Historical abortion statistics, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston's Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 October 2025

Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

Abortions, all to residents include all abortions obtained by lander residents.
Fetal deaths includes stillbirths.
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 15-49.

year	live births	abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio	abortion %	abortion rate
year	live births	all to residents	fetal deaths	all to residents	all to residents	all to residents
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976	24,861	1,080		43.4	4.16
1977	23,366	3,123		133.7	11.79
1978	23,185	3,744		161.5	13.90
1979	22,810	4,189		183.6	15.52
1980	24,545	4,040		164.6	14.13
1981	24,650	3,899		158.2	13.66
1982	24,481	3,968		162.1	13.95
1983	23,470	3,977		169.5	14.49
1984	22,958	4,544		197.9	16.52
1985	23,099	4,037		174.8	14.88
1986	24,693	3,860		156.3	13.52
1987	25,956	3,721		143.4	12.54
1988	27,310	3,211		117.6	10.52
1989	27,377	2,760		100.8	9.16
1990	29,046	2,810	94	96.7	8.82
1991	28,935	2,689	102	92.9	8.50
1992	28,757	2,368	83	82.3	7.61
1993	28,632	2,112	88	73.8	6.87
1994	27,542	1,774	113	64.4	6.05
1995	27,430	1,920	136	70.0	6.54
1996	28,766	3,271	124	113.7	10.21
1997	29,080	3,476	119	119.5	10.68
1998	27,729	3,683	111	132.8	11.72
1999	27,351	3,764	115	137.6	12.10
2000	26,920	3,949	114	146.7	12.79
2001	25,681	3,820	106	148.7	12.95
2002	24,915	3,733	94	149.8	13.03
2003	24,215	3,675	96	151.8	13.18
2004	24,090	3,855	75	160.0	13.79
2005	23,027	3,693	80	160.4	13.82
2006	22,686	3,487	80	153.7	13.32
2007	22,961	3,708	70	161.5	13.90
2008	22,678	3,609	83	159.1	13.73
2009	21,923	3,612	68	164.8	14.15
2010	22,578	3,634	65	161.0	13.86
2011	21,331	3,536	67	165.8	14.22
2012	22,005	3,487	88	158.5	13.68
2013	21,822	3,352	65	153.6	13.32
2014	22,793	3,210	83	140.8	12.34
2015	23,549	3,139	82	133.3	11.76
2016	25,420	3,314	91	130.4	11.53
2017	25,066	3,248	96	129.6	11.47
2018	25,236	3,329	105	131.9	11.65
2019	24,653	3,261	98	132.3	11.68
2020	24,385	3,294	90	135.1	11.90
2021	25,298	2,947	121	116.5	10.43
2022	23,953	3,246	83	135.5	11.93
2023	22,190	3,396	65	153.0	13.27	5.91
2024	21,760	3,400	96	156.3	13.51
year	live births	abortions	fetal deaths	abortion ratio	abortion %	abortion rate
year	live births	all to residents	fetal deaths	all to residents	all to residents	all to residents

Notes:

Sources:

Arbeitskreis Lebensrecht, 26 March 2009, "Statistik der Schwangerschaftsabbrüche 1996 – 2008," Arbeitskreis Lebensrecht, on line [http://www.ak-lebensrecht.de/info/stat_tab.html].
Federal Health Monitoring System, August 2013, "Live births with low birth weight," Gesundheitsberichterstattung des Bundes, on line [http://www.gbe-bund.de/oowa921-install/servlet/oowa/aw92/dboowasys921.xwdevkit/xwd_init?gbe.isgbetol/xs_start_neu/&p_aid=3&p_aid=46893278&nummer=854&p_sprache=E&p_indsp=-&p_aid=91054487].
Federal Statistical Office, 9 March 2005, "Abortions in Germany, 1999 to 2004, by the land of the place of residence and ratio per 1,000 births," DeStatis, on line [http://www.destatis.de/basis/e/gesu/gesutab18.htm].
Federal Statistical Office, 2009, "Abortions: years from 2002 to 2008, by place of residence of the women and quota every 1,000 births," DeStatis, on line [http://www.destatis.de/jetspeed/portal/cms/Sites/destatis/Internet/EN/Content/Statistics/Gesundheit/Abortions/Tabellen/Content75/StateOfResidence,templateId=renderPrint.psml].
Federal Statistical Office, 2013, "Abortions," DeStatis, on line [https://www.destatis.de/EN/FactsFigures/SocietyState/Health/Abortions/Tables/StateOfResidence.html;jsessionid=D0FF256B3B067B8A38AC6E9333A725DE.cae4].
Statistisches Bundesamt, Aug. 1997 (on line 12 March 2007), "Gesundheitswesen: Schwangerschaftsabbrüche," Destatis, on line [].
Statistisches Bundesamt, 2025, "Totgeborene: Bundeslander, Jahre," Destatis, on line [https://www-genesis.destatis.de/datenbank/online/statistic/12612/table/12612-0106/table-toolbar].
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Last modified 11 October 2025.
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