Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Crimea and Sevastopol
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 June 2026
See Information on regions with disputed or special status.
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 of childbearing age.
- Abortion rate, occurrences (AWR) is abortion occurrences from Abortion Worldwide Report figures per 1000 women ages 15-39.
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion
rate,
residents | abortion
rate, occurrences (AWR) |
|---|
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
| 1990 | 27,599 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1991 | 26,291 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | 24,160 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1993 | 22,094 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1994 | 20,681 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1995 | 18,984 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | 17,538 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1997 | 16,683 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1998 | 15,603 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1999 | 17,574 | 29,039 | 29,039 | 29,039 | | 29,039 | | 1,652.4 | 1,652.4 | 62.30 | 62.30 | | |
| 2000 | (18,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2001 | (18,000) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | 19,170 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003 | 20,698 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2004 | 21,622 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2005 | 21,624 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2006 | 23,881 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2007 | 25,661 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | 27,523 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2009 | 27,781 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | 27,422 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2011 | 27,646 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2012 | 29,286 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2013 | 28,517 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | 29,211 | 10,848 | 10,848 | 10,848 | | 10,848 | | 371.4 | 371.4 | 27.08 | 27.08 | | |
| 2015 | 29,449 | 11,324 | 11,324 | 11,324 | | 11,324 | | 384.5 | 384.5 | 27.77 | 27.77 | | |
| 2016 | 28,346 | 11,026 | 11,026 | 11,026 | | 11,026 | | 389.0 | 389.0 | 28.00 | 28.00 | | |
| 2017 | 25,805 | 9,891 | 9,891 | 9,891 | | 9,891 | | 383.3 | 383.3 | 27.71 | 27.71 | | |
| 2018 | 24,773 | 8,530 | 8,530 | 8,530 | | 8,530 | | 344.3 | 344.3 | 25.61 | 25.61 | | |
| 2019 | 23,481 | 8,263 | 8,263 | 8,263 | | 8,263 | | 351.9 | 351.9 | 26.03 | 26.03 | | |
| 2020 | 31,105 | 7,719 | 7,719 | 7,719 | | 7,719 | | 248.2 | 248.2 | 19.88 | 19.88 | | |
| 2021 | 22,406 | 6,691 | 6,691 | 6,691 | | 6,691 | | 298.6 | 298.6 | 23.00 | 23.00 | | |
| 2022 | | 6,546 | 6,546 | 6,546 | | 6,546 | | | | | | | |
| 2023 | | | 1,614 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2024 | 19,541 | | (1,600) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2025 | | | (1,600) | | | | | | | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion
rate,
residents | abortion
rate, occurrences (AWR) |
|---|
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
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.
Sources:
- Federal State Statistics Service, Russian Federation, 2023, "Число прерываний беременности, на конец года," Rosstat, on line https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Chislo_prer_beremen.xlsx
- Kypsovi diplomni referati, on line [http://osvita-plaza.in.ua/index/biblioteka_bzhd_bezpeka_zhittedijalnosti/0-1126].
- KPU, 2005, "Analitichni materiali," KPU, on line [http://www.kpu-kiev.org.ua/analitica.php?message_id=15§ion_id=19].
- https://82.rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/%D0%95%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%20%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115059/http://gosstat.crimea.ru/ukgdem1.php
- https://medvestnik.ru/content/news/Rosstat-raskryl-regiony-lidery-po-rostu-i-sokrasheniu-chisla-abortov.html
- https://www.interfax-russia.ru/south-and-north-caucasus/news/chastnye-kliniki-kryma-otkazalis-ot-provedeniya-abortov
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