Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive
Historical abortion statistics, Ontario (Canada)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 14 November 2021
Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):
- Live births
- Abortions, reported includes official data from the national
statistics office with some data from provincial agencies.
- Abortions (AWR) are combined reported and estimated abortion occurrences from the Abortion Worldwide Report working papers.
- Miscarriages may include stillbirths and/or spontaneous
early miscarriages.
- Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
- Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies
(excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages).
- Abortion rate is abortions per 1000 women ages 15-44.
| year | live births |
abortions, reported
(official) |
abortions, occurrences, estimated (AWR) |
miscarriages |
abortion ratio | abortion % |
abortion rate |
|---|
| all in area | residents, in and out of area |
all in area | residents, in/out of area | all in area |
residents, in/out of area | all in area |
residents, in/out of area |
|---|
| 1965 | 141,610 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1966 | 131,942 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1967 | 127,509 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1968 | 126,257 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1969 | 130,398 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1970 | 134,724 | | 5,568 | | | | 41.3 | | 3.97 | | |
| 1971 | 130,398 | | 16,173 | | | | 124.0 | | 11.03 | | 9.45 |
| 1972 | 125,060 | | 20,272 | | | | 162.1 | | 13.95 | | 11.56 |
| 1973 | 125,180 | | 22,603 | | | | 180.6 | | 15.29 | | 12.57 |
| 1974 | 124,229 | | 24,795 | | 13,848 | | 199.6 | | 16.64 | | 13.40 |
| 1975 | 125,775 | | 24,921 | | 13,286 | | 198.1 | | 16.54 | | 13.13 |
| 1976 | 122,700 | | 26,768 | | 12,698 | | 218.2 | | 17.91 | | 13.77 |
| 1977 | 122,757 | | 27,782 | | 11,810 | | 226.3 | | 18.46 | | 14.00 |
| 1978 | 120,964 | | 29,270 | | 11,753 | | 242.0 | | 19.48 | | 14.45 |
| 1979 | 121,655 | | 30,671 | | 11,492 | | 252.1 | | 20.14 | | 14.87 |
| 1980 | 123,316 | | 30,900 | | 11,182 | | 250.6 | | 20.04 | | 14.70 |
| 1981 | 122,183 | 30,391 | 30,463 | | 11,009 | 248.7 | 249.3 | 19.92 | 19.96 | 14.29 | 14.32 |
| 1982 | 124,856 | 31,235 | 31,290 | | 10,951 | 250.2 | 250.6 | 20.01 | 20.04 | 14.47 | 14.49 |
| 1983 | 126,826 | 28,351 | 28,404 | | 10,692 | 223.5 | 224.0 | 18.27 | 18.30 | 12.93 | 12.96 |
| 1984 | 131,296 | 28,199 | 28,276 | | 10,648 | 214.8 | 215.4 | 17.68 | 17.72 | 12.66 | 12.70 |
| 1985 | 132,208 | 27,274 | 27,335 | | 10,495 | 206.3 | 206.8 | 17.10 | 17.13 | 12.05 | 12.08 |
| 1986 | 133,882 | 26,868 | 26,928 | | 10,446 | 200.7 | 201.1 | 16.71 | 16.75 | 11.67 | 11.69 |
| 1987 | 134,617 | 27,856 | 27,935 | | 10,139 | 206.9 | 207.5 | 17.15 | 17.19 | 11.86 | 11.90 |
| 1988 | 138,066 | 28,777 | 28,853 | | 10,184 | 208.4 | 209.0 | 17.25 | 17.29 | 12.00 | 12.04 |
| 1989 | 145,338 | 31,588 | 31,644 | | 10,139 | 217.3 | 217.7 | 17.85 | 17.88 | 12.78 | 12.81 |
| 1990 | 150,923 | 31,188 | 40,226 | | 9,661 | 206.6 | 266.5 | 17.13 | 21.04 | 12.39 | 15.98 |
| 1991 | 151,478 | 31,313 | 31,187 | | 8,511 | 206.7 | 205.9 | 17.13 | 17.07 | 12.43 | 12.38 |
| 1992 | 150,593 | 42,936 | 42,983 | | 7,624 | 285.1 | 285.4 | 22.19 | 22.20 | 17.00 | 17.02 |
| 1993 | 147,848 | 44,833 | 44,891 | | 6,661 | 303.2 | 303.6 | 23.27 | 23.29 | 17.77 | 17.79 |
| 1994 | 147,068 | 45,223 | 45,106 | | 6,634 | 307.5 | 306.7 | 23.52 | 23.47 | 17.87 | 17.82 |
| 1995 | 146,263 | 46,174 | 46,095 | | 5,703 | 315.7 | 315.2 | 23.99 | 23.96 | 18.16 | 18.13 |
| 1996 | 140,012 | 47,024 | 46,918 | | 4,676 | 335.9 | 335.1 | 25.14 | 25.10 | 18.43 | 18.39 |
| 1997 | 133,004 | 47,258 | 44,046 | | 4,014 | 355.3 | 331.2 | 26.22 | 24.88 | 18.44 | 17.19 |
| 1998 | 132,618 | 42,503 | 42,452 | | 3,593 | 320.5 | 320.1 | 24.27 | 24.25 | 16.51 | 16.49 |
| 1999 | 131,080 | 39,969 | 39,981 | | 3,441 | 304.9 | 305.0 | 23.37 | 23.37 | 15.45 | 15.46 |
| 2000 | 127,408 | 39,541 | 39,544 | 39,541 | 3,190 | 310.3 | 310.4 | 23.68 | 23.69 | 15.15 | 15.15 |
| 2001 | 131,709 | 46,168 | 46,168 | 46,168 | 2,941 | 350.5 | 350.5 | 25.96 | 25.96 | 17.45 | 17.45 |
| 2002 | 128,528 | 46,683 | 46,683 | 46,683 | 2,810 | 363.2 | 363.2 | 26.64 | 26.64 | 17.47 | 17.47 |
| 2003 | 130,927 | 48,272 | 48,272 | 48,272 | 2,864 | 368.7 | 368.7 | 26.94 | 26.94 | 17.98 | 17.98 |
| 2004 | 132,551 | 46,163 | 46,163 | 46,163 | 2,551 | 348.3 | 348.3 | 25.83 | 25.83 | 17.11 | 17.11 |
| 2005 | 133,760 | 46,873 | 46,873 | 46,873 | 2,532 | 350.4 | 350.4 | 25.95 | 25.95 | 17.30 | 17.30 |
| 2006 | 135,595 | 48,726 | 48,726 | 48,726 | 647 | 359.3 | 359.3 | 26.44 | 26.44 | 17.94 | 17.94 |
| 2007 | 138,436 | 49,024 | 49,024 | 49,024 | 1,144 | 354.1 | 354.1 | 26.15 | 26.15 | 18.06 | 18.06 |
| 2008 | 140,791 | 49,628 | 49,628 | 49,628 | 716 | 352.5 | 352.5 | 26.06 | 26.06 | 18.30 | 18.30 |
| 2009 | 140,370 | 48,742 | 48,742 | 48,742 | 714 | 347.2 | 347.2 | 25.77 | 25.77 | 18.01 | 18.01 |
| 2010 | 139,495 | 46,614 | 46,614 | 46,614 | 713 | 334.2 | 334.2 | 25.05 | 25.05 | 17.19 | 17.19 |
| 2011 | 140,135 | 46,088 | 46,088 | 46,088 | | 328.9 | 328.9 | 24.75 | 24.75 | 16.94 | 16.94 |
| 2012 | 141,597 | 44,636 | 12,181 | 44,636 | | 315.2 | 86.0 | 23.97 | 7.92 | 16.39 | 4.47 |
| 2013 | 139,736 | 43,865 | 11,440 | 43,865 | | 313.9 | 81.9 | 23.89 | 7.57 | 16.11 | 4.20 |
| 2014 | 140,181 | 42,043 | 11,031 | 42,043 | | 299.9 | 78.7 | 23.07 | 7.30 | 15.47 | 4.06 |
| 2015 | 139,500 | 39,679 | 10,317 | 39,679 | | 284.4 | 74.0 | 22.14 | 6.89 | 14.66 | 3.81 |
| 2016 | 140,424 | 38,383 | 9,937 | 38,383 | | 273.3 | 70.8 | 21.47 | 6.61 | 14.10 | 3.65 |
| 2017 | 140,880 | 35,587 | 9,574 | 35,587 | | 252.6 | 68.0 | 20.17 | 6.36 | 12.89 | 3.47 |
| 2018 | 140,640 | 29,513 | 8,285 | 29,513 | | 209.8 | 58.9 | 17.34 | 5.56 | 10.46 | 2.94 |
| 2019 | 140,541 | 27,911 | 7,310 | 27,911 | | 198.6 | 52.0 | 16.57 | 4.94 | | |
| 2020 | 136,067 | | | | | | | | | | |
| year | live births |
abortions, reported
(official) |
abortions, occurrences, estimated (AWR) |
miscarriages |
abortion ratio | abortion % |
abortion rate |
|---|
| all in area | residents, in and out of area |
all in area | residents, in/out of area | all in area |
residents, in/out of area | all in area |
residents, in/out of area |
|---|
Notes:
- Official data may be incomplete.
- Parenthetical figures are estimates, some of which are
derived from reported data.
- Some miscarriage data includes only stillbirths, some data includes
known early miscarriages, thus this series is not a consistent time series.
- Abortion rates may be based on a mix of national or provincial
agency data and thus may not represent a consistent time series.
Sources:
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- Canadian Institute for Health Information, 28 Oct. 2011, "Induced Abortions Performed in Canada in 2009," CIHI, on line [http://www.cihi.ca/CIHI-ext-portal/pdf/internet/TA_09_ALLDATATABLES20111028_EN].
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