This report sets out and comments on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2021 and provides an update to the abortion statistics during the COVID-19 pandemic: January to June 2021.
The statistics are obtained from the abortion notification forms returned to the chief medical officers of England and Wales.
Since the statistics were first published in June 2022, we have published 4 sets of corrections (in December 2022, March 2023, September 2023 and July 2025).
The corrections are listed in full in the ‘Revisions’ tab in the following files:
We would welcome views on ‘Abortion statistics for England and Wales’. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HKpd-V-efhBEh-Ng73M5NwdUQ09DUFJDMzRZUktQSjFFUUszUVRYRkJUQy4u" class="govuk-link">Fill in our feedback form or email us at abortion.statistics@dhsc.gov.uk.
Feedback received will contribute to future development of these statistics.
In 2022, the states with the highest rates of abortion per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in the United States were New Mexico, Illinois, and Kansas. The states with the lowest rates of abortion were Missouri and South Dakota. Abortion differences among the states In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade allowing states to restrict the practice of abortion or outright ban it completely. A number of states immediately banned the procedure through trigger laws they had in place in anticipation of the ruling. Even before the ruling, abortion accessibility and rates varied greatly from state to state, but this difference has become even more pronounced. For example, in 2022, Florida had an abortion rate of 20.5 per 1,000 women, while the rate in Missouri was just .1. Florida had the highest total number of abortions that year, followed by New York and Illinois. While Florida reported around 82,581 abortions in 2022, there were just 88 such procedures in Missouri. Public opinion on abortion In the United States, the debate surrounding abortion is often divided among those who are “pro-life” and think abortion should be restricted or banned and those who are “pro-choice” and believe the decision to abort a pregnancy should be up to the woman. Gallup polls show the distribution of people in the United States who are pro-life or pro-choice has fluctuated over the years but in 2023 around 52 percent of respondents stated they were pro-choice while 44 percent said they were pro-life. Older respondents are more likely to express views limiting access to abortion, while younger people are more likely to believe abortion should be legal under any circumstance. However, just a small minority of people of all ages believe abortion should be illegal in all circumstances.
The statistics are obtained from the abortion notification forms returned to the chief medical officers of England and Wales.
<p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">MS Excel Spreadsheet</span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">573 KB</span></p>
Read the report on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2015.
Since 2015, the abortion rate in Sweden fell from 20.9, falling below 18 in 2021. In 2022, it increased to 18.5 per thousand women. In 2022, 35,000 abortions were registered in Sweden.
In 2022, there were around 613 thousand legal abortions in the United States. The number of legal abortions in the United States has decreased significantly since the early 1990’s. This number will probably continue to decrease in the coming years since many states have severely limited or completely banned abortion after the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court in 2022. The states with the highest abortion rates In 2022, the rate of legal abortions per live births in the United States was 19.9 per 100. In comparison, in 1990 there were 34.4 abortions per 100 live births. The states with the highest rates of abortion per live births are New Mexico, Illinois, and Florida. In Florida, there were around 37 abortions per 100 live births in 2022. Florida had the highest total number of abortions that year, followed by New York and Illinois. Missouri and South Dakota had the lowest number of abortions in 2022. Out-of-state abortions Critics of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade argue that while those who can afford it may be able to travel to other states for an abortion if their state bans the procedure, poorer residents will have no such choice. Even before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, out-of-state residents already accounted for a high share of abortions in certain states. In 2022, 69 percent of abortions in Kansas were performed on out-of-state residents, while out-of-state residents accounted for around 62 percent of abortions in New Mexico. Illinois had the highest total number of abortions performed on out-of-state residents that year, with around 16,849 procedures.
Tables 10c, 10d, 11c and 11d have been removed from the document ‘Abortion statistics: data tables’ in May 2025 due to the identification of a minor error in the counts for a small number of local authorities.
This report sets out and comments on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2017.
The statistics are obtained from the abortion notification forms returned to the chief medical officers of England and Wales.
Clinic statistics have been published for the first time.
The statistics are obtained from the abortion notification forms returned to the Chief Medical Officers of England and Wales.
<p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">MS Excel Spreadsheet</span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">707 KB</span></p>
<p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata">This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.</p>
<details data-module="ga4-event-tracker" data-ga4-event='{"event_name":"select_content","type":"detail","text":"Request an accessible format.","section":"Request an accessible format.","index_section":1}' class="gem-c-details govuk-details govuk-!-margin-bottom-0" title="Request an accessible format.">
Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email <a href="mailto:publications@dhsc.gov.uk" target="_blank" class="govuk-link">publications@dhsc.gov.uk</a>. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
<p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata"><span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute"><abbr title="Zip archive" class="gem-c-attachment_abbr">ZIP</abbr></span>, <span class="gem-c-attachment_attribute">60.8 KB</span></p>
<p class="gem-c-attachment_metadata">This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.</p>
<details data-module="ga4-event-tracker" data-ga4-event='{"event_name":"select_content","type":"detail","text":"Request an accessible format.","section":"Request an accessible format.","index_section":1}' class="gem-c-details govuk-details govuk-!-margin-bottom-0" title="Request an accessible format.">
Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email <a href="mailto:publications@dhsc.gov.uk" target="_blank" class="govuk-link">publications@dhsc.gov.uk</a>
The statistics are obtained from the abortion notification forms, which were returned to the chief medical officers of England and Wales.
Read the report on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2014.
MS Excel Spreadsheet, 919 KB
Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
License information was derived automatically
Abortions: total period abortion rate, 11-49 years, annual, F
Legal terminations of pregnancy. The total period abortion rate is the average number of abortions (NHS and private) that would occur per woman in an area, if women experienced the current age-specific abortion rates of that area throughout their childbearing ages.
The abortion rate decreased by 100 percent in 13 states in the U.S. between April 2022 and June 2023. In June of 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned its ruling on Roe v. Wade, the case that protected the right to terminate a pregnancy. Roe v. Wade In June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling that overturned the 1973 case, Roe v. Wade. Since then, 12 states have completely banned abortion, while other state’s place time limits on abortion. The new ruling – outlined in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – was an extremely divisive decision and caused considerable controversy and backlash. More than half of the American population considers themselves to be “pro-choice,” and even religiously affiliated Americans generally do not think that abortion should be illegal in all cases. While the Roe v. Wade ruling did not make abortion outright illegal, it did hand back the power to make decisions regarding abortion rights back to state legislatures. The ruling has placed millions of women at risk, and healthcare providers in legal limbo as to what kinds of procedures they are permitted to perform. Changes in the abortion rate The United States has seen a gradual decline in its abortion rate over the last decades. In the months following the Supreme Court decision, the abortion rate in each state has changed in different ways. States friendly to abortion that border states with more restrictive abortion policies have seen the most dramatic increases in performed abortions. Kansas, for example, saw a 72.2 percent increase in abortions after the nearby states of Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas increased restrictions. A similar story has played out in North Carolina, where abortions increased by 44.6 percent. In this case, the nearby states of South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee became less friendly to abortion. While the possibility to travel to a neighboring state to receive care is not illegal, it can be markedly expensive. This means that ultimately, people with lower incomes will have a disproportionately difficult time accessing abortion care.
Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
License information was derived automatically
Number of induced abortions, rates of induced abortions per 1,000 females of same age group, proportions of induced abortions across age groups, and ratios of induced abortions per 100 live births, by age group of patient, 1987 to 2000.
https://www.sci-tech-today.com/privacy-policyhttps://www.sci-tech-today.com/privacy-policy
Abortion Statistics: Abortion remains one of the most contentious and deeply personal issues in global reproductive health. It involves the termination of a pregnancy, a decision often influenced by a myriad of medical, socioeconomic, and personal factors. Historically, the legal status and accessibility of abortion have varied significantly across different regions and cultures, reflecting diverse ethical, religious, and political beliefs.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has claimed that when performed under appropriate medical conditions, abortion is a very safe procedure with low complication rates. This article will guide you effectively as it includes all current trends and aspects from different perspectives in recent years.
This statistic shows estimated abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 1994 and 2015 to 2019, by region. From 2015 to 2019, there were an estimated ** abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 years worldwide.
Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License information was derived automatically
Analysis of ‘🤰 Pregnancy, Birth & Abortion Rates (1973 - 2016)’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/yamqwe/pregnancy-birth-abortion-rates-in-the-united-stae on 13 February 2022.
--- Dataset description provided by original source is as follows ---
Source: OSF | Downloaded on 29 October 2020
This data source is a subset of the original data source. The data has been split by State, Metric and Age Range. It has been limited to pregnancy rate, birth rate and abortion rate per 1,000 women. The original data contains many more measures.
The data was prepared with Tableau Prep.
Summary via OSF -
A data set of comprehensive historical statistics on the incidence of pregnancy, birth and abortion for people of all reproductive ages in the United States. National statistics cover the period from 1973 to 2016, the most recent year for which comparable data are available; state-level statistics are for selected years from 1988 to 2016. For a report describing key highlights from these data, as well as a methodology appendix describing our methods of estimation and data sources used, see https://guttmacher.org/report/pregnancies-births-abortions-in-united-states-1973-2016.
This dataset was created by Andy Kriebel and contains around 20000 samples along with Age Range, Events Per 1,000 Women, technical information and other features such as: - State - Year - and more.
- Analyze Metric in relation to Age Range
- Study the influence of Events Per 1,000 Women on State
- More datasets
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Andy Kriebel
--- Original source retains full ownership of the source dataset ---
Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License information was derived automatically
Abortion statistics measure the number of induced abortions that occur in New Zealand hospitals or licensed abortion clinics.
http://reference.data.gov.uk/id/open-government-licencehttp://reference.data.gov.uk/id/open-government-licence
Statistics on abortions.
Source agency: Health
Designation: National Statistics
Language: English
Alternative title: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales
The rate of legal abortions in the United States has decreased over the last few decades. In 2022, there were around 19.9 legal abortions per 100 live births, whereas the rate was 34 abortions per 100 live births in the year 1990. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court in 2022, states within the U.S. have the right to severely limit or completely ban abortion if they wish, meaning that access to such procedures varies significantly depending on the state or region.
Abortion in the U.S.
In 2022, there were over 613,000 legal abortions in the United States. Abortion rates in the U.S. are highest among women aged 25 to 29 years and more common among unmarried women than those who are married. In 2022, there were approximately 38 legal abortions per 100 live births among unmarried women compared to four abortions per 100 live births among women who were married.
Public opinion
The issue of abortion has been and remains a divisive topic among the general public and continues to be a relevant political issue. As of May 2023, around 44 percent of the population was estimated to be pro-life, while 52 percent were pro-choice and three percent mixed or neither. However, this distribution has fluctuated over the years, with pro-lifers accounting for a larger percentage than pro-choicers as recently as 2019.
Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
License information was derived automatically
The Abortion update contains information on notifications, to the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, of terminations of pregnancy under the Abortion Act 1967. The release includes numbers and rates for Scotland, NHS Boards and Local Council Areas.
Source agency: ISD Scotland (part of NHS National Services Scotland)
Designation: National Statistics
Language: English
Alternative title: Abortions Statistics
In 2022, there were roughly **** abortions per 1,000 women in France. The abortion rate in France remained pretty stable since the nineties, while the estimated abortion rate in Europe decreased significantly. Abortion in France France legalized abortion in 1975. If at that time the fight for legalization was intense, it appears that now the support for abortion right in France is widespread. In 2017, more than 80 percent of French people declared that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. France has a low rate of teenage pregnancy, but the abortion rate is not the same throughout the country. Overseas regions of France such as Guadeloupe or Mayotte have a higher abortion rate number of young women aged from 15 to 17 years, while in the rest of the country the majority of abortions concerned women aged between 20 and 29 years. The evolution of contraception in France Like in other European countries, French women seem to be more and more concerned about the consequences that may be related to their contraception method. In 2017, ** percent of women in France stated that they were rather worried about the cardiovascular risks of hormonal contraception like the pill. Consequently, the share of French women using contraceptive oral pills is decreasing and other methods like IUD or implant are becoming more common.
From 1990 to 1994, there were 79 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age, compared to 64 unintended pregnancies and 40 abortions per 1,000 women from 2015-2019. Although the global unintended abortion rate has decreased from 1990 to 2019, the abortion rate remains more or less the same. This statistic illustrates the unintended pregnancy and abortion rates worldwide from 1990 to 2019.
This report sets out and comments on abortion statistics in England and Wales for 2021 and provides an update to the abortion statistics during the COVID-19 pandemic: January to June 2021.
The statistics are obtained from the abortion notification forms returned to the chief medical officers of England and Wales.
Since the statistics were first published in June 2022, we have published 4 sets of corrections (in December 2022, March 2023, September 2023 and July 2025).
The corrections are listed in full in the ‘Revisions’ tab in the following files:
We would welcome views on ‘Abortion statistics for England and Wales’. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=MIwnYaiRMUyMH-9N6Jc6HKpd-V-efhBEh-Ng73M5NwdUQ09DUFJDMzRZUktQSjFFUUszUVRYRkJUQy4u" class="govuk-link">Fill in our feedback form or email us at abortion.statistics@dhsc.gov.uk.
Feedback received will contribute to future development of these statistics.