Historical abortion statistics, Wales (UK)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 30 January 2010
Definition of table data:
- Abortions, occurrences include all abortions performed in Wales.
- Abortions, residents only include abortions performed in Wales to Wales residents.
- Abortions, out of area include abortions obtained by Wales residents elsewhere in the UK.
- Abortions, all to residents include all abortions obtained by Wales residents.
- Fetal deaths primarily includes stillbirths.
| year | live births | abortions | stillbirths | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
occurrences | residents only | out of area | all to residents |
| | LB | AB-OC | AB-RE/IN | AB-RE/OT | AB-RE/AL | MC | AB R | AB % |
| 1968 | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 43,056 | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 39,955 | | | | | | | |
| 1973 | 37,597 | | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 36,206 | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 33,972 | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 33,378 | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 31,765 | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 33,308 | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 36,174 | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 37,357 | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 35,846 | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | 35,720 | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 35,494 | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 35,861 | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 36,771 | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | 37,038 | | | | | | | |
| 1987 | 37,816 | | | | | | | |
| 1988 | 38,824 | | | | | | | |
| 1989 | 38,019 | | | | | | | |
| 1990 | 38,866 | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 38,079 | 4,435 | 4,416 | 2,771 | 7,187 | | 189 | 15.9 |
| 1992 | 37,523 | 4,289 | 4,262 | 2,594 | 6,856 | | 183 | 15.4 |
| 1993 | 36,578 | 4,583 | 4,554 | 2,370 | 6,924 | 215 | 189 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 35,366 | 4,501 | 4,484 | 2,291 | 6,775 | 209 | 192 | 16.1 |
| 1995 | 34,477 | 4,354 | 4,335 | 2,105 | 6,440 | 175 | 187 | 15.7 |
| 1996 | 34,894 | 4,505 | 4,489 | 2,798 | 7,287 | 172 | 209 | 17.3 |
| 1997 | 34,520 | 4,197 | 4,189 | 3,199 | 7,388 | 176 | 214 | 17.6 |
| 1998 | 33,438 | 4,347 | 4,338 | 3,491 | 7,829 | 182 | 234 | 19.0 |
| 1999 | 32,111 | 4,264 | 4,256 | 3,339 | 7,595 | 155 | 237 | 19.1 |
| 2000 | 31,304 | 4,183 | 4,171 | 3,348 | 7,519 | 145 | 240 | 19.4 |
| 2001 | 30,616 | 4,112 | 4,107 | 3,433 | 7,540 | 155 | 246 | 19.8 |
| 2002 | 30,205 | | | | 7,396 | 164 | 245 | 19.7 |
| 2003 | 31,400 | | | | 7,615 | 162 | 243 | 19.5 |
| 2004 | 32,325 | | | | 7,724 | 185 | 239 | 19.3 |
| 2005 | 32,593 | | | | 7,764 | 175 | 238 | 19.2 |
| 2006 | 33,628 | | | | 8,430 | 172 | 251 | 20.0 |
| 2007 | 34,414 | | | | 8,765 | 171 | 255 | 20.3 |
| 2008 | 35,650 | | | | 9,078 | 165 | 255 | 20.3 |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions | stillbirths | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
occurrences | residents only | out of area | all to residents |
Sources:
- Department of Health, 27 July 2005, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2004," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/75/74/04117574.pdf].
- Department of Health, 30 Oct. 2003, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2002," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/08/00/59/04080059.PDF].
- Department of Health, 4 July 2006, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2005," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/13/68/59/04136859.pdf].
- Department of Health, Aug. 2004, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2003," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/66/26/04116626.pdf].
- Government Statistical Service, 19 June 2007, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2006," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=142305&Rendition=Web].
- Government Statistical Service, June 2008, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2007," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=142305&Rendition=Web].
- Government Statistical Service, May 2009, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2008," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_099714.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1992, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1991," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB18_1991/ab18_1991.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1993, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1992," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB19_1992/ab19_1992.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1994, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1993," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB20_1993/ab20_1993.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1995, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1994," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB21_1994/ab21_1994.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1996, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1995," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB22_1995/ab22_1995.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1997, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1996," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB23_1996/ab23_1996.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1998, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1997," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB24_1997/ab24_1997.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 1999, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1998," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB25_1998/ab25_1998.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2000, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1999," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB26_1999/ab26_1999.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2001, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2000," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB27/AB_No27_V1.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2002, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2001," National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB28_2001/AB28_2001.pdf].
- Office for National Statistics, 2009, "Review of the National Statistician on births and patterns of family building in England and Wales, 2008," Office for National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_population/FM1-37/FM1_37_2008.pdf].
- StatsWales, 2009, "Live births by age of mother, Wales (year)," StatsWales, on line [http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=4276].
- StatsWales, 2009, "Stillbirths by age of mother (year, age group, number/rate)," StatsWales, on line [http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=3379].
© 2000-2007, 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 30 January 2010.
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