Maine abortion percentages by county, 1997-1999
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 16 September 2006
Data for Maine counties, cumulative from 1997 to 1999, residents only
| county | live births | abortions | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion % ranking |
|---|
| Androscoggin | 3,544 | 474 | 134 | 11.8 | 13 |
| Aroostook | 2,203 | 207 | 94 | 8.6 | 16 |
| Cumberland | 8,989 | 2,055 | 229 | 18.6 | 1 |
| Franklin | 887 | 161 | 182 | 15.4 | 6 |
| Hancock | 1,451 | 261 | 180 | 15.2 | 7 |
| Kennebec | 3,555 | 685 | 193 | 16.2 | 4 |
| Knox | 1,173 | 259 | 221 | 18.1 | 2 |
| Lincoln | 930 | 184 | 198 | 16.5 | 3 |
| Oxford | 1,669 | 234 | 140 | 12.3 | 11 |
| Penobscot | 4,673 | 871 | 186 | 15.7 | 5 |
| Piscataquis | 466 | 81 | 174 | 14.8 | 9 |
| Sagadahoc | 1,224 | 214 | 175 | 14.9 | 8 |
| Somerset | 1,742 | 229 | 131 | 11.6 | 14 |
| Waldo | 1,161 | 199 | 171 | 14.6 | 10 |
| Washington | 1,070 | 123 | 115 | 10.3 | 15 |
| York | 6,251 | 850 | 136 | 12.0 | 12 |
| TOTAL MAINE | 40,988 | 7,125 | 174 | 14.8 | |
Sources:
- Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics, 2000, "1997 pregnancy outcome," Maine Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/PREGWEB.RTF].
- Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics, 2001, "1998 pregnancy outcome," Maine Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/preg1998.rtf].
- Office of Data Research and Vital Statistics, 2003, "1999 pregnancy outcome," Maine Department of Health and Human Services, on line [http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bohodr/99_p1tab.rtf].
© 2003, 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 16 September 2006.
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