Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Ecuador
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 16 April 2023
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.
- Miscarriages and abortions includes miscarriages (generally spontaneous fetal losses/
abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period) and induced abortions.
- Fetal deaths generally includes fetal deaths or stillbirths
of at least 20 weeks` gestation.
- 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 15-44.
- 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 | miscarriages and abortions | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (AWR) |
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
1948 | 135,201 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1949 | 140,842 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1950 | 149,153 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1951 | 152,999 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1952 | 155,641 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1953 | 163,809 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1954 | 156,719 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1955 | 166,977 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1956 | 178,520 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1957 | 184,919 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1958 | 185,932 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1959 | 191,991 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1960 | 206,178 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1961 | 208,455 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1962 | 215,980 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1963 | 225,099 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1964 | 219,137 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1965 | 226,436 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1966 | 220,930 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1967 | 222,508 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1968 | 225,737 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1969 | 220,593 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1970 | 230,184 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1971 | 243,506 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1972 | 242,958 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1973 | 244,294 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1974 | 244,530 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1975 | 221,209 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1976 | 227,415 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1977 | 223,653 | | | | | | | 5,571 | | | | | | |
1978 | 230,259 | | | | | | | 5,890 | | | | | | |
1979 | 232,436 | | | | | | | 5,586 | | | | | | |
1980 | 223,351 | 143 | | | | | | 4,997 | 0.00 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.00 | |
1981 | 223,182 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1982 | 216,756 | 3 | | | | | | | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
1983 | 206,428 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1984 | 206,243 | 4 | | | | | | | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
1985 | 209,974 | 511 | | | | | | | 0.00 | 2.43 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | |
1986 | 205,797 | 1 | | | | | | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
1987 | 204,475 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1988 | 211,392 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1989 | 200,099 | 277 | | | | | | | 0.00 | 1.38 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.00 | |
1990 | 201,702 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1991 | 263,612 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1992 | 198,468 | | | | | | | 2,894 | | | | | | |
1993 | 198,722 | | | | | | | 2,955 | | | | | | |
1994 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1995 | 181,268 | | | | | | | 2,429 | | | | | | |
1996 | 182,242 | | | | | | | 2,339 | | | | | | |
1997 | 169,869 | | | | | | | 2,287 | | | | | | |
1998 | 199,079 | | | | | | | 2,792 | | | | | | |
1999 | 218,108 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2000 | 202,257 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
2001 | 192,786 | | | | | | | 2,751 | | | | | | |
2002 | 183,792 | | | | | | | 2,685 | | | | | | |
2003 | 178,549 | | | | | | | 2,298 | | | | | | |
2004 | 254,362 | (700) | (700) | (700) | | (700) | 33,132 | 2,098 | 2.75 | 2.75 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.22 | (0.2) |
2005 | 252,725 | (1,400) | (1,400) | (1,400) | | (1,400) | (36,000) | 1,361 | 5.54 | 5.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.43 | (0.5) |
2006 | 278,591 | (3,300) | (3,300) | (3,300) | | (3,300) | (37,000) | 1,499 | 11.85 | 11.85 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.00 | (1.1) |
2007 | 283,984 | (1,600) | (1,600) | (1,600) | | (1,600) | (38,000) | 1,424 | 5.63 | 5.63 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.48 | (0.5) |
2008 | 291,055 | (1,600) | (1,600) | (1,600) | | (1,600) | (40,000) | 1,310 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.47 | (0.5) |
2009 | 215,906 | (2,300) | (2,300) | (2,300) | | (2,300) | 40,201 | 1,295 | 10.65 | 10.65 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 0.66 | (0.8) |
2010 | 219,162 | (3,400) | (3,400) | (3,400) | | (3,400) | 42,541 | 1,815 | 15.51 | 15.51 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 0.96 | (1.1) |
2011 | 229,780 | (4,000) | (4,000) | (4,000) | | (4,000) | 42,574 | 1,672 | 17.41 | 17.41 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 1.12 | (1.3) |
2012 | 297,309 | (3,800) | (3,800) | (3,800) | | (3,800) | 41,712 | 1,717 | 12.78 | 12.78 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.05 | (1.2) |
2013 | 277,620 | (1,700) | (1,700) | (1,700) | | (1,700) | 40,256 | 1,040 | 6.12 | 6.12 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.46 | (0.5) |
2014 | 278,460 | (1,200) | (1,200) | (1,200) | | (1,200) | 35,719 | 932 | 4.31 | 4.31 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.32 | (0.4) |
2015 | 283,313 | | (1,200) | | | | 31,302 | 1,028 | | | | | | |
2016 | 272,090 | | (1,200) | | | | 30,410 | 1,001 | | | | | | |
2017 | 291,397 | | (1,200) | | | | 30,331 | 1,063 | | | | | | |
2018 | 293,980 | | (1,200) | | | | 28,096 | 1,022 | | | | | | |
2019 | 286,213 | | (1,200) | | | | 25,327 | 1,050 | | | | | | |
2020 | 265,437 | | (1,200) | | | | 18,520 | 918 | | | | | | |
2021 | | | (1,200) | | | | | | | | | | | |
2022 | | | (1,200) | | | | | | | | | | | |
year | live births | abortions, reported | abortions (AWR) | abortions, residents, in country only | abortions, residents, obtained abroad | abortions, residents, total | miscarriages and abortions | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate, residents | abortion rate, occurences (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:
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- INEC, 1986, "Morbilidad," FLACSO Andes, on line [http://www.flacsoandes.edu.ec/biblio/catalog/resGet.php?resId=24326].
- Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Katherine Simbana, Lenin Gomez, Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra, Lisa Scott, and Gabriel Cevallos-Sierra, 2017, Abortion, an increasing public health concern in Ecuador; a 10-year population-based analysis, Pragmatic and Observational Research, 8:129-135.
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2000, "Table 5. Live births by age of mother, sex and urban/rural residence: 1948-1997," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1948-1997: Historical Supplement, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYBHist/HistTab05.pdf].
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- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2018, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions 2007-2016," United Nations Statistics Division, on line [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/documents/dyb2016/table13.pdf].
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- United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, 1988, United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1986, United Nations (New York, NY).
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