Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

• Live births includes data from the Centers for Disease Control and from state health departments.
• Abortions, reported includes data from the Centers for Disease Control and from state health departments.
• Abortions includes estimates from Alan Guttmacher Institute surveys.
• Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
• Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
• Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies (excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages)
• Abortion rate is abortions per 1000 women ages 15-44

Notes:

• For most states, CDC/state data is incomplete.
• Parenthetical figures are estimates, some of which are derived from reported data.
• Abortion ratios, percentages, and rates may be based on a mix of CDC/state and AGI data and thus may not represent a consistent time series.

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