Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Qatar
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 October 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.
- 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, occurences (AWR) |
|---|
residents, in/out of country | all in country | residents, in/out of country | all in country |
| 1970 | 3,616 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 3,921 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 4,038 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1973 | 4,367 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 4,562 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 4,559 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 4,893 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 5,313 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 5,977 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 6,057 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 6,750 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 7,192 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1982 | 8,031 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 8,261 | | (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 8,613 | | (10) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1985 | 9,225 | | (10) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1986 | 9,942 | | (20) | | | | | | | | | | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 9,919 | | (20) | | | | | | | | | | 0.3 |
| 1988 | 10,842 | | (20) | | | | | | | | | | 0.3 |
| 1989 | 10,908 | | (30) | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 |
| 1990 | 11,022 | | (30) | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 |
| 1991 | | | (40) | | | | | | | | | | 0.6 |
| 1992 | 10,459 | | (40) | | | | | | | | | | 0.6 |
| 1993 | 10,822 | 43 | (40) | (43) | | 43 | | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.40 | 0.40 | | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 10,561 | 55 | (60) | (55) | | 55 | | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.52 | 0.52 | | 0.8 |
| 1995 | 10,371 | 74 | 74 | (74) | | 74 | | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.71 | 0.71 | | 0.98 |
| 1996 | 10,317 | 76 | 76 | (76) | | 76 | | 7.4 | 7.4 | 0.73 | 0.73 | | 0.98 |
| 1997 | 10,447 | 97 | 97 | (97) | | 97 | | 9.3 | 9.3 | 0.92 | 0.92 | | 1.19 |
| 1998 | 10,781 | 71 | 71 | (71) | | 71 | | 6.6 | 6.6 | 0.65 | 0.65 | | 0.81 |
| 1999 | 10,846 | 124 | 124 | (124) | | 124 | | 11.4 | 11.4 | 1.13 | 1.13 | | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 11,250 | 177 | 177 | (177) | | 177 | 76 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 1.55 | 1.55 | | 1.80 |
| 2001 | 12,118 | 127 | 127 | (127) | | 127 | 75 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.04 | 1.04 | | 1.23 |
| 2002 | 12,200 | 121 | 121 | (121) | | 121 | 62 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 0.98 | 0.98 | | 1.11 |
| 2003 | 12,856 | 131 | 131 | (131) | 5 | 136 | 81 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 1.05 | 1.01 | | 1.14 |
| 2004 | 13,190 | 172 | 172 | (172) | 8 | 180 | 64 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 1.35 | 1.29 | | 1.37 |
| 2005 | 13,401 | 169 | 169 | (169) | 14 | 183 | 97 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 1.35 | 1.25 | | 1.18 |
| 2006 | 14,120 | 56 | 56 | (56) | 7 | 63 | 79 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.44 | 0.40 | | 0.35 |
| 2007 | 15,681 | 72 | 72 | (72) | 7 | 79 | 95 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.50 | 0.46 | | 0.41 |
| 2008 | 17,210 | 68 | 68 | (68) | 9 | 77 | 133 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.45 | 0.39 | | 0.36 |
| 2009 | 18,351 | 107 | 107 | (107) | 8 | 115 | 123 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 0.62 | 0.58 | | 0.52 |
| 2010 | 19,504 | 87 | 87 | (87) | 13 | 100 | 130 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 0.51 | 0.44 | | 0.39 |
| 2011 | 20,802 | 81 | 81 | (81) | 8 | 89 | | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.43 | 0.39 | | 0.35 |
| 2012 | 21,423 | 98 | 98 | (98) | 21 | 119 | | 5.6 | 4.6 | 0.55 | 0.46 | | 0.40 |
| 2013 | 23,708 | | (100) | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | 25,443 | | (100) | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 2015 | 26,622 | | (100) | | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 2016 | 26,816 | | (100) | | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 2017 | 27,906 | | (100) | | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | 28,069 | | (100) | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 2019 | 28,412 | | (100) | | 16 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | 29,014 | | (100) | | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 2021 | 26,319 | | (100) | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2022 | 24,703 | | (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, 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:
- Department of Health, 27 July 2005, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2004," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/75/74/04117574.pdf].
- Department of Health, 4 July 2006, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2005," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/13/68/59/04136859.pdf].
- Department of Health, Aug. 2004, "Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2003," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/11/66/26/04116626.pdf].
- Government Statistical Service, 19 June 2007, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2006," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=142305&Rendition=Web].
- Government Statistical Service, June 2008, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2007," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=142305&Rendition=Web].
- Government Statistical Service, May 2009, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2008," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_099714.pdf].
- Government Statistical Service, May 2010, "Statistical Bulletin: Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2009," Department of Health, on line [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_116336.pdf].
- Hamad Medical Corporation, 2002 "Annual statistical report 2001," Hamad Medical Corporation, on line [http://site.hmc.org.qa/msrc/pdf/annual_reports_2001.pdf].
- Hamad Medical Corporation, 2007, "Chapter 3. Primary health care services," Hamad Medical Corporation, on line [http://site.hmc.org.qa/msrc/AHR2012/pdf/ch3.pdf].
- Hamad Medical Corporation, 2011, "Chapter 4. Hospital services," Hamad Medical Corporation, on line [http://site.hmc.org.qa/msrc/AHR2010/pdf/ch4.pdf].
- Hamad Medical Corporation, 2013, "Chapter 6. Vital health statistics and preventive medicine," Hamad Medical Corporation, on line [http://site.hmc.org.qa/msrc/AHR2012/pdf/ch6.pdf].
- 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].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2002, "Table 1. Live births by sex and urban/rural residence: 1980-1999," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1999 Natality Supplement, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYBNat/NatStatTab01.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2006, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 2000-2004," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2004, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2004/Table12.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2006, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1995-2004," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2004, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/DYB2004/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2007, "Table 13. Legally induced abortions: 1996-2005," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2005, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2005/Table13.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2011, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2006-2010," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2009-2010, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2009-2010/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2012, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2007-2011," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2009-2010, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2011/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 23 July 2008, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2002-2006," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2006, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2006/Table09.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 9 Oct. 2009, "Table 4. Vital statistics summary and expectation of life at birth: 2003-2007," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2007, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table04.pdf].
- United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a17].
- United Nations Statistics Division, 21 Feb. 2008, "Live births by sex and urban/rural residence," on line at UNdata [http://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a4].
- United Nations Statistics Division, 1 July 2014, "3. Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year (1999-2013)," United Nations Statistics Division, on line [a href=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf>https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf].
- Department of Health, 12 June 2014, "Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2013," Gov.UK, on line [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/319460/Abortion_Statistics__England_and_Wales_2013.pdf].
- Department of Health, July 2013, "Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2012," Gov.UK, on line [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/211790/2012_Abortion_Statistics.pdf].
- Department of Health, May 2012, "Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2011," Gov.UK, on line [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/213386/Commentary1.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2008, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 2003-2007," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2007, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2007/Table12.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2011, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 2006-2010," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2009-2010, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2009-2010/Table12.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2014, "Table 12. Late foetal deaths and late foetal death ratios, by urban/rural residence: 2009-2013," in United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2013, United Nations (New York, NY), on line at United Nations Statistics Division [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2013/Table12.pdf].
- Department of Health, June 2015, "Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2014, complete tables," Gov.UK, on line [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/433457/2014_complete_tables.xlsx].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 12 Aug. 2015, "3. Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year (2000-2014)," United Nations Statistics Division, on line [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/vitstats/serATab3.pdf].
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2015, "Table 9. Live births and crude birth rates, by urban/rural residence: 2010-2014," 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/Table09.pdf].
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