Tamil Nadu abortions and live births by district, 2008-2015

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 25 July 2026

Reported abortions by district of residence, 2008-2015

district2008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16district
Ariyalur 469409449776594228 Ariyalur
Chennai12,13511,29410,29310,92012,07613,3284,596 Chennai
Coimbatore1,0161,2271,2991,2781,3461,298577 Coimbatore
Cuddalore2,6982,6101,8591,8571,6911,684575 Cuddalore
Dharmapuri1,5671,3981,1511,1731,0171,189441 Dharmapuri
Dindigul2,6423,0683,1953,0172,8762,755647 Dindigul
Erode1,6151,4931,3281,3081,5801,744606 Erode
Kancheepuram1,1711,4391,4731,6651,8161,897647 Kancheepuram
Kanyakumari9079448678798831,057357 Kanyakumari
Karur1,7101,3341,2651,0831,0341,034342 Karur
Krishnagiri1,6771,4241,5231,3461,3491,578598 Krishnagiri
Madurai2,8092,8672,8262,6212,3452,281623 Madurai
Nagapattinam187183241604728915287 Nagapattinam
Namakkal2,0321,9452,0292,4182,1852,089736 Namakkal
Perambalur232435361427469503191 Perambalur
Pudukottai571537426358392688238 Pudukottai
Ramanthapuram1,3511,2981,0051,0989241,238466 Ramanthapuram
Salem6,6415,9855,0234,4873,9783,8821,301 Salem
Sivaganga1,1121,1611,1821,018888899278 Sivaganga
Thanjavur1,2151,1568448151,0581,152587 Thanjavur
The Nilgiris778618555751538591219 The Nilgiris
Theni6565655367318471,087318 Theni
Thiruchirapalli3,2253,4233,4523,2653,1393,295972 Thiruchirapalli
Thiruvallur1,7331,6821,6071,7461,7831,344390 Thiruvallur
Thiruvannamalai3955699211,1131,3151,320482 Thiruvannamalai
Thiruvarur3825877901,0939241,022326 Thiruvarur
Thuthukudi1,1721,2021,9051,6281,3791,597633 Thuthukudi
Tirunelveli2,4742,8912,9382,7392,9452,820870 Tirunelveli
Tiruppur 1,3631,2671,4981,6011,681598 Tiruppur
Vellore2,4202,5312,3462,4332,3732,524922 Vellore
Villupuram1,4051,5171,5911,5821,7532,115671 Villupuram
Virudhunagar1,8311,5281,3861,4671,4621,298458 Virudhunagar
TAMIL NADU59,79360,35957,89361,71859,47063,32462,26662,511TAMIL NADU


Live births by district of residence, 2008-2013

Note: live birth figures comprise registered births (generally incomplete) and/or estimates

district20082009201020112012201320142015district
Ariyalur 12,36511,85811,87312,90011,770  Ariyalur
Chennai84,22280,236104,35573,77482,95282,952  Chennai
Coimbatore72,89349,65750,72849,20348,81947,845  Coimbatore
Cuddalore38,88439,21041,42437,86749,80038,403  Cuddalore
Dharmapuri27,33027,24126,31625,12126,16225,752  Dharmapuri
Dindigul33,19433,99933,14532,52932,23832,899  Dindigul
Erode30,44329,98729,72629,40629,68228,682  Erode
Kancheepuram52,77153,19151,70858,98973,60048,360  Kancheepuram
Kanyakumari23,70324,95524,24424,50523,83123,553  Kanyakumari
Karur15,59715,54214,68914,27717,50013,876  Karur
Krishnagiri30,76930,24531,70329,83628,95428,375  Krishnagiri
Madurai55,56854,20353,59750,49153,50049,996  Madurai
Nagapattinam23,87824,04223,89822,58732,50021,151  Nagapattinam
Namakkal27,55627,57626,71527,48728,50027,449  Namakkal
Perambalur20,1039,61522,4808,6299,5008,057  Perambalur
Pudukottai27,56526,21927,57826,20125,01524,709  Pudukottai
Ramanthapuram21,66322,03525,68722,59621,37820,394  Ramanthapuram
Salem56,92156,21555,21055,11466,40053,631  Salem
Sivaganga22,78419,33021,09020,31019,91520,070  Sivaganga
Thanjavur41,30841,74847,49835,73444,00035,083  Thanjavur
The Nilgiris9,2009,2979,6498,9679,4008,214  The Nilgiris
Theni19,05819,03930,87618,78619,90018,425  Theni
Thiruchirapalli39,07438,96139,92839,86249,10039,936  Thiruchirapalli
Thiruvallur50,75952,79952,44151,44569,10037,183  Thiruvallur
Thiruvannamalai40,26839,87643,67239,19940,17840,113  Thiruvannamalai
Thiruvarur18,49818,70018,64318,79726,10018,579  Thiruvarur
Thuthukudi22,59424,35429,06723,21423,00024,893  Thuthukudi
Tirunelveli47,05146,92847,53346,89149,90044,840  Tirunelveli
Tiruppur 31,10132,14631,11132,24331,572  Tiruppur
Vellore60,01659,26066,23259,34260,00760,007  Vellore
Villupuram55,66954,95654,78856,86870,20055,130  Villupuram
Virudhunagar30,30930,74434,34329,60228,19028,190  Virudhunagar
TAMIL NADU1,105,0001,142,0001,182,9671,147,0001,204,5001,144,0001,139,0001,134,000TAMIL NADU


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