Historical abortion statistics, Bhutan

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Bhutan

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 June 2026

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Live births.
Abortions, reported includes legal reported induced abortions.
Abortions (AWR) are combined reported and estimated abortion occurrences from the Abortion Worldwide Report and working papers.
Abortions, residents, in country only includes reported abortions obtained within the country by residents only.
Abortions, residents, obtained abroad includes reported abortions by country residents obtained in other countries.
Abortions, residents, total includes reported abortions by residents, obtained both within the country and abroad.
Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
Miscarriages generally includes spontaneous fetal losses/ abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period.
Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies (excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages).
Abortion rate, residents is abortions by residency per 1000 women ages 15-49.
Abortion rate, occurrences (AWR) is abortion occurrences from Abortion Worldwide Report figures per 1000 women ages 15-39.

Belarus regional level data also available here.

year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions (AWR)	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents	abortion rate, occurrences (AWR)
year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions (AWR)	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents	abortion rate, occurrences (AWR)
1990		(22,500)							175
1991		(22,500)							279
1992		(22,100)							188
1993		(19,700)							207
1994		(19,200)							231
1995		(18,200)							169
1996		(17,200)							215
1997		(16,600)							251
1998		(16,100)							227
1999		(15,600)							240
2000		(15,000)							267
2001		(14,600)							250	97
2002		(14,100)							311	154
2003		(13,800)		(240)					466	78	17.4	17.4	1.7	1.7		(1.7)
2004		(13,800)		(350)					579	110	25.4	25.4	2.5	2.5		(2.5)
2005	12,538	(14,000)		(430)					657		30.7	30.7	3.0	3.0		(2.9)
2006		(14,100)		(580)					810		41.1	41.1	4.0	4.0		(3.8)
2007		(14,100)		(680)					912		48.2	48.2	4.6	4.6		(4.4)
2008		(13,900)		(700)					928		50.4	50.4	4.8	4.8		(4.4)
2009		(13,900)		(830)					1,057		59.7	59.7	5.6	5.6		(5.0)
2010		(13,700)		(960)					1,190		70.1	70.1	6.5	6.5		(5.7)
2011		(13,600)		(1,100)					1,338		80.9	80.9	7.5	7.5		(6.4)
2012		(13,400)		(1,100)					1,338		82.1	82.1	7.6	7.6		(6.3)
2013		(13,400)		(1,100)					1,342		82.1	82.1	7.6	7.6		(6.2)
2014		(13,300)		(1,200)					1,428		90.2	90.2	8.3	8.3		(6.6)
2015		(13,200)		(1,350)					1,566		102.3	102.3	9.3	9.3		(7.4)
2016	10,457	(13,100)		(1,250)					1,486		119.5	119.5	10.7	10.7		(6.7)
2017	11,239	(13,100)		(1,100)				2	1,336	68	97.9	97.9	8.9	8.9		(5.9)
2018	11,368	(13,000)		(1,200)				1	1,440	59	105.6	105.6	9.5	9.5		(6.4)
2019	10,186	(12,900)		(1,050)					1,271	50	103.1	103.1	9.3	9.3		(5.5)
2020	10,240	(12,800)		(880)					1,111	33	85.9	85.9	7.9	7.9		(4.6)
2021	10,233			(780)					1,008	29	76.2	76.2	7.1	7.1		(4.1)
2022	10,248			(620)					849	16	60.5	60.5	5.7	5.7		(3.2)
2023	9,711			(680)					909	22						(3.5)
2024				(650)												(3.4)
2025				(650)												(3.4)
year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions (AWR)	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents	abortion rate, occurrences (AWR)
year	live births	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions (AWR)	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	abortions, illegal	miscarriages and abortions	fetal deaths	residents, in/out of country	all in country	residents, in/out of country	all in country	abortion rate, residents	abortion rate, occurrences (AWR)

Notes:

Parenthetical figures are estimates, some of which are derived from reported data.
Abortion ratios, percentages, and rates may be based on a mix of data from different sources and thus may not represent a consistent time series.

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