Historical abortion statistics, Guyana

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Guyana

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 3 July 2022

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.
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	fetal deaths	abortion ratio		abortion %		abortion rate, residents	abortion rate, occurences (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, occurences (AWR)
1948	16,576
1949	17,137
1950	16,985
1951	18,357
1952	19,555
1953	20,148
1954	20,263
1955	21,073
1956	21,668
1957	22,983
1958	23,661
1959	24,467
1960	23,718
1961	24,323
1962	25,316
1963	25,796
1964	25,541
1965	25,830
1966	26,348
1967	23,335
1968	23,467
1969	22,129
1970	23,703	1,868	1,868	(1,868)		1,868		78.8	78.8	7.31	7.31
1971	22,933		(1,900)
1972	25,065		(1,900)
1973	24,100		(1,900)
1974	23,100		(1,900)
1975	23,200		(1,900)
1976	24,200		(1,900)
1977			(1,900)
1978	23,200		(1,900)
1979	(19,000)		(1,900)
1980			(1,900)
1981			(1,900)
1982			(1,900)
1983			(1,900)
1984			(1,900)
1985			(1,900)
1986			(1,900)
1987			(1,900)
1988	19,568		(1,900)
1989	20,521		(1,900)
1990	17,522		(1,900)
1991	18,229		(1,900)
1992	18,224		(1,900)
1993	20,027		(1,900)
1994	21,810		(1,900)
1995	22,651		(4,000)
1996	22,452	7,711	7,711	(7,711)		7,711		343.4	343.4	25.56	25.56	40.53	49.04
1997	21,861	6,614	6,614	(6,614)		6,614		302.5	302.5	23.23	23.23	34.88	42.67
1998	20,898	5,591	5,591	(5,591)		5,591		267.5	267.5	21.11	21.11	29.70	36.04
1999	17,950	6,249	6,249	(6,249)		6,249		348.1	348.1	25.82	25.82	33.56	39.91
2000	18,463	6,104	6,104	(6,104)		6,104		330.6	330.6	24.85	24.85	33.21	38.75
2001	(21,900)	4,977	4,977	(4,977)		4,977		227.3	227.3	18.52	18.52	27.45	31.72
2002	(16,000)		(4,700)										(30)
2003	(17,000)	4,500	4,500	(4,500)		4,500		264.7	264.7	20.93	20.93	25.62	29.28
2004	16,391		(3,900)										(25)
2005	14,885		(3,400)										(23)
2006	(14,800)		(2,900)										(20)
2007			(2,500)										(17)
2008			(2,200)										(15)
2009			(1,900)										(13)
2010	(14,000)		(1,600)										(11)
2011			(1,400)										(10)
2012	13,023		(1,200)										(8)
2013			(1,100)										(8)
2014	(11,700)		(900)										(6)
2015	16,202	800	800	(800)		800		49.4	49.4	4.71	4.71	4.47	5
2016	15,358		(800)
2017	14,464		(800)
2018	14,659		(800)
2019			(800)
2020			(800)
2021			(800)
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, occurences (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, occurences (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:

Beaie, Sonkarley Tiatun, 19 Sept. 2007, "Chapter 1: National population trends: size, growth and distribution," in The Co-Operative Republic of Guyana Population and Housing Census 2002: National Census Report, Bureau of Statistics Guyana, on line at Bureau of Statistics [http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/Chapter1_National_Population_Trends.pdf].
Bureau of Statistics, 2008, "Annex 5, Guyana: Selected Socio-Economic Indicators," in Statistical Bulletin, on line at Bureau of Statistics [http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/pubs/stats_bulletin_(thematic_area).zip].
GINA, 23 June 2005, "Medical Termination Act never meant to encourage more terminations," Guyana Government Information Agency, on line [http://www.gina.gov.gy/archive/daily/b050623.html].
Ministry of Health Statistics Unit, March 2007, "Statistical Bulletin 2005," Ministry of Health, on line [http://www.health.gov.gy/pub/moh_stats_bulletin_05.pdf].
Pan American Health Organization Health Analysis and Information Systems Area, 2005, Regional Core Health Data Initiative: Technical Health Information System, PAHO (Washington, DC), on line at PAHO [http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/coredata/tabulator/newTabulator.htm].
Singh, Susheela, 1979, "Demographic variables and the recent trend in fertility in Guyana, 1960-1971," Population Studies, 33(2):313-327.
Socialism Today, March 2002, "Abortion rights under attack in Ireland and Portugal," Socialism Today, on line [http://www.socialismtoday.org/63/abortion.html].
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].
Bureau of Statistics (Guyana), 2015, "Chapter 4. Mortality and fertility patterns," Bureau of Statistics, on line [http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/download.php?file=24].
CIA, 2018, "World Factbook: Guyana," CIA, on line [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_gy.html].
Guyana Times, 14 Nov. 2016, "Almost 1000 abortions recorded in 2015," Guyana Times, on line [https://guyanatimesgy.com/almost-1000-abortions-recorded-in-2015/].
Ministry of Health Statistics Unit, March 2007, "Statistical Bulletin 2004," Ministry of Health, on line [http://www.health.gov.gy/pub/moh_stats_bulletin_04.pdf].
Stabroek News, 16 June 2002, "Drop in abortions since law passed--Cummings," Stabroek News, on line at Guyana: Land of Six Peoples [http://landofsixpeoples.com/news02/ns2061610.htm].
UNICEF, 2018, "Guyana: Statistics," UNICEF, on line [https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/guyana_statistics.html].
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