Historical abortion statistics, Tasmania (Australia)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 7 June 2026
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions, legal
reported (Medicare) | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate
(per 1000 women
ages 15-44) |
|---|
| 1960 | 8,853 | | | | | | |
| 1961 | 8,982 | | | | | | |
| 1962 | 8,894 | | | | | | |
| 1963 | 8,530 | | | | | | |
| 1964 | 8,252 | | | | | | |
| 1965 | 7,535 | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 7,401 | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 7,547 | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 8,317 | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 8,433 | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 8,182 | | | | | | |
| 1971 | 8,350 | | | | | | |
| 1972 | 7,862 | | | | | | |
| 1973 | 7,362 | | | | | | |
| 1974 | 7,441 | | | | | | |
| 1975 | 7,014 | | | | | | |
| 1976 | 6,736 | | | | | | |
| 1977 | 6,760 | | | | | | |
| 1978 | 6,836 | | | | | | |
| 1979 | 6,789 | | | | | | |
| 1980 | 6,776 | | | | | | |
| 1981 | 7,230 | | | | | | |
| 1982 | 7,039 | | | | | | |
| 1983 | 7,062 | | | | | | |
| 1984 | 7,132 | | (750) | | 105 | 9.5 | |
| 1985 | 7,249 | | (790) | | 109 | 9.8 | |
| 1986 | 6,950 | | (800) | | 115 | 10.3 | |
| 1987 | 6,790 | | (780) | | 115 | 10.3 | |
| 1988 | 6,779 | | (760) | | 112 | 10.1 | |
| 1989 | 6,813 | | (740) | | 109 | 9.8 | |
| 1990 | 7,043 | | (780) | | 111 | 10.0 | |
| 1991 | 6,870 | | (890) | | 130 | 11.5 | |
| 1992 | 6,987 | | (980) | | 140 | 12.3 | |
| 1993 | 6,835 | | (1,020) | | 149 | 13.0 | |
| 1994 | 6,844 | | (2,070) | 29 | 302 | 23.2 | |
| 1995 | 6,570 | | (2,010) | 40 | 306 | 23.4 | |
| 1996 | 6,457 | | (2,040) | 44 | 316 | 24.0 | |
| 1997 | 6,007 | | (1,830) | 48 | 305 | 23.4 | |
| 1998 | 5,978 | | (1,830) | 39 | 306 | 23.4 | |
| 1999 | 6,032 | | (1,790) | 55 | 297 | 22.9 | |
| 2000 | 5,692 | | (1,700) | 46 | 299 | 23.0 | |
| 2001 | 6,430 | | (1,910) | | 297 | 22.9 | (19.5) |
| 2002 | 6,003 | | (1,680) | | 280 | 21.9 | (17.3) |
| 2003 | 5,752 | | (1,620) | | 282 | 22.0 | (16.7) |
| 2004 | 5,809 | | (1,590) | | 274 | 21.5 | (16.4) |
| 2005 | 6,308 | | (1,630) | | 258 | 20.5 | (16.9) |
| 2006 | 6,475 | | (1,670) | | 258 | 20.5 | (17.4) |
| 2007 | 6,662 | | (1,610) | | 242 | 19.5 | (16.9) |
| 2008 | 6,775 | | (1,610) | | 238 | 19.2 | (16.9) |
| 2009 | 6,626 | | (1,580) | | 238 | 19.3 | (16.5) |
| 2010 | 6,385 | | (1,410) | | 221 | 18.1 | (14.7) |
| 2011 | 6,608 | | (1,370) | | 207 | 17.2 | (14.3) |
| 2012 | 6,168 | | (1,180) | | 191 | 16.1 | (12.5) |
| 2013 | 6,049 | | (1,230) | | 203 | 16.9 | (13.1) |
| 2014 | 5,935 | | (1,350) | | 227 | 18.5 | (14.5) |
| 2015 | 5,674 | | (1,470) | | 259 | 20.6 | (15.9) |
| 2016 | 5,869 | | (1,830) | | 312 | 23.8 | (19.9) |
| 2017 | 5,497 | | (2,200) | | 400 | 28.6 | (23.3) |
| 2018 | 5,412 | | (2,690) | | 497 | 33.2 | (27.6) |
| 2019 | 5,712 | | (1,720) | | 301 | 23.1 | (17.1) |
| 2020 | 5,780 | | (1,380) | | 239 | 19.3 | (13.3) |
| 2021 | 6,034 | | (1,490) | | 247 | 19.8 | (14.4) |
| 2022 | 5,842 | | (1,470) | | 252 | 20.1 | (14.1) |
| 2023 | 5,597 | | (1,570) | | 281 | 21.9 | (15.1) |
| 2024 | 5,509 | | (1,380) | | 250 | 20.0 | (13.2) |
| 2025 | | | (1,500) | | | | |
| 2026 | | | (490) | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions, legal
reported (Medicare) | fetal deaths | abortion ratio | abortion % | abortion rate
(per 1000 women
ages 15-44) |
|---|
Notes: Reporting for abortions is incomplete; reported abortions include only Medicare abortions, and these figures are incomplete for 2010-2011. Medicare abortions are estimated from reported totals for pairs of states/territories. Abortion figures are for calendar years, some figures are interpolated from fiscal year figures.
Sources (incomplete):
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Last modified 7 June 2026.
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