England: abortion percentages by health region, 1998-2011

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 24 November 2012

Note: Health region-level abortion statistics for England have been reported for years 1991-2010, but the regions by which this data is reported have changed repeatedly during this time period. Tables below give figures for higher level health regions for 1999-2010. Construction of a dataset for uniform regions for additional years is incomplete.

Abortion ratios by health region of residence, 2002-2011

region2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
County Durham197222209220210211222210207205
Darlington230268216238260275238207200221
Gateshead  209218187220  167173
Hartlepool260262293269281253272289266265
Middlesbrough333332306290257265269252254255
Newcastle  342306313328  285292
North Tees219250259253242286258246204218
North Tyneside  256240238287  226223
Northumberland and Care Trust243240255226217244234235206215
Redcar and Cleveland157153171159234240229248213192
South Tyneside  269262250257  217241
Sunderland Teaching  306272254259  283264
NORTH EAST SHA TOTAL245256257246241257248242228229
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan    257263  249213
Blackburn and Darwen Teaching183180195192206207204209225210
Blackpool328298284244299296290307295303
Bolton  237268281273  245264
Bury  251252293283  252247
Central and Eastern Cheshire          
West Cheshire       165153158
Central Lancashire          
Cumbria156155149146239243237240200203
East Lancashire          
Halton and St Helens  240241242294  292290
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale  204246233223  259256
Knowsley  274329272391  356347
Liverpool  334395321442  395392
Manchester  374396383399  380366
North Lancashire          
Oldham  223184200221  224246
Salford Teaching  303304314322  299315
Sefton  512290276328  305322
Stockport  247228251274  286256
Tameside and Glossop  315302307329  301339
Trafford  225254250281  258266
Warrington249273249270273263280285258275
Wirrel  300287300319  301310
NORTH WEST SHA TOTAL259255256264269291284284280279
Barnsley  228229230237  221227
Bradford and Airedale  188211202210  193200
Calderdale  210224225234  260253
Doncaster  270289311319  279256
East Riding of Yorkshire200213201217211215215211228188
Hull271275262280260269257260231221
Kirklees  183205213222  228225
Leeds  289282300324  256244
North East Lincolnshire320288288302305306290278260244
North Lincolnshire205254242203220224203208233236
North Yorkshire and York232212220224227237205212203182
Rotherham  231240275251  239234
Sheffield  290290293294  253251
Wakefield District  250258284265  214185
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER SHA TOTAL245244239247254260252247232222
Bassetlaw  213199218228  191191
Derby City242273283290254268239228239215
Derbyshire County208205193193203206197188180175
Leicester City305310307313305302276264251257
Leicestershire County and Rutland216203220214222247232227215217
Lincolnshire232223231222214223214202198183
Northamptonshire245241241237241230218231226219
Nottingham City334345374362345310311261263287
Nottinghamshire County  220228223227  197213
EAST MIDLANDS SHA TOTAL239239244242241243229221215214
Birmingham East and North          
Coventry Teaching  425452437445  379366
Dudley  268260276291  274293
Heart of Birmingham Teaching          
Herefordshire229198226204184259277252222204
North Staffordshire          
Sandwell  299318340293  300297
Shropshire County213194219203236217236210223213
Solihull  305317316345  289294
South Birmingham          
South Staffordshire          
Stoke on Trent207231232229251245229242257260
Telford and Wrekin261243236270262240281250268237
Walsall Teaching  230223253289   247
Warwickshire285279273273282285267283255264
Wolverhampton City  352358358346  313339
Worcestershire232230229224233220207210213231
WEST MIDLANDS SHA TOTAL281279282290300299285284282287
Bedfordshire241275248220236239234   
Cambridgeshire204206196182199196172177175169
East and North Hertfordshire          
West Hertfordshire          
Great Yarmouth and Waveney  233224252226  234199
Luton Teaching278308299284284259265281272302
Mid Essex          
Norfolk  219220231229  203199
North East Essex          
Peterborough276282268274264257233235238239
South East Essex          
South West Essex          
Suffolk  197204198195  204187
West Essex          
EAST OF ENGLAND SHA TOTAL243247238239247239229227231228
Barking and Dagenham  460440425441  400415
Barnet  411379383349  291283
Bexley Care Trust  345341350345  312309
Brent Teaching  569536499489  424417
Bromley  311313333311  278269
Camden  450460431401  359358
City and Hackney Teaching  484455449452  353392
Croydon  479508461435  343340
Ealing  411409397364  325345
Enfield  433398403376  325331
Greenwich Teaching  451466431418  356364
Hammersmith and Fulham  483450451457  424405
Haringey Teaching  512456436409  376410
Harrow  431415424392  334331
Havering  369384396394  370374
Hilingdon  409403393384  364363
Hounslow  382409397369  362371
Islington  606543555510  407440
Kensington and Chelsea  449457430355  349355
Kingston  293311359324  292297
Lambeth  606586557552  433450
Lewisham  577548495491  375409
Newham  494424396295  374293
Redbridge  396398379392  385357
Waltham Forest  444418396401  388358
Richmond and Twickenham  234231236199  178206
Southwark  647616601579  441443
Sutton and Merton  326321312301  271276
Tower Hamlets  410423417408  348342
Wandsworth Teaching  402374352341  255283
Westminster  539452475414  379375
LONDON SHA TOTAL483470452435422400381359351352
Brighton and Hove City456414465433438438405399358358
East Sussex Downs and Weald          
Eastern and Coastal Kent          
Hastings and Rother         283
Medway Teaching283285299310318330309295314306
Surrey262253261253243231210213215214
West Kent          
West Sussex26024024224724524924524215223
SOUTH EAST COAST SHA TOTAL          
Berkshire East          
Berkshire West          
Buckinghamshire242235247255235227231238234229
Hampshire224229228223229229218203205200
Isle of Wight274248240201220230179215202188
Milton Keynes291276287303291290271268260257
Oxfordshire272256258255232206174159171184
Portsmouth City Teaching330344345374332336327287264301
Southampton City310319328322303301311280274271
SOUTH CENTRAL SHA TOTAL          
Bath and North East Somerset234265289262263258255226204231
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching344313347355316298297276266278
Bristol306285283289288274257248232227
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly227232232223220233209198205186
Devon232227220217221228219213209209
Dorset209218215210219223231219231243
Gloucestershire241242260246247232222218207197
North Somerset212208231211214197209191164194
Plymouth Teaching253251280255271240258228249259
Somerset215209218216226220219193185206
South Gloucestershire204190185219226225229210183204
Swindon275255259255260234247266239242
Torbay270282295295345306334317352340
Wiltshire196203212208202226212209193191
SOUTH WEST SHA TOTAL241238246242244239235223216220
ENGLAND TOTAL298295293291291290277269263264

Abortion percentages by health region of residence, 2002-2011

region2002200320042005200620072008200920102011
County Durham16.518.117.318.017.317.418.117.417.117.0
Darlington18.721.117.819.220.621.619.217.216.718.1
Gateshead  17.317.915.818.0  14.314.8
Hartlepool20.720.822.621.221.920.221.422.421.020.9
Middlesbrough25.024.923.422.520.521.021.220.120.320.3
Newcastle  25.523.423.924.7  22.222.6
North Tees17.920.020.620.219.522.220.519.816.917.9
North Tyneside  20.419.419.222.3  18.418.3
Northumberland and Care Trust19.619.320.318.417.819.619.019.117.117.7
Redcar and Cleveland13.613.314.613.718.919.418.619.917.516.1
South Tyneside  21.220.720.020.4  17.819.4
Sunderland Teaching  23.421.420.320.6  22.120.9
NORTH EAST SHA TOTAL19.720.420.419.719.420.419.819.518.618.7
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan    20.520.8  19.917.6
Blackburn and Darwen Teaching15.515.316.316.117.117.216.917.318.317.3
Blackpool24.722.922.119.623.022.822.523.522.823.2
Bolton  19.221.222.021.5  19.720.9
Bury  20.120.122.722.1  20.119.8
Central and Eastern Cheshire          
West Cheshire       14.113.213.6
Central Lancashire          
Cumbria13.513.413.012.719.319.619.219.316.716.9
East Lancashire          
Halton and St Helens  19.419.419.522.7  22.622.5
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale  16.919.718.918.3  20.620.4
Knowsley  21.524.821.428.1  26.325.7
Liverpool  25.028.324.330.6  28.328.2
Manchester  27.228.427.728.5  27.526.8
North Lancashire          
Oldham  18.215.516.618.1  18.319.7
Salford Teaching  23.323.323.924.3  23.024.0
Sefton  33.922.521.624.7  23.424.3
Stockport  19.818.520.121.5  22.220.4
Tameside and Glossop  23.923.223.524.7  23.125.3
Trafford  18.420.220.021.9  20.521.0
Warrington19.921.519.921.221.420.821.922.220.521.6
Wirrel  23.122.323.124.2  23.123.7
NORTH WEST SHA TOTAL20.620.320.420.921.222.622.122.121.821.8
Barnsley  18.518.618.719.1  18.118.5
Bradford and Airedale  15.817.416.817.3  16.216.7
Calderdale  17.418.318.419.0  20.620.2
Doncaster  21.322.423.724.2  21.820.4
East Riding of Yorkshire16.617.516.817.817.417.717.717.418.515.8
Hull21.321.620.821.920.721.220.420.718.818.1
Kirklees  15.417.017.618.2  18.618.4
Leeds  22.422.023.124.5  20.419.6
North East Lincolnshire24.222.422.423.223.423.422.521.820.619.6
North Lincolnshire17.020.219.516.918.018.316.917.218.919.1
North Yorkshire and York18.917.518.018.318.519.117.017.516.915.4
Rotherham  18.719.321.620.1  19.319.0
Sheffield  22.522.522.622.7  20.220.1
Wakefield District  20.020.522.120.9  17.715.6
YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER SHA TOTAL19.619.619.319.820.220.620.119.818.818.2
Bassetlaw  17.616.617.918.6  16.016.0
Derby City19.521.522.122.520.221.119.318.519.317.7
Derbyshire County17.217.016.216.216.917.116.415.815.214.9
Leicester City23.423.723.523.823.323.221.620.920.020.5
Leicestershire County and Rutland17.716.918.017.618.219.818.818.517.717.8
Lincolnshire18.818.218.818.217.618.217.616.816.615.5
Northamptonshire19.619.419.419.219.418.717.918.818.418.0
Nottingham City25.025.727.226.625.623.623.720.720.822.3
Nottinghamshire County  18.018.518.218.5  16.517.5
EAST MIDLANDS SHA TOTAL19.319.319.619.519.419.518.618.117.717.6
Birmingham East and North          
Coventry Teaching  29.831.130.430.8  27.526.8
Dudley  21.120.621.722.5  21.522.7
Heart of Birmingham Teaching          
Herefordshire18.616.518.416.915.620.621.720.118.216.9
North Staffordshire          
Sandwell  23.024.125.422.7  23.122.9
Shropshire County17.616.217.916.919.117.819.117.318.217.6
Solihull  23.424.024.025.6  22.422.7
South Birmingham          
South Staffordshire          
Stoke on Trent17.218.818.818.620.119.718.619.520.520.7
Telford and Wrekin20.719.619.121.320.719.321.920.021.119.1
Walsall Teaching  18.718.320.222.4   19.8
Warwickshire22.221.821.421.422.022.221.122.120.320.9
Wolverhampton City  26.026.426.325.7  23.925.3
Worcestershire18.818.718.618.318.918.117.117.417.518.8
WEST MIDLANDS SHA TOTAL21.921.822.022.523.123.022.222.122.022.3
Bedfordshire19.421.519.918.019.119.319.0   
Cambridgeshire16.917.116.415.416.616.414.715.114.914.5
East and North Hertfordshire          
West Hertfordshire          
Great Yarmouth and Waveney  18.918.320.218.4  19.016.6
Luton Teaching21.823.523.022.122.120.621.022.021.423.2
Mid Essex          
Norfolk  18.018.018.718.6  16.916.6
North East Essex          
Peterborough21.622.021.121.520.920.418.919.019.319.3
South East Essex          
South West Essex          
Suffolk  16.516.916.516.3  16.915.7
West Essex          
EAST OF ENGLAND SHA TOTAL19.519.819.319.319.819.318.718.518.718.6
Barking and Dagenham  31.530.529.830.6  28.529.3
Barnet  29.127.527.725.9  22.622.1
Bexley Care Trust  25.725.425.925.7  23.823.6
Brent Teaching  36.334.933.332.8  29.829.4
Bromley  23.723.925.023.7  21.721.2
Camden  31.031.530.128.6  26.426.4
City and Hackney Teaching  32.631.331.031.2  26.128.2
Croydon  32.433.731.630.3  25.625.4
Ealing  29.129.028.426.7  24.525.6
Enfield  30.228.528.727.3  24.524.9
Greenwich Teaching  31.131.830.129.5  26.226.7
Hammersmith and Fulham  32.631.031.131.4  29.828.8
Haringey Teaching  33.931.330.429.0  27.329.1
Harrow  30.129.329.828.2  25.024.9
Havering  27.027.728.428.3  27.027.2
Hilingdon  29.028.728.227.7  26.726.6
Hounslow  27.629.028.427.0  26.627.0
Islington  37.735.235.733.8  28.930.6
Kensington and Chelsea  31.031.330.126.2  25.926.2
Kingston  22.723.726.424.5  22.622.9
Lambeth  37.736.935.835.6  30.231.0
Lewisham  36.635.433.132.9  27.329.0
Newham  33.129.828.322.8  27.222.7
Redbridge  28.428.527.528.1  27.826.3
Waltham Forest  30.729.528.428.6  28.026.4
Richmond and Twickenham  19.018.719.116.6  15.117.1
Southwark  39.338.137.536.7  30.630.7
Sutton and Merton  24.624.323.823.2  21.321.6
Tower Hamlets  29.129.729.429.0  25.825.5
Wandsworth Teaching  28.727.226.025.4  20.322.1
Westminster  35.031.132.229.3  27.527.3
LONDON SHA TOTAL32.632.031.130.329.728.627.626.426.026.1
Brighton and Hove City31.329.331.730.230.530.528.828.526.326.3
East Sussex Downs and Weald          
Eastern and Coastal Kent          
Hastings and Rother         22.1
Medway Teaching22.122.223.023.624.124.823.622.823.923.4
Surrey20.820.220.720.219.618.817.417.517.717.6
West Kent          
West Sussex20.619.419.519.819.720.019.72.417.718.2
SOUTH EAST COAST SHA TOTAL          
Berkshire East          
Berkshire West          
Buckinghamshire19.519.019.820.319.018.518.819.219.018.7
Hampshire18.318.718.618.218.618.617.916.917.016.6
Isle of Wight21.519.919.316.718.018.715.217.716.815.8
Milton Keynes22.621.622.323.222.522.521.321.120.620.5
Oxfordshire21.420.420.520.318.917.114.813.714.615.5
Portsmouth City Teaching24.825.625.627.224.925.124.722.320.923.1
Southampton City23.724.224.724.423.223.223.721.921.521.3
SOUTH CENTRAL SHA TOTAL          
Bath and North East Somerset19.020.922.420.820.820.520.318.416.918.8
Bournemouth and Poole Teaching25.623.925.826.224.023.022.921.721.021.7
Bristol23.422.222.122.422.421.520.519.918.818.5
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly18.518.818.818.218.018.917.316.517.015.7
Devon18.818.518.017.918.118.618.017.617.317.3
Dorset17.317.917.717.417.918.318.818.018.819.6
Gloucestershire19.419.520.719.719.818.818.217.917.116.4
North Somerset17.517.218.817.417.616.517.316.114.116.3
Plymouth Teaching20.220.121.920.321.319.320.518.519.920.6
Somerset17.717.317.917.718.418.018.016.215.617.1
South Gloucestershire16.915.915.618.018.518.418.617.315.516.9
Swindon21.620.320.620.320.719.019.821.019.319.5
Torbay21.322.022.822.825.723.525.024.126.025.4
Wiltshire16.416.917.517.316.818.417.517.316.216.0
SOUTH WEST SHA TOTAL19.419.219.719.519.619.319.018.317.818.0
ENGLAND TOTAL22.922.822.622.622.622.521.721.220.820.9

Abortion ratios by office region of residence, 1998-2011

office region19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
(North)227227233240243245244245247253243237225221
North East    245256257246241257248242228229
Yorkshire and the Humber    245244239247254260252247232222
East Midlands    239239244242241243229221215214
North West246250259267259255256264269291284284280279
West Midlands266261283281281279282290300299285284282287
East of England230231237244243247238239247239229227231228
London471458476491483470452435422400381359351352
(South East)261264275266269267272271265260242232232235
South West228232232244241238246242244239235223216220
England282282293299298295293291291290277269263264

Abortion percentages by office region of residence, 1998-2011

office region19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
(North)18.518.518.919.419.519.719.619.719.820.219.519.218.418.1
North East    19.720.420.419.719.420.419.819.518.618.7
Yorkshire and the Humber    19.619.619.319.820.220.620.119.818.818.2
East Midlands    19.319.319.619.519.419.518.618.117.717.6
North West19.820.020.621.120.620.320.420.921.222.622.122.121.821.8
West Midlands21.020.722.121.921.921.822.022.523.123.022.222.122.022.3
East of England18.718.819.119.619.519.819.319.319.819.318.718.518.718.6
London32.031.432.232.932.632.031.130.329.728.627.626.426.026.1
(South East)20.720.921.621.021.221.121.421.321.020.619.518.918.919.0
South West18.618.818.819.619.419.219.719.519.619.319.018.317.818.0
England22.022.022.723.022.922.822.622.622.622.521.721.220.820.9

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