Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston's Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Karnataka (India)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 7 June 2026

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

Karnataka was renamed from Mysore in 1973.

yearlive births, reportedlive births, estimatedabortions, reportedabortions, estimated (medication)abortions, estimated (total)miscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratio (reported)abortion ratio (estimated)abortion % (reported)abortion % (estimated)abortion rate (reported)abortion rate (estimated)
1970             
1971 (929,000)           
1972 (945,000)           
1973 (888,000)           
1974 (881,000)           
1975 (892,000)7,807 7,807  8.88.80.870.87  
1976 (970,000)11,025 11,025  11.411.41.121.12  
1977 (888,000)12,053 12,053  13.613.61.341.34  
1978 (1,010,000)12,730 12,730  12.612.61.241.24  
1979 (995,000)14,718 14,718  14.814.81.461.46  
1980 (1,001,000)16,895 16,895  16.916.91.661.66  
1981 (1,051,000)16,726 16,726  15.915.91.571.57  
1982 (1,056,000)17,775 17,775  16.816.81.661.66  
1983 (1,123,000)18,395 18,395  16.416.41.611.61  
1984 (1,192,000)18,300 18,300  15.415.41.511.51  
1985 (1,187,000)17,516 17,516  14.814.81.451.45  
1986 (1,185,000)16,223 16,223  13.713.71.351.35  
1987 (1,204,000)13,559 13,559  11.311.31.111.11  
1988 (1,219,000)10,909 10,909  8.98.90.890.89  
1989 (1,212,000)13,397 13,397  11.111.11.091.09  
1990 (1,235,000)11,052 11,052  8.98.90.890.89  
1991 (1,210,000)12,889 12,889  10.710.71.051.05  
1992 (1,215,000)12,900 12,900  10.610.61.051.05  
1993 (1,198,000)9,077 9,077  7.67.60.750.75  
1994 (1,194,000)10,207 10,207  8.58.50.850.85  
1995 (1,170,000)12,715 12,715  10.910.91.081.08  
1996 (1,134,000)15,484 15,484  13.713.71.351.35  
1997 (1,137,000)15,448 15,448  13.613.61.341.34  
1998 (1,119,000)18,202 18,202  16.316.31.601.60  
1999 (1,152,000)11,275 11,275  9.89.80.970.97  
2000 (1,153,000)10,964 10,964  9.59.50.940.94  
2001 (1,173,000)16,777 16,777  14.314.31.411.41  
2002 (1,185,000)22,027 22,027  18.618.61.821.82  
2003 (1,186,000)26,213    22.1 2.16   
2004 (1,154,000)24,972    21.6 2.12   
2005 (1,154,000)23,681    20.5 2.01   
2006 (1,142,000)23,199    20.3 1.99   
2007 (1,148,000)17,500    15.2 1.50   
2008 (1,159,000)22,366    19.3 1.89   
2009909,577(1,158,000)22,660    19.6 1.92   
2010845,674(1,157,000)22,107   6,58719.1 1.87   
2011899,315(1,149,000)31,789   16,45827.7 2.69   
2012594,344(1,144,000)31,514   12,95127.5 2.68   
2013866,064(1,144,000)25,834   10,70322.6 2.21   
2014892,339(1,145,000)22,841   10,45919.9 1.96   
2015906,613(1,145,000)25,285  (31,000)10,54522.1 2.16   
2016913,447(1,138,000)26,947  12,50810,11523.7 2.31   
2017915,244(1,137,000)   23,82110,054      
2018907,525(1,132,000)16,780  25,7538,84714.8 1.46   
2019 (1,120,000)           
2020 (1,101,000)27,336    24.8 2.42   
2021876,419(1,087,000)28,657  (56,000)8,61426.4 2.57   
2022 (1,066,000)34,532    32.4 3.14   
2023 (1,031,000)46,468    45.1 4.31   
2024 (1,015,000)70,241    69.2 6.47   
2025             
yearlive births, reportedlive births, estimatedabortions, reportedabortions, estimated (medication)abortions, estimated (total)miscarriagesfetal deathsabortion ratio (reported)abortion ratio (estimated)abortion % (reported)abortion % (estimated)abortion rate (reported)abortion rate (estimated)

Notes:

Sources (incomplete):

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