Brazil abortions and live births by state, 2012-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 October 2025

Reported abortions by state of residence, 2012-2024

state2012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Acre             
Alagoas             
Amapa             
Amazonas             
Bahia41646443         
Ceara             
Distrito Federal3113         
Espirito Santo             
Goias17131327         
Maranhao             
Mato Grosso             
Mato Grosso do Sul             
Minas Gerais             
Para78858551         
Paraiba             
Parana1581483523     57387102
Pernambuco             
Piaui             
Rio de Janeiro             
Rio Grande do Norte             
Rio Grande do Sul78615679     597121112
Rondonia             
Roraima             
Santa Catarina36415538577069121 10109150141
Sao Paulo335247247269         
Sergipe             
Tocantins             
unknown8798831,0261,1741,6041,5671,6301,8471,9411,8761,8812,3292,943
BRAZIL1,6251,5431,5821,7071,6611,6371,6991,9681,9411,8962,1602,6873,298


Reported live births by state, 2012-2023

Note: data for 2016-2018 may include late registrations for prior years

state201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Acre14,67514,94315,71715,60816,14816,62316,86415,72314,14914,78313,95514,147
Alagoas52,20052,12150,90551,33949,94951,28053,04249,31347,26548,35145,43246,174
Amapa13,02914,01314,26214,34616,22216,10416,59014,44912,41713,54212,70512,361
Amazonas68,36370,71374,56973,35279,18579,73679,62472,14466,80970,85067,71466,882
Bahia205,610199,783202,072205,602203,656207,086207,657196,951187,578184,430173,686170,532
Ceara122,822122,401124,148131,522129,780130,492134,656126,377117,688117,750111,163110,128
Distrito Federal42,69244,21645,51146,06243,87244,77344,18542,24439,17437,90735,87735,347
Espirito Santo52,95554,26255,45856,59053,96656,71757,20654,45153,64452,20151,72552,240
Goias90,58393,40998,261100,03596,58498,37199,72495,85292,00589,85288,81291,319
Maranhao101,210102,497106,908107,609114,158115,331119,221108,414100,940104,39895,52194,964
Mato Grosso48,94851,09555,68055,94454,39058,20259,25857,88855,28956,23157,25557,925
Mato Grosso do Sul41,32541,65543,46043,78442,90345,14744,67843,45841,76341,81340,26640,139
Minas Gerais260,242257,783267,057267,996256,197262,891264,744256,436247,391242,246235,444234,363
Para123,661126,573130,466131,544141,441141,601143,724128,036120,646126,673122,220122,165
Paraiba48,65352,62157,30558,45456,33957,47360,38356,58755,09354,83449,43049,524
Parana150,445155,558159,918160,338155,677158,359156,789153,542146,206142,095140,702139,999
Pernambuco136,931134,322135,579137,900132,717137,307139,914130,345124,656123,572116,059115,324
Piaui45,42744,15745,95047,09147,17348,52649,60646,45743,08344,27041,70141,461
Rio de Janeiro214,091211,758220,187219,720220,522224,147221,401203,554196,416187,896179,548175,637
Rio Grande do Norte46,83646,38347,52548,57546,40346,83148,46545,48843,03543,05939,91839,384
Rio Grande do Sul138,065140,558142,684147,826141,827141,761140,174134,021129,788123,882120,605120,505
Rondonia25,83525,59527,32126,92126,88727,59528,16726,87125,57725,32424,73923,821
Roraima8,7339,1939,5149,22712,05012,31813,92012,92711,31011,56811,53811,760
Santa Catarina88,58789,81692,80896,82295,67898,67799,91998,18097,95996,22198,18196,602
Sao Paulo614,697609,533624,283632,859603,180612,948608,457580,715550,186523,269512,611503,746
Sergipe32,42832,96433,16433,97832,42733,91734,26231,98030,61930,36428,00028,486
Tocantins23,37323,27824,25224,30024,49025,46225,96724,05323,19323,25922,20622,959
BRAZIL2,812,5172,832,5902,913,1212,952,9692,893,8222,949,7982,968,7362,812,0302,678,9922,635,8542,537,0782,523,267


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