Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Massachusetts (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 January 2023

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

yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state
1970(94,618)               
1971(86,728)               
197279,522 3,394      3,394  42.7 4.09  4.09 2.80
197374,777    12,400   12,400  165.8 14.22  14.22 10.02
197471,347 27,800 27,800 29,330 27,800   27,800  389.6411.128.0429.1323.3628.04 22.14
197569,756 29,940 29,940 30,933 33,260   33,260  476.8443.432.2930.7224.3432.29 26.17
197667,668 32,801 32,801 33,527 38,340  39,400 38,340  566.6582.336.1736.8030.5436.17 29.72
197769,559 34,382 34,382 35,002 39,310 37,700 38,810 39,310  565.1557.936.1135.8129.6536.11 30.03
197870,311 40,200 40,200 40,931 42,610 39,840 40,760 42,610  606.0582.137.7336.7930.8337.73 32.10
197973,104 44,044 44,044 45,026 45,110 42,190 43,350 45,110  617.1615.938.1638.1233.4438.16 33.50
198073,355 43,948 40,978 42,376 45,590 42,720 44,240 45,590  621.5603.138.3337.6232.4338.33 33.42
198176,075 40,913  1,977 41,660  42,730 41,660  547.6561.735.3835.9730.7735.38 30.00
198275,908 40,394   41,250 39,600 42,670 41,250  543.4562.135.2135.9830.3835.21 29.37
198378,670 37,272  1,664    (38,800) 473.8 32.15  (33.03)(27.25)
198479,386 31,876  1,875 36,340  38,120 36,340  457.8480.231.4032.4426.3231.40 25.09
198582,872 35,136   40,310 38,900 42,180 40,310  486.4509.032.7233.7328.7032.72 27.43
198680,063 38,240 (36,480)(36,480)   (40,900) 477.6455.632.3231.3024.60(33.81)(27.58)
198786,934 38,576 (37,070)(37,070)41,490  43,130 41,490  477.3496.132.3133.1628.9232.31 27.82
198891,988 38,841 (36,200)(36,200)43,720  44,260 43,720  475.3481.132.2232.4829.5832.22 29.22
198996,457 39,288 (36,970)(36,970)   (43,860) 407.3383.328.9427.7124.73(31.26)(29.34)
199092,654 39,739 (38,190)(38,190)   (44,010) 428.9412.230.0229.1925.69(32.20)(29.60)
199186,321 37,071 (35,700)(35,700)44,150  45,410 44,150  511.5526.133.8434.4731.0233.84 30.16
199288,185 34,527 (33,180)(33,180)40,660  41,610 40,660  461.1471.831.5632.0628.9531.56 28.29
199386,317 35,312 (33,760)(33,760)   (40,840) 409.1391.129.0328.1223.75(32.12)(28.73)
199483,449 32,195 (30,810)(31,316)   (41,010) 385.8375.327.8427.2922.17(32.95)(29.04)
199581,648 29,097 (27,470)(27,470)41,190   41,190  504.5336.433.5325.1719.5033.53 29.24
199680,276 29,293 (27,560)(27,646)41,160  40,150 41,160  512.7500.133.8933.3428.6433.89 29.36
199780,364 28,477 (26,710)27,667    (36,970) 354.4344.326.1625.6119.78(31.51)(26.44)
199881,411 27,714 (26,000)(26,000)   (32,790) 340.4319.425.4024.2118.68(28.71)(23.56)
199980,939 26,852 (25,210)(25,210)(28,600) 29,390 (28,600) 353.4363.126.1126.6421.24(26.11)(20.67)
200081,614 27,180 (25,060)25,104 30,410  29,870 30,410  372.6366.027.1526.7920.9927.15 21.37
200181,077 26,293 (24,640)25,082    (29,150) 324.3309.424.4923.6317.65(26.45)(20.51)
200280,645 25,249 (23,580)25,146    (27,740) 313.1311.823.8423.7717.80(25.59)(19.63)
200380,184 25,741 (24,380)24,558    (28,030)457 321.0306.324.3023.4517.51(25.90)(19.99)
200478,484 24,366 (23,250)24,689 (26,300) 26,920 (26,300)420 335.1343.025.1025.5419.41(25.10)(18.96)
200576,780 23,268 (22,270)23,219 27,270  27,800 27,270 419 355.2362.126.2126.5820.2326.21 19.85
200677,769 24,246 (23,250)23,933   28,900 (27,780)379 311.8371.623.7727.0921.16(26.32)(20.34)
200777,731 24,128 (23,090)23,360 25,790  26,460 25,790 403 331.8340.424.9125.4019.4824.91 18.99
200876,526 23,883 (23,000)24,235 24,900   24,900 388 325.4316.724.5524.0517.8824.55 18.37
200974,643 22,945 22,114 23,252    (24,750)380 307.4311.523.5123.7517.18(24.90)(18.28)
201072,865 20,802 19,382 20,398 24,360   24,360 340 334.3279.925.0621.8715.0625.06 17.99
201173,225 20,703 15,426 16,394 24,030 24,030 370 328.2223.924.7118.2912.0824.71 17.71
201271,142 20,062 16,646 17,430 (22,300)313 282.0245.022.0019.6812.82(23.87)(16.40)
201371,795 19,448 17,966 18,693 20,890 20,890 334 291.0260.422.5420.6613.6822.54 15.28
201471,908 19,354 18,036 18,630 21,020 21,020 360 292.3259.122.6220.5813.5622.62 15.30
201571,492 18,570 17,436 17,959 (20,040)336 259.7251.220.6220.0813.06(21.89)(14.57)
201671,317 17,901 16,823 17,294 19,200 19,200 331 269.2242.521.2119.5212.5521.21 13.94
201770,702 18,285 17,550 18,133 18,590 (17,843)18,880 18,590 288 262.9267.020.8221.0813.6320.82 13.42
201869,109 18,256 17,604 18,162 (18,630)264.2262.820.9020.8113.06(21.23)(13.39)
201969,117 18,593 17,888 18,334 19,050 19,050 275.6265.321.6120.9613.1421.61 13.65
202066,428 16,452 15,463 16,033 17,060   17,060  256.8241.420.4319.4411.2920.43 12.01
202169,142 16,794 15,963 15,983    (17,410) 242.9231.219.5418.7811.32(20.12)(12.33)
2022       (18,100)       (12.8)
yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state

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Last modified 15 January 2023.
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