Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Ecuador

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 6 June 2026

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

yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalmiscarriages and abortionsfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents		abortion
rate, occurrences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country
1948135,201              
1949140,842              
1950149,153              
1951152,999              
1952155,641              
1953163,809              
1954156,719              
1955166,977              
1956178,520              
1957184,919              
1958185,932              
1959191,991              
1960206,178              
1961208,455              
1962215,980              
1963225,099              
1964219,137              
1965226,436              
1966220,930              
1967222,508              
1968225,737              
1969220,593              
1970230,184              
1971243,506              
1972242,958              
1973244,294              
1974244,530              
1975221,209              
1976227,415              
1977223,653       5,571       
1978230,259       5,890       
1979232,436       5,586       
1980223,351 143      4,997 0.000.640.000.060.00 
1981223,182              
1982216,756 3       0.000.010.000.000.00 
1983206,428              
1984206,243 4       0.000.020.000.000.00 
1985209,974 511       0.002.430.000.240.00 
1986205,797 1       0.000.000.000.000.00 
1987204,475              
1988211,392              
1989200,099 277       0.001.380.000.140.00 
1990201,702              
1991263,612              
1992198,468       2,894       
1993198,722       2,955       
1994              
1995181,268       2,429       
1996182,242       2,339       
1997169,869       2,287       
1998199,079       2,792       
1999218,108              
2000202,257              
2001192,786       2,751       
2002183,792       2,685       
2003178,549       2,298       
2004254,362 (700)(700)(700) (700)33,132 2,098 2.752.750.270.270.22(0.3)
2005252,725 (1,400)(1,400)(1,400) (1,400)(36,000)1,361 5.545.540.550.550.43(0.5)
2006278,591 (3,300)(3,300)(3,300) (3,300)(37,000)1,499 11.8511.851.171.171.00(1.2)
2007283,984 (1,600)(1,600)(1,600) (1,600)(38,000)1,424 5.635.630.560.560.48(0.6)
2008291,055 (1,600)(1,600)(1,600) (1,600)(40,000)1,310 5.505.500.550.550.47(0.5)
2009215,906 (2,300)(2,300)(2,300) (2,300)40,201 1,295 10.6510.651.051.050.66(0.8)
2010219,162 (3,400)(3,400)(3,400) (3,400)42,541 1,815 15.5115.511.531.530.96(1.1)
2011229,780 (4,000)(4,000)(4,000) (4,000)42,574 1,672 17.4117.411.711.711.12(1.3)
2012297,309 (3,800)(3,800)(3,800) (3,800)41,712 1,717 12.7812.781.261.261.05(1.2)
2013277,620 (1,700)(1,700)(1,700) (1,700)40,256 1,040 6.126.120.610.610.46(0.5)
2014278,460 (1,200)(1,200)(1,200) (1,200)35,719 932 4.314.310.430.430.32(0.4)
2015283,313  (1,200)   31,302 1,028       
2016272,090  (1,200)   30,410 1,001       
2017291,397  (1,200)   30,331 1,063       
2018293,980  (1,200)   28,096 1,022       
2019286,684 (1,200)   25,3271,050      
2020266,919 (1,200)   18,520918      
2021251,978 (1,200)   19,595838      
2022250,277 (1,200)   19,728805      
2023238,772 (1,200)    769      
2024  (1,200)           
2025  (1,200)           
yearlive birthsabortions, reportedabortions (AWR)abortions, residents, in country onlyabortions, residents, obtained abroadabortions, residents, totalmiscarriages and abortionsfetal deathsabortion ratioabortion %abortion
rate,
residents		abortion
rate, occurrences (AWR)
residents, in/out of countryall in countryresidents, in/out of countryall in country

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