilongjiang | ||||||||||||
Henan | 70 | 470 | 770 | 830 | 140 | 110 | 234 | 228 | 232 | 233 | 253 | 186 | 197 | Henan | |||||||||||||
Hubei | 730 | 160 | 420 | 480 | 460 | 370 | 240 | 523 | 478 | 501 | 505 | 568 | 419 | 400 | Hubei | ||||||||||||
Hunan | 30 | 120 | 520 | 680 | 800 | 360 | 240 | 286 | 232 | 258 | 266 | 345 | 245 | 242 | Hunan | ||||||||||||
Inner Mongolia | 90 | 250 | 230 | 270 | 160 | 120 | 289 | 313 | 301 | 306 | 336 | 216 | 250 | Inner Mongolia | |||||||||||||
Jiangsu | 150 | 890 | 210 | 480 | 570 | 470 | 270 | 250 | 980 | 988 | 1,050 | 1,067 | 1,218 | 688 | 726 | Jiangsu | |||||||||||
Jiangxi | 330 | 100 | 330 | 410 | 510 | 300 | 340 | 226 | 208 | 236 | 266 | 346 | 212 | 212 | Jiangxi | ||||||||||||
Jilin | 50 | 130 | 200 | 220 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 605 | 676 | 583 | 688 | 833 | 531 | 571 | Jilin | ||||||||||||
Liaoning | 160 | 150 | 210 | 160 | 90 | 70 | 916 | 936 | 833 | 950 | 1,122 | 784 | 830 | Liaoning | |||||||||||||
Ningxia | 80 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 150 | 90 | 417 | 407 | 315 | 365 | 801 | 311 | 538 | Ningxia | |||||||||||||
Qinghai | 70 | 270 | 240 | 170 | 160 | 80 | 288 | 251 | 247 | 252 | 250 | 121 | 154 | Qinghai | |||||||||||||
Shaanxi | 80 | 410 | 470 | 390 | 390 | 250 | 218 | 218 | 236 | 229 | 297 | 226 | 253 | Shaanxi | |||||||||||||
Shandong | 190 | 630 | 830 | 490 | 140 | 60 | 443 | 383 | 390 | 385 | 482 | 320 | 305 | Shandong | |||||||||||||
Shanghai | 440 | 999 | 999 | 1,087 | 1,095 | 1,240 | 1,364 | 1,172 | 410 | 2,050 | 2,560 | 2,470 | 2,870 | 2,800 | 2,370 | 1,981 | 1,667 | 1,612 | 1,646 | 1,244 | 1,274 | Shanghai | |||||
Shanxi | 80 | 210 | 240 | 270 | 350 | 260 | 226 | 219 | 217 | 254 | 379 | 246 | 261 | Shanxi | |||||||||||||
Sichuan | 730 | 280 | 450 | 480 | 330 | 260 | 240 | 715 | 300 | 693 | 766 | 856 | 678 | 728 | Sichuan | ||||||||||||
Tianjin | 380 | 270 | 350 | 360 | 250 | 200 | 210 | 1,539 | 1,483 | 1,136 | 1,473 | 1,446 | 1,056 | 991 | Tianjin | ||||||||||||
Tibet | 110 | 99 | 66 | 112 | 60 | 99 | 17 | 37 | Tibet | ||||||||||||||||||
Xinjiang | 90 | 330 | 210 | 230 | 160 | 80 | 356 | 318 | 301 | 323 | 362 | 162 | 174 | Xinjiang | |||||||||||||
Yunnan | 120 | 550 | 570 | 510 | 300 | 190 | 393 | 301 | 326 | 371 | 591 | 332 | 345 | Yunnan | |||||||||||||
Zhejiang | 420 | 480 | 520 | 430 | 560 | 560 | 630 | 820 | 1,050 | 180 | 580 | 540 | 420 | 320 | 270 | 1,383 | 1,352 | 1,326 | 1,535 | 1,757 | 1,142 | 1,243 | Zhejiang | ||||
PRC | 0 | 65 | 185 | 204 | 220 | 238 | 253 | 289 | 307 | 452 | 530 | 416 | 549 | 560 | 618 | 487 | 446 | 425 | 450 | 447 | 438 | 460 | 569 | 377 | 399 | 413 | PRC |
Abortion percentages and ranks for P.R. China regions: 1992, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011
region | type | abortion percentage | rank | ||||||||
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1992 | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 1992 | 2003 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | ||
Anhui | province | 35.5 | 19.3 | 26.0 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
Beijing | municipality | 23.1 | 79.3 | 49.7 | 38.4 | 55.4 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
Chongqing | municipality | 42.3 | 49.7 | 43.5 | 42.9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | ||
Fujian | province | 41.2 | 24.5 | 33.6 | 25.9 | 28.2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Gansu | province | 15.3 | 17.7 | 15.9 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Guangdong | province | 40.8 | 47.8 | 56.0 | 46.7 | 49.6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Guangxi | autonomous region | 44.4 | 33.9 | 37.6 | 26.0 | 30.9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Guizhou | province | 29.1 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Hainan | province | 29.1 | 26.1 | 36.5 | 30.0 | 34.4 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Hebei | province | 28.6 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Heilongjiang | province | 17.4 | 31.8 | 36.9 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 26 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Henan | province | 45.4 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Hubei | province | 31.5 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 29.5 | 28.6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 15 |
Hunan | province | 44.4 | 22.3 | 25.7 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 |
Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) | autonomous region | 21.3 | 22.4 | 25.2 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Jiangsu | province | 32.0 | 49.5 | 54.9 | 40.8 | 42.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Jiangxi | province | 33.8 | 18.4 | 25.7 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Jilin | province | 28.6 | 37.7 | 45.4 | 34.7 | 36.3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Liaoning | province | 13.8 | 47.8 | 52.9 | 44.0 | 45.3 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Ningxia | autonomous region | 18.0 | 29.4 | 44.5 | 23.7 | 35.0 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
Qinghai | province | 14.5 | 22.3 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Shaanxi | province | 28.1 | 17.9 | 22.9 | 18.4 | 20.2 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Shandong | province | 32.9 | 30.7 | 32.5 | 24.2 | 23.4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Shanghai | municipality | 71.2 | 70.3 | 62.2 | 55.4 | 56.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Shanxi | province | 21.3 | 18.4 | 27.5 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Sichuan | province | 24.8 | 41.7 | 46.1 | 40.4 | 42.1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Tianjin | municipality | 20.0 | 60.6 | 59.1 | 51.4 | 49.8 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Tibet (Xizang) | autonomous region | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | ||
Xinjiang Uygur | autonomous region | 18.7 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 26 |
Yunnan | province | 33.8 | 28.2 | 37.1 | 25.0 | 25.7 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Zhejiang | province | 29.6 | 58.0 | 63.7 | 53.3 | 55.4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Hong Kong | special adm. region | 25.5 | 27.1 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 11.1 | N/A | 17 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
Macau | special adm. region | ||||||||||
PRC | 32.8 | 31.0 | 36.3 | 27.4 | 29.2 |
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