Historical abortion statistics, Maryland (USA)

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Maryland (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 January 2023

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.
Abortions, merged combines official reported data and Guttmacher figures with the compiler's estimates (provisional).
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.
Abortion %, merged is abortions as percentage of pregnancies, using the abortions, merged figures (provisional).
Abortion rate, merged is abortion per 1000 women ages 15-44, using the abortions, merged figures (provisional).

year	live births	abortions, reported (CDC/state)			abortions (AGI)			abortions, merged	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents	abortion %, merged	abortion rate, merged
year	live births	total in state	residents, in state only	residents, in and out of state	total in state	residents, in state only	residents, in and out of state	all in state	fetal deaths	all in state	residents, in/out of state	all in state	residents, in/out of state	abortion rate, residents	all in state
1940									1,352
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950									1,102
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960	77,496								1,224
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965	(74,000)
1966	(71,900)
1967	(69,600)	(400)						(400)		5.7		0.57			(0.57)
1968	(68,500)	(1,467)	(1,300)	(1,300)				(1,467)		21.4	19.0	2.10	1.86		(2.10)
1969	(69,200)	(3,832)	(3,370)	(3,370)				(3,832)		55.4	48.7	5.25	4.64		(5.25)
1970	(68,864)	5,900	(6,250)	8,370				5,900	931	85.7	121.5	7.89	10.84	9.74	(7.89)	6.87
1971	(65,440)	8,306	(3,780)	11,256				8,306		126.9	172.0	11.26	14.68	12.72	(11.26)	9.39
1972	51,059	9,093	8,900	8,900				9,093		178.1	174.3	15.12	14.84	9.78	15.12	10.00
1973	47,349	9,871	(9,590)	(9,590)	11,070			11,070		233.8	202.5	18.95	16.84	10.32	18.95	11.92
1974	46,719	15,975	15,205	21,527	17,140			17,140		366.9	460.8	26.84	31.54	22.70	26.84	18.07
1975	45,807	18,865	17,643	24,404	21,820			21,820		476.3	532.8	32.27	34.76	25.22	32.27	22.55
1976	45,514	20,641	19,304	29,130	23,580		36,000	23,580		518.1	791.0	34.13	44.16	36.54	34.13	23.94
1977	48,341	22,241	21,375	31,002	23,700	22,780	40,060	23,700		490.3	828.7	32.90	45.32	39.89	32.90	23.60
1978	48,227	24,681	23,731	34,276	25,780	24,800	38,230	25,780		534.6	792.7	34.83	44.22	37.44	34.83	25.25
1979	50,043	25,526	24,257	34,315	28,020	26,620	37,350	28,020		559.9	746.4	35.89	42.74	36.08	35.89	27.07
1980	52,284	27,778	26,202	35,439	30,490	28,750	38,980	30,490	494	583.2	745.5	36.84	42.71	37.25	36.84	29.14
1981	54,137	27,855		496	33,970		43,330	33,970		627.5	800.4	38.56	44.46	40.69	38.56	31.90
1982	57,063	26,084	(24,520)	(24,520)	34,810	32,730	43,130	34,810		610.0	755.8	37.89	43.05	40.05	37.89	32.33
1983	57,857	25,732	(24,110)	(24,110)				(31,970)		444.8	416.7	30.78	29.41	22.17	(35.59)	(29.40)
1984	58,790	25,151	(23,805)	(23,805)	29,120		37,140	29,120		495.3	631.7	33.12	38.72	33.61	33.12	26.35
1985	60,019	24,434	(23,061)	(23,061)	29,480	27,830	37,940	29,480		491.2	632.1	32.94	38.73	33.81	32.94	26.27
1986	61,953	22,884	(21,600)	(21,600)				(30,360)		369.4	348.7	26.97	25.85	18.87	(32.89)	(26.52)
1987	64,692	23,104	(21,650)	(21,650)	31,240		39,720	31,240		482.9	614.0	32.56	38.04	34.16	32.56	26.87
1988	68,412	23,707	(23,420)	(23,420)	32,670		41,090	32,670		477.5	600.6	32.32	37.52	34.88	32.32	27.73
1989	67,550	22,523	(20,970)	(20,970)				(32,780)		333.4	310.4	25.01	23.69	17.66	(32.67)	(27.61)
1990	80,245	22,425	(20,900)	(20,900)				(32,890)	566	279.5	260.5	21.84	20.66	17.49	(29.07)	(27.53)
1991	84,452	18,994	(18,100)	(18,100)	33,000		41,000	33,000		390.8	485.5	28.10	32.68	34.13	28.10	27.47
1992	76,173	19,860	(18,450)	(18,450)	31,260		39,490	31,260		410.4	518.4	29.10	34.14	33.07	29.10	26.18
1993	75,526	19,318	(17,950)	(17,950)				(31,010)		255.8	237.7	20.37	19.20	15.09	(29.11)	(26.06)
1994	71,553	17,627	(16,460)	(16,460)				(30,770)	632	246.3	230.0	19.77	18.70	13.83	(30.07)	(25.85)
1995	72,396	16,204	(14,780)	(14,780)	30,520			30,520	622	421.6	204.2	29.66	16.95	12.41	29.66	25.63
1996	71,533	12,363	(11,670)	(11,670)	31,310		36,940	31,310	562	437.7	516.4	30.44	34.05	30.92	30.44	26.21
1997	70,215	9,869	(9,470)	13,764				(31,220)	651	140.6	196.0	12.32	16.39	11.52	(30.78)	(26.14)
1998	71,972	10,458	1,340	15,052				(31,130)	679	145.3	209.1	12.69	17.30	12.61	(30.19)	(26.08)
1999	71,967	11,164	2,790	15,557	(31,040)		39,330	(31,040)	682	431.3	546.5	30.13	35.34	33.02	(30.13)	(26.06)
2000	74,316	12,337	3,110	15,347	34,560		38,670	34,560	658	465.0	520.3	31.74	34.23	32.47	31.74	29.02
2001	73,218	13,502	3,640	16,397				(40,410)	654	184.4	223.9	15.57	18.30	13.70	(35.56)	(33.77)
2002	73,323	13,595	4,250	15,064				(43,680)	659	185.4	205.4	15.64	17.04	12.52	(37.33)	(36.31)
2003	74,930	11,485	4,560	12,419				(39,820)	629	153.3	165.7	13.29	14.22	10.30	(34.70)	(33.03)
2004	74,628	10,096	4,310	10,604	(38,020)		36,460	(38,020)	592	509.5	488.6	33.75	32.82	30.19	(33.75)	(31.48)
2005	74,980	10,797	3,930	10,875	37,590		35,250	37,590	631	501.3	470.1	33.39	31.98	29.15	33.39	31.09
2006	77,478	9,530	3,080	10,152			36,000	(37,430)	618	123.0	464.6	10.95	31.72	29.80	(32.57)	(30.98)
2007	79,476	2,810	2,810	3,388	34,380		28,720	34,380	584	432.6	361.4	30.20	26.54	23.89	30.20	28.59
2008	77,289	4,070	4,070	4,671	34,290			34,290	565	443.7	60.4	30.73	5.70	3.90	30.73	28.65
2009	75,059	5,750	5,750	7,398				(34,310)	554	76.6	98.6	7.12	8.97	6.20	(31.37)	(28.77)
2010	73,801	6,520	6,520	8,786	34,310			34,310	539	464.9	119.0	31.74	10.64	7.36	31.74	28.73
2011	73,086	3,190	3,190	5,157	34,260			34,260	532	468.8	70.6	31.92	6.59	4.33	31.92	28.76
2012	72,739			993				(31,580)	558						(30.27)	(26.48)
2013	73,029			1,510	29,360			29,360	553	402.0		28.67			28.67	24.63
2014	73,921			1,677	28,140			28,140	567	380.7		27.57			27.57	23.63
2015	73,616			723				(29,040)	530						(28.29)	(24.43)
2016	73,136			670	30,190			30,190	550	412.8		29.22			29.22	25.54
2017	71,641			1,893	29,800		26,940	29,800	505	416.0		29.38			29.38	25.24
2018	71,080			2,382				(29,920)							(29.62)	(25.34)
2019	70,178			2,359	30,030			30,030		427.9		29.97			29.97	25.41
2020	68,554			2,609	30,750			30,750		448.6		30.97			30.97	25.43
2021	68,262			1				(31,200)							(31.37)	(25.75)
2022								(33,000)								(27.2)
year	live births	abortions, reported (CDC/state)			abortions (AGI)			abortions, merged	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents	abortion %, merged	abortion rate, merged
year	live births	total in state	residents, in state only	residents, in and out of state	total in state	residents, in state only	residents, in and out of state	all in state	fetal deaths	all in state	residents, in/out of state	all in state	residents, in/out of state	abortion rate, residents	all in state

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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