Historical abortion statistics, Haryana (India)

Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston's Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Haryana (India)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 7 June 2026

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

Abortions, reported include all abortions obtained by residents.
Abortions, estimated (medication) are estimates of non-surgical medication-induced abortions.
Abortions, estimated (total) are totals for reported abortions and estimated medication-induced abortions.
Miscarriages generally includes spontaneous fetal losses/spontaneous abortions, fetal deaths, or stillbirths, regardless of gestation period.
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.

Haryana was separated from Punjab in 1966.

year	live births, reported	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions, estimated (medication)	abortions, estimated (total)	miscarriages	fetal deaths	abortion ratio (reported)	abortion ratio (estimated)	abortion % (reported)	abortion % (estimated)	abortion rate (reported)	abortion rate (estimated)
1970
1971		(423,000)
1972		(417,000)
1973		(416,000)
1974		(428,000)
1975		(422,000)	3,221		3,221			7.6	7.6	0.76	0.76
1976		(413,000)	4,314		4,314			10.4	10.4	1.03	1.03
1977		(404,000)	3,828		3,828			9.5	9.5	0.94	0.94
1978		(401,000)	3,761		3,761			9.4	9.4	0.93	0.93
1979		(450,000)	4,631		4,631			10.3	10.3	1.02	1.02
1980		(469,000)	5,287		5,287			11.3	11.3	1.11	1.11
1981		(472,000)	6,596		6,596			14.0	14.0	1.38	1.38
1982		(486,000)	9,357		9,357			19.3	19.3	1.89	1.89
1983		(487,000)	11,477		11,477			23.6	23.6	2.30	2.30
1984		(517,000)	12,350		12,350			23.9	23.9	2.33	2.33
1985		(508,000)	14,457		14,457			28.5	28.5	2.77	2.77
1986		(515,000)	14,117		14,117			27.4	27.4	2.67	2.67
1987		(516,000)	15,485		15,485			30.0	30.0	2.91	2.91
1988		(517,000)	17,426		17,426			33.7	33.7	3.26	3.26
1989		(552,000)	18,055		18,055			32.7	32.7	3.17	3.17
1990		(513,000)	19,742		19,742			38.5	38.5	3.71	3.71
1991		(545,000)	20,073		20,073			36.8	36.8	3.55	3.55
1992		(547,000)	18,469		18,469			33.8	33.8	3.27	3.27
1993		(542,000)	22,438		22,438			41.4	41.4	3.98	3.98
1994		(553,000)	23,700		23,700			42.9	42.9	4.11	4.11
1995		(550,000)	23,024		23,024			41.9	41.9	4.02	4.02
1996		(543,000)	22,751		22,751			41.9	41.9	4.02	4.02
1997		(547,000)	22,086		22,086			40.4	40.4	3.88	3.88
1998		(547,000)	23,945		23,945			43.8	43.8	4.19	4.19
1999		(545,000)	25,670		25,670			47.1	47.1	4.50	4.50
2000		(561,000)	28,885		28,885			51.5	51.5	4.90	4.90
2001		(567,000)	25,991		25,991			45.8	45.8	4.38	4.38
2002		(573,000)	29,516		29,516			51.5	51.5	4.90	4.90
2003		(577,000)	34,622					60.0		5.66
2004		(560,000)	37,253					66.5		6.24
2005		(553,000)	39,814					72.0		6.72
2006		(553,000)	32,049					58.0		5.48
2007		(552,000)	31,126					56.4		5.34
2008		(552,000)	31,609					57.3		5.42
2009	510,111	(555,000)	25,732					46.4		4.43
2010	508,036	(555,000)	27,085				920	48.8		4.65
2011	516,881	(553,000)	27,808				6,366	50.3		4.79
2012	466,176	(556,000)	25,911				6,854	46.6		4.45
2013	494,996	(556,000)	30,299				6,696	54.5		5.17
2014	513,367	(562,000)	38,685				7,356	68.8		6.44
2015	496,659	(562,000)	43,510			(33,000)	7,286	77.4		7.19
2016	493,452	(565,000)	45,051			3,386	7,384	79.7		7.38
2017	516,722	(568,000)				18,146	7,264
2018	499,852	(572,000)	13,818			14,683	7,562	24.2		2.36
2019		(576,000)
2020		(579,000)	32,736					56.5		5.35
2021	510,243	(575,000)	33,706			(55,000)	6,225	58.6		5.54
2022		(577,000)	35,852					62.1		5.85
2023		(566,000)	47,638					84.2		7.76
2024		(566,000)	52,754					93.2		8.53
2025
year	live births, reported	live births, estimated	abortions, reported	abortions, estimated (medication)	abortions, estimated (total)	miscarriages	fetal deaths	abortion ratio (reported)	abortion ratio (estimated)	abortion % (reported)	abortion % (estimated)	abortion rate (reported)	abortion rate (estimated)

Notes:

Abortion data may be significantly incomplete.

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