Statistics: Abortions vs Life Births

Abortions per 100 live births

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Abortions per 100 live births
Characteristic	1973	1975	1980	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992
Total	19.6	27.2	35.9	34.9	36.4	35.4	35.4	35.6	35.2	34.6	34.5	33.9	33.5
Age
Under 15 years	74.3	101.5	122.7	133.6	145.8	141.2	130.5	131.3	90.5	83.5	81.2	76.1	77.5
15-19 years	31.7	46.4	66.4	67.3	71.4	71.7	70.2	72.6	61.2	54.8	50.6	45.6	42.7
20-24 years	17.9	25.0	37.5	38.1	41.2	40.4	41.0	42.0	36.9	36.1	37.5	37.3	36.4
25-29 years	12.3	16.6	23.0	23.0	23.9	23.2	24.0	23.9	21.1	20.9	21.6	21.8	21.8
30-34 years	16.5	22.1	23.3	22.0	22.3	21.4	21.5	21.4	18.6	18.4	18.9	18.5	18.3
35-39 years	26.7	37.5	40.3	35.4	35.2	33.4	33.4	31.7	27.7	26.8	27.1	25.9	25.4
40 years and over	40.2	59.9	78.3	69.1	66.7	63.8	59.8	56.2	51.3	49.4	51.6	47.6	47.0
Race
White	17.5	22.7	31.3	29.5	30.8	29.6	30.0	30.0	25.7	24.8	25.2	23.9	23.3
All other	28.9	46.5	54.7	56.0	58.2	57.6	55.8	55.7	45.5	46.1	47.5	45.4	46.0
Marital status
Married	6.2	8.3	10.2	9.3	9.6	8.7	9.3	9.8	8.1	7.8	8.5	8.5	8.1
Unmarried	109.8	141.1	149.9	135.2	137.1	129.5	120.6	114.9	97.1	88.4	84.0	78.1	75.0
Number of previous live births
0	23.0	30.2	48.6	46.9	49.3	47.7	47.1	46.3	37.4	37.2	35.8	34.2	32.6
1	12.1	17.3	21.9	22.1	23.0	22.8	23.8	24.7	21.0	21.2	22.5	22.8	22.4
2	19.6	29.7	32.8	32.5	34.0	33.0	33.5	34.5	29.3	28.6	31.3	31.5	31.0
3	25.8	39.8	33.5	31.9	32.8	32.1	32.4	33.2	27.7	27.8	29.8	30.7	30.1
4 or more	26.4	40.8	27.3	24.8	24.9	23.7	24.2	24.2	20.2	19.9	26.3	25.1	24.3

Data represents cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control, and in some cases does not include all states.

Data for 1992 is preliminary.

For 1973-75, "Previous live birth" numbers are actually number of living children.

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 1994. Hyattsville, Maryland: Public Health Service, 1995. Table #15.

Their data is based on reporting by state health departments and by facilities.

Posted 16 Sep 2000.