Historical abortion statistics, Curacao

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

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 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)
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions (AWR)	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	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
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009	1,898	1,126	1,126	(720)		(720)		379	593.3	27.5	37.24		49.47
2010	2,032		(1,100)
2011	1,974		(1,100)
2012	2,039		(1,100)
2013	1,962		(1,100)
2014	1,963		(1,100)
2015	1,877		(1,100)
2016	1,789		(1,100)
2017	1,548		(1,100)
2018	1,727		(1,100)
2019	1,583		(1,100)
2020	1,348		(1,100)
2021	1,309		(1,100)
2022	1,232		(1,100)
2023	1,176		(1,100)
2024	1,121		(1,100)
2025			(1,100)
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)
year	live births	abortions, reported	abortions (AWR)	abortions, residents, in country only	abortions, residents, obtained abroad	abortions, residents, total	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.

Sources:

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2015, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 2005-2014," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2014, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2014/Table11.pdf].
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2019, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 2009-2018," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2018, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2014/Table11.pdf].
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2023, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 2013-2022," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2022, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2014/Table11.pdf].
van der Wiele, W. M., Nov. 2010, "Abortus provocatus op de BES eilanden: Een nulmeting," Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal, on line https://www.eerstekamer.nl/behandeling/20111006/abortus_provocatus_op_de_bes/document3/f=/vitdlguvjnve.pdf

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