United States abortion rates, 1960-2013 compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston

last modified 28 November 2014

Note: data is scaled relative to 1980 (1980 value=100). Plotted data includes:

abortions--known or estimated legal abortions occurring in the U.S.

ratio--abortions per 1000 live births

percentage--abortions as percentage of total pregnancies (live births+abortions)

rate per 1000 women aged 15-44

rate per 1000 population

United States abortion rates, data year abortions abortion ratio abortion percentage abortion rate per 1,000 live births % of births+abortions per 1,000 women

aged 15-44 per 1,000

population 1960 292 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 1961 292 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 1962 292 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 1963 390 0.10 0.01 0.01 0.00 1964 823 0.20 0.02 0.02 0.00 1965 794 0.21 0.02 0.02 0.00 1966 1,028 0.29 0.03 0.03 0.01 1967 2,061 0.59 0.06 0.05 0.01 1968 6,026 1.72 0.17 0.14 0.03 1969 25,918 7.2 0.71 0.62 0.13 1970 193,491 51.9 4.9 4.53 0.94 1971 485,816 136.6 12.0 11.14 2.34 1972 586,760 180.1 15.3 13.16 2.80 1973 744,600 237.4 19.2 16.33 3.51 1974 898,600 284.4 22.1 19.28 4.20 1975 1,034,200 328.9 24.8 21.72 4.79 1976 1,179,300 372.3 27.1 24.19 5.41 1977 1,316,700 395.8 28.4 26.42 5.98 1978 1,409,600 422.9 29.7 27.67 6.33 1979 1,497,670 428.6 30.0 28.79 6.65 1980 1,553,890 430.2 30.1 29.28 6.84 1981 1,577,340 434.6 30.3 29.25 6.87 1982 1,573,920 427.6 30.0 28.77 6.79 1983 1,575,000 432.8 30.2 28.45 6.74 1984 1,577,180 429.9 30.1 28.15 6.69 1985 1,588,550 422.4 29.7 28.01 6.68 1986 1,574,000 419.0 29.5 27.41 6.55 1987 1,559,110 409.3 29.0 26.93 6.43 1988 1,590,750 406.9 28.9 27.37 6.51 1989 1,566,870 387.8 27.9 26.85 6.35 1990 1,608,620 386.8 27.9 27.39 6.44 1991 1,556,510 378.6 27.5 26.34 6.15 1992 1,528,930 376.1 27.3 25.89 5.96 1993 1,495,000 373.7 27.2 25.25 5.75 1994 1,423,000 360.0 26.5 23.97 5.41 1995 1,359,440 348.6 25.8 22.82 5.11 1996 1,365,700 349.5 25.9 22.76 5.05 1997 1,335,000 344.0 25.6 22.27 4.90 1998 1,319,000 334.6 25.1 21.95 4.78 1999 1,314,800 332.1 24.9 21.87 4.71 2000 1,312,990 323.5 24.4 21.30 4.65 2001 1,291,000 320.7 24.3 20.88 4.53 2002 1,269,000 315.5 24.0 20.49 4.41 2003 1,250,000 305.6 23.4 20.17 4.30 2004 1,222,100 297.2 22.9 19.69 4.17 2005 1,206,200 291.5 22.6 19.41 4.08 2006 1,242,200 291.2 22.6 19.95 4.16 2007 1,209,640 280.3 21.9 19.48 4.01 2008 1,212,350 285.4 22.2 19.46 3.99 2009 1,151,600 278.8 21.8 18.47 3.75 2010 1,102,700 275.7 21.6 17.68 3.55 2011 1,058,500 267.7 21.1 16.97 3.38 2012 1,020,000* 261.8* 20.8* 16.56* 3.30* 2013 1,000,000* 253.9* 20.3* 15.90* *

* compiler's estimates

For sources, see Historical abortion statistics, United States.

© 2002-2011, 2014 by Wm. Robert Johnston.

Last modified 28 November 2014.

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