Switzerland abortions and live births by canton, 1970-2008

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 17 January 2010

Reported abortions by canton of residence, available years 1970-1995, 1999-2008

Note: some pre-2003 figures are estimates, in particular figures for Zurich from 1970 to 2002.

canton19701978198019851990199319951999200020012002200320042005200620072008canton
Aargau94219444460434542572700700700650600599571420410412Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1461610881622232329334440373142Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden0--100000002565725Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft84122247272257185301377332336307316329349325240326Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt9701,1621,163791771706568262340377371333461472395325344Basel-Stadt
Bern1,0621,0861,2071,1591,0721,0981,1001,1741,1621,1761,1941,0301,0799891,0511,0891,030Bern
Fribourg01515111162211224219272267256275299265237265Fribourg
Geneva3,0002,7843,5262,1102,2801,8821,6991,5811,5201,4901,4851,4131,4991,4941,5121,4151,236Geneva
Glarus1222432937353353544536265037312622Glarus
Graubunden2063695779122162212204207206187192204212203193Graubunden
Jura----174685891039911410610789100921098495Jura
Luzern650286964119107389389366395420377396337364388Luzern
Neuchatel725500456411420393369414389411396331368328358288325Neuchatel
Nidwalden0100000000010613151624Nidwalden
Obwalden--1000000004332327381818Obwalden
Saint Gallen2096171122179267309373457467430449451438474531494Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen1228561965858211711810685848390966482Schaffhausen
Schwyz12--481031414241496586709364127Schwyz
Solothurn7100166169217205250350330340300238248233230213265Solothurn
Thurgau2884118100111147154168164216200189196189192176208Thurgau
Ticino19346391538608675643662613666618609609592615613454Ticino
Uri1--000005121521242420121117Uri
Valais----1--159090211236229240178174231174162258Valais
Vaud2,2421,8891,7121,7631,6581,6061,4331,6021,7851,7251,5551,2681,1891,2171,3061,4391,307Vaud
Zug0--02719286475104899889908811368Zug
Zurich5,4005,2005,1004,3004,2003,7003,6003,1003,0003,0002,8002,5252,3872,3042,1522,3912,109Zurich
SWITZERLAND TOTAL13,71713,76214,93712,44612,68612,14511,86112,20012,27812,41811,83610,80510,94410,78810,54410,52510,200SWITZERLAND TOTAL


Reported live births by canton, 1970-2008

canton197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008canton
Aargau7,6687,1756,7586,4656,4216,0925,5955,5045,3815,5535,7796,0285,9325,7716,0065,8185,8655,9236,2526,4406,4476,5536,6026,2756,2336,2326,2666,1905,9155,7755,7565,2525,3945,4635,5585,4955,5315,5115,915Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden743716656620625577559563556576602627685641687667698634694716694736772758696693673647645589559503467456458448448441489Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden223237239218214194197167179177178189220221217210219200231222247245260260233214220229201190184176185160151150153170166Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft3,8293,7363,5943,4143,2152,9092,7222,7042,5932,5612,6262,5992,7882,6562,7132,7302,7182,7192,7862,7862,7782,6772,7762,6052,5642,5812,6222,5752,5752,5532,4852,3342,2982,2852,2652,2682,2442,3342,348Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt2,6362,4502,3312,0782,0231,9211,6621,6901,6421,6221,7031,6431,8751,7091,7521,7201,7971,7581,7811,7271,8431,9641,9181,9851,9851,8541,9591,8211,7891,7291,6951,5351,5891,6191,6061,6291,6131,6171,656Basel-Stadt
Bern13,83213,42912,87112,12911,77610,95310,46810,20610,09910,05710,19710,44210,40110,20610,16810,17210,27710,16410,90510,67411,10411,21011,27910,65010,55410,37310,3229,7969,5609,5699,3658,6138,4988,4048,7068,5958,5578,7499,020Bern
Fribourg3,1162,9883,0342,8742,7572,5222,4022,3202,1482,2672,2602,2712,2702,2512,3882,4052,5192,4582,6012,7582,9233,0773,1623,1093,1063,0553,1463,0203,0322,9342,9182,8502,6842,8122,7822,7452,8032,7922,895Fribourg
Geneva4,5644,5504,4394,2614,0693,7213,6033,6883,5373,5923,5303,5623,6283,6193,7683,6933,9343,8644,2544,2684,3774,7394,6954,6554,6354,6294,8534,6124,4554,5984,8284,5264,6464,3684,7144,8064,7354,8044,787Geneva
Glarus588582531521495506434449414448488491469509531484467482518501457523508467508458469433427388380360331370330329354357330Glarus
Graubunden2,7752,7282,5222,4292,2682,1162,1492,0331,9792,0732,0542,1272,0802,1222,1552,1532,1662,1652,2692,2722,2402,3452,4332,2802,0882,1352,1762,0132,0402,0282,0111,7671,6441,6891,6601,5281,5331,5991,597Graubunden
Jura1,1991,0721,1141,1691,033925853837822777807756801736767741823769804821855872922835853848832814857828802769748688686682688607654Jura
Luzern5,2135,1234,7484,4704,1964,0123,8293,8023,7243,6253,7923,7473,9883,9054,0343,8874,0844,0704,2004,2484,5204,6154,6504,5564,3484,3974,4874,2614,0514,1673,8943,4683,5353,4363,4783,4363,5793,6383,815Luzern
Neuchatel2,6072,5592,4202,3442,1662,0221,8341,7341,6221,6481,6221,5661,4831,5091,5421,6251,6351,6861,8141,8672,0031,9832,0682,0711,9391,9771,9412,0011,8991,8941,9341,8281,8201,7791,7161,8191,8041,7251,723Neuchatel
Nidwalden498476401432452428400426412371417453402461444477450469487468496523518471468443442425431418420369377375374379372364386Nidwalden
Obwalden448435431403398386376377357372393400402346397396402395427413412429418412396400381398402392378339323319341304351363354Obwalden
Saint Gallen6,9276,7106,0745,9885,6905,3085,0124,9444,8705,0295,2375,1055,2775,2035,2675,3175,3365,4925,5795,6665,8126,1296,0065,6455,6715,4495,4915,2545,3105,1675,1194,6964,7224,6384,5584,3304,3714,4874,664Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen1,0941,063944930868786825775735705776802833780768800774827853870819856853848866810794820717739693619632666604626601653612Schaffhausen
Schwyz1,7651,7421,6241,5251,5731,3981,3781,3081,3251,4201,4151,3581,4571,4311,4281,4251,4961,4731,5541,5061,6501,6211,6861,6671,6681,7061,6521,6531,5211,5521,5771,3661,4321,5251,5121,4621,4221,4011,542Schwyz
Solothurn3,7213,5423,1993,0082,9902,8212,6502,4332,3822,5092,4472,5812,5902,5572,5572,5052,4462,4912,7172,7012,8412,8092,8032,7772,6422,5502,6542,6082,4812,5172,4302,1932,2372,1642,1952,2122,0572,1812,184Solothurn
Thurgau3,1602,9802,7922,7562,6482,4462,2672,2392,2692,3042,3882,4162,5272,4942,6002,6882,6662,7102,9072,9062,9753,0653,0172,9362,9142,8802,8282,7492,5602,4912,5542,2002,2492,1552,2252,1092,1992,2582,187Thurgau
Ticino3,7473,6643,4423,4123,2682,9872,7702,6912,5982,5622,5352,4442,4612,4272,3722,3112,4632,4362,4372,5842,7632,8982,9512,9693,1083,0603,0903,0513,0492,9633,0572,7152,9042,7342,7532,7842,7922,8132,992Ticino
Uri624606627601595540511517468500485438446440464425491475439444484445478453445439450408413404413346368336350315344327331Uri
Valais3,8383,8033,7813,6913,4983,2252,9793,0282,8202,8152,9192,9022,8692,8852,8652,9472,9963,0243,2673,2803,5693,5613,7843,5053,4943,4033,4113,2063,1523,0632,9912,8752,6902,6452,6522,8142,7712,7232,880Valais
Vaud6,9127,0517,0156,7916,7126,1345,6115,6465,5205,4295,6715,5085,5535,5675,6465,7796,1546,4516,9697,1847,6588,1868,0567,6637,6577,6637,7097,5317,4107,4427,5877,0496,7886,8467,0647,1997,3627,5857,520Vaud
Zug1,2081,2351,2181,2271,0781,0229789439509909819679859289761,0251,0461,0501,0581,1151,0671,0721,1161,0881,1401,1451,1761,1771,1841,1011,2171,1051,0651,1571,1021,1431,1541,1451,164Zug
Zurich16,28115,60914,53713,76213,47912,51312,13511,80511,97312,00412,35912,32512,49412,28512,19812,28412,39812,32012,54212,74312,90513,06713,17912,82212,76912,80912,96312,89212,87312,91713,21112,44212,74612,75913,24213,29613,53313,85014,480Zurich
SWITZERLAND TOTAL99,21696,26191,34287,51884,50778,46474,19972,82971,37571,98673,66173,74774,91673,65974,71074,68476,32076,50580,34581,18083,93986,20086,91083,76282,98082,20383,00780,58478,94978,40878,45872,29572,37271,84873,08272,90373,37174,49476,691SWITZERLAND TOTAL


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Last modified 17 January 2010.
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