Japan abortion percentages by prefectures, 1955-2023

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 22 May 2025

Abortion ratios for Japan prefectures, 1955-2023

prefecture19551960196519701975198019851990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023prefecture
Aichi766.1590.0421.5398.1366.6366.4366.3342.3328.6313.9291.7262.6255.6238.3245.5229.9229.7227.7229.6216.6227.8214.6216.1201.9186.3170.8164.6151.6154.5151.3140.5140.6140.5132.8140.0142.1153.3147.5144.8155.7172.8Aichi
Akita623.5872.4870.6722.3622.7602.1718.3629.1613.3555.2525.6458.4470.1446.0413.5421.2454.2448.0442.4430.9417.6378.6352.3334.8295.9269.4280.1261.5234.8229.1225.8220.2210.0191.1185.5183.7188.9180.7160.3160.3161.5Akita
Aomori703.5644.8511.3413.5351.5316.0358.6358.7328.7336.6313.7251.4281.8348.5325.9344.1345.1342.8342.0310.9304.4308.3314.5291.1287.7266.2265.0241.2229.5229.4211.2200.2203.8186.3201.4196.2200.7189.8182.3186.0188.7Aomori
Chiba266.3300.2198.8169.5202.0249.7263.4264.2247.9244.4223.1204.9211.2203.8196.8198.5213.4201.5198.3183.6181.8175.6179.8172.3164.0131.1139.1136.9130.0125.7121.1130.4125.0126.6137.4136.6142.1133.3111.7103.1111.2Chiba
Ehime694.9689.3296.0194.9227.3261.0332.1365.9370.1351.3351.3338.9316.3293.1292.5300.7312.5312.3322.0325.1320.0329.0315.1298.2278.4257.7242.5217.1211.3199.6198.9204.3205.1195.1191.3163.1191.1172.9155.2150.4160.9Ehime
Fukui548.5436.5391.9317.2302.3295.7286.7277.5213.9278.4272.7239.8247.9258.9282.7268.6262.9276.6274.8263.5244.0236.2224.0216.7205.3200.0187.0174.3166.2160.8160.0160.7151.5166.2162.4154.7153.2143.4134.8124.0131.3Fukui
Fukuoka825.4917.6653.0538.6452.6436.4466.5485.8480.9448.9427.3395.6393.6395.9402.3383.4404.8425.1427.7427.1416.3393.0385.7345.8320.5296.7284.9261.8250.0251.4231.4230.1228.0224.9224.3233.8225.5201.0183.4177.0200.8Fukuoka
Fukushima514.6602.5717.7602.4514.8553.3496.5507.8472.3462.8426.6415.7396.6381.5408.2386.4397.6392.5411.7399.7380.3377.3356.0339.1318.5291.8287.0231.9249.5265.5222.3221.2214.0207.8194.9192.6178.4191.8165.0153.6167.9Fukushima
Gifu772.5530.5400.2339.2279.0323.1342.2340.5323.3288.9289.4262.3246.0274.9257.3244.0273.3260.2266.4243.6258.8270.5242.1226.4196.1197.2174.6175.3160.3162.6146.9158.5151.4143.8148.8137.5134.2134.1111.9112.6114.3Gifu
Gunma686.2937.0481.6303.2276.8332.0363.9334.9325.0320.7319.1286.3288.5291.6302.8294.6302.5304.7313.1288.0278.0279.2282.9265.5244.1216.8215.7199.9189.9191.6184.3183.9175.3185.6191.5186.8183.8175.0158.7150.1159.7Gunma
Hiroshima575.2518.6433.8340.7327.6369.1367.6357.5339.2328.8317.3296.5293.8289.2299.8301.9315.8314.4311.7305.3305.6297.1292.2274.3247.0234.1227.5212.9202.6196.7186.3193.1190.0189.5185.4182.2191.8182.0165.8124.3166.5Hiroshima
Hokkaido804.5826.9630.1600.0562.5664.7669.8623.4594.2555.6547.4478.0484.2463.6473.7463.0487.5484.0490.2451.9432.0403.2401.3355.9327.5311.3286.6265.1260.5251.4236.9237.5231.2227.4212.4217.1219.5195.1174.8196.7205.6Hokkaido
Hyogo713.7678.3430.0380.3346.0356.7356.5319.2308.5288.5280.2266.6253.7251.2232.7230.8223.3224.2227.6223.7230.9226.3231.5203.2198.5175.0166.4151.6145.6144.3141.9137.3127.2120.0130.4128.5122.6119.6107.9109.4105.4Hyogo
Ibaraki371.6341.1284.3197.9136.4169.8197.8215.9208.5226.8201.8181.3200.0186.1192.0204.0216.8228.1232.3250.1201.6207.6232.4197.6186.0169.6153.6144.1150.4145.3141.4140.8133.1125.0129.9127.6126.093.476.299.4103.7Ibaraki
Ishikawa603.0444.8373.6385.5381.2402.4365.6358.7340.5310.0288.9255.6255.2253.7255.6257.3267.0266.3269.0273.2266.9253.7254.6230.5221.7209.7208.4171.7191.1177.7176.6174.9168.7150.2155.6154.9152.0147.0126.6127.2137.5Ishikawa
Iwate571.7750.4695.8616.4484.9563.9565.5506.5476.7475.1454.7429.3425.9431.1427.1416.2425.0426.7421.5413.3410.4380.1360.0345.8316.3295.7280.2249.9251.6237.7226.6226.1202.6201.0190.3198.4203.2191.0167.0172.4176.5Iwate
Kagawa1,213.71,453.3942.1662.2513.8541.7520.6533.9489.8471.3447.7405.8375.2359.7353.0337.5335.3337.6352.6327.8323.1296.2291.6276.0262.0233.6232.5205.9200.2202.1188.7180.8177.4173.1169.8156.5156.7154.9133.4128.4134.4Kagawa
Kagoshima338.3421.6386.9404.5373.0396.9430.0431.7436.8426.8377.0376.7388.9362.7356.4346.3353.8337.3350.4357.2333.0313.7305.6293.2262.7261.1247.9244.0221.7222.5215.4215.7213.9189.1193.4198.8206.6183.1155.9156.7173.5Kagoshima
Kanagawa553.7488.3229.7237.1305.5331.4314.2287.8272.3270.8246.2216.4234.1214.1220.8215.3227.1217.8223.9220.5212.8211.5217.6195.5179.9171.7167.0153.6144.3157.4150.1150.2145.1139.4163.9172.3179.0169.2147.2147.2160.5Kanagawa
Kochi627.3932.8847.9614.9552.7507.8521.7574.4537.0551.0508.5509.1482.1460.0474.2462.4472.1444.1460.4430.4433.2416.5393.2345.8326.7302.9295.8269.3275.2239.3247.4241.9223.9224.5195.4194.6190.2185.2169.7165.5184.9Kochi
Kumamoto561.1698.3610.6527.4445.9401.3407.8418.9389.4378.6361.7353.6357.5350.0358.5347.5363.3376.4370.3359.9365.1344.4354.1348.0322.6295.2244.4255.7249.0230.1214.0221.4202.1193.5208.6201.5199.8180.2155.0170.9203.0Kumamoto
Kyoto1,216.71,332.9993.1664.8551.5483.9455.0412.3404.2362.6345.8307.2296.5270.6278.0266.8273.4275.5286.0284.2275.4265.2262.6237.0225.3218.7207.6192.0183.1183.4192.4187.3125.4171.8181.6175.3169.1156.3134.2125.2141.8Kyoto
Mie748.2927.9788.8501.3487.2552.3503.9443.6415.3374.0362.9318.8312.2297.3301.1278.8289.7293.2311.9295.2311.0290.0296.6271.5251.8282.8243.0226.1190.6182.8176.2170.4164.0163.7156.9149.3155.7148.8124.0120.3130.5Mie
Miyagi720.4757.9572.0431.2376.4397.3450.7434.5442.4418.5414.4357.2359.6352.6365.9364.4366.7371.5382.3377.1380.8328.4340.3316.8291.0269.0270.6251.3250.4242.0225.3232.8219.1212.4212.7202.5205.2200.1182.3192.9208.1Miyagi
Miyazaki927.7530.7417.9383.0242.0365.8470.1474.6436.7426.8408.0355.3364.7343.3352.1333.4340.3336.3322.2293.8222.9313.7310.5285.5252.5237.3215.6187.6188.2170.9177.8172.2175.6159.8163.1209.7208.0198.8184.7172.6194.4Miyazaki
Nagano861.1801.0523.4294.5180.9241.9324.1314.0291.1283.4280.1242.6263.1253.4267.4278.0298.0310.5324.6313.9336.3302.4311.3284.3243.7240.1241.0195.6207.0198.1185.3195.4182.0178.0146.6149.8168.4158.7139.9134.8149.8Nagano
Nagasaki542.0456.9510.2588.8584.7585.7562.5590.3577.5543.2519.2470.2435.4389.3418.3387.7402.2404.0414.2392.4395.6346.8349.4313.6299.7272.7251.7230.8220.1211.8199.2204.2190.7182.2183.4182.5179.8173.1155.3150.2159.1Nagasaki
Nara320.0407.5272.7209.1157.2132.1183.6173.9177.9155.8147.6139.2143.9145.0123.7131.1137.6143.1153.6157.7169.3162.8164.2148.9150.0129.0123.2139.8117.9101.5111.799.5113.0105.8104.2102.6101.4101.392.690.686.6Nara
Niigata660.3690.3524.3405.6377.9402.2440.1433.2394.0385.8368.1313.6313.3314.3314.9304.1321.5318.7311.1313.1299.1291.6284.7257.0240.0234.1215.8199.3195.7178.7180.3175.1166.5163.2163.1162.5168.3159.9138.1131.4136.5Niigata
Oita621.7611.1538.9499.1523.9623.2614.6615.2580.3569.4529.4459.5480.6454.6469.7462.6460.8455.7429.0412.4409.3361.7355.2306.6285.5268.3250.2223.5214.9213.1205.4213.1210.0192.0184.7200.4193.2177.4153.4168.1179.3Oita
Okayama1,005.51,480.31,058.9782.9594.3641.3560.7550.2527.9482.7477.7425.1418.1375.4374.2353.6370.0359.7379.7352.5355.4325.3265.8295.0270.0255.9238.1218.1206.9187.5186.3177.2174.4165.5152.0158.4157.4156.3142.7147.4147.5Okayama
Okinawaxxxx90.0126.4154.8204.2197.7203.2196.4183.7173.0164.8171.3159.7175.3187.5195.6183.7195.7180.8188.9187.7171.8160.4155.2149.9153.3151.2148.5155.8145.5143.6144.7142.5145.1131.6120.8119.3136.3Okinawa
Osaka896.8699.5429.3324.7356.0364.2351.4332.3309.2285.5269.1246.5229.3214.5220.3213.3220.5224.9240.2240.6252.7247.8256.3246.3241.8230.6220.6213.2205.0207.1200.8206.7194.6204.5204.7201.4211.8192.9194.0204.5239.9Osaka
Saga573.4475.4484.5458.1375.9384.6402.5521.3511.4490.1476.5457.7454.3429.1415.2419.7427.6406.2411.2414.0407.1395.6376.1344.8316.6299.1282.8241.6234.5223.4221.8208.3200.5184.6183.9171.4171.7170.2142.8143.7158.2Saga
Saitama286.9287.6175.0188.5216.7259.7272.6277.7245.3237.3234.4197.0156.1194.3192.4198.8208.7209.5192.2214.4245.8207.9213.0215.2170.5206.5174.5167.9144.5140.1118.4120.6126.1113.1111.3116.7118.2106.4120.9103.9118.8Saitama
Shiga971.2929.3577.8424.0357.4277.1302.5328.5336.2313.1319.1293.0283.2262.8252.1252.9250.4260.8261.2244.9240.2215.7213.8198.7189.8179.3168.9154.8137.8141.3124.4116.1124.0113.1114.6103.4107.5105.796.293.287.3Shiga
Shimane900.5951.4788.0551.1415.7483.1424.8420.6408.3380.2345.2336.9311.5300.7305.3295.6289.3268.2275.8284.3262.8235.7227.1206.3216.3158.3195.7170.3173.2167.4163.2152.5145.6133.6144.3128.5131.5120.9116.0105.0118.4Shimane
Shizuoka759.8786.4523.8435.6337.9329.9313.6300.4274.1261.3257.2225.3228.8226.7212.9221.5228.0239.7256.2241.5238.0235.6233.3218.1206.0183.2189.9186.4174.4170.1171.0167.0162.1147.8146.0139.6142.4139.5129.8131.7135.2Shizuoka
Tochigi410.4485.9317.7289.2262.1293.9348.9346.6355.6356.4341.0314.5320.9313.4315.7307.5316.8325.6329.1327.9307.6281.0284.2262.2253.7237.9223.9204.7206.6197.1193.7185.7179.5182.3115.7179.3181.5180.6156.9149.9148.3Tochigi
Tokushima365.2370.1292.0377.6318.7329.3328.4268.4332.0318.2353.4318.9284.1293.0340.7289.7293.5256.2284.6286.6302.3307.9316.1276.0264.2251.0219.2196.3181.8184.5182.0181.6151.8147.4160.2161.1169.1162.1162.3156.7159.4Tokushima
Tokyo542.7416.5273.5275.2311.2338.9338.3357.1351.9342.0329.9298.5292.8278.2284.1283.0284.9285.3293.6291.1295.8286.0296.5279.3268.5250.8248.2246.5250.7247.8237.0233.6235.6236.7242.4250.7267.1241.5234.2268.7293.3Tokyo
Tottori972.91,120.5634.9586.5483.7501.0482.8449.3448.4467.1431.9381.3375.7411.7411.0319.5417.0397.5410.0449.2444.4410.0391.1341.3332.6316.9300.9268.5254.9247.5227.8240.6225.6222.7219.5202.9220.2193.5175.8164.4186.0Tottori
Toyama1,210.6945.6610.6409.6313.4352.0352.8335.6325.2333.0306.3282.5288.2276.8282.8260.4253.8255.5264.0270.4266.8251.0256.2251.9232.2218.5217.8191.7194.3175.4153.6148.1152.1134.1141.1153.4145.2135.5127.6124.4134.1Toyama
Wakayama810.4855.6548.8251.8279.4302.3326.7334.3295.7287.0265.0251.7234.4213.1242.8234.9271.4282.8297.3330.9294.4297.9286.4261.0248.1223.9204.2194.5188.5183.1192.1186.4178.0172.2166.4154.7151.5144.1125.7129.2130.2Wakayama
Yamagata990.8803.6539.5486.4464.5525.9545.0508.6477.3454.1434.4385.0366.1364.8372.0372.2375.3362.1356.5345.7325.1312.2309.6271.6251.3223.9221.9206.2180.9197.5172.6170.7172.6161.4160.9156.3153.4140.6132.4116.7128.5Yamagata
Yamaguchi1,040.8801.7556.4385.6333.8383.3335.1343.3311.0297.2287.6261.1253.0249.1246.3232.8250.1273.8290.9287.6299.9288.9275.6253.0241.7229.0209.9188.4188.8189.8184.0188.0166.1157.4169.8171.1170.1162.5155.2139.3164.8Yamaguchi
Yamanashi284.4354.1187.0188.0203.4191.7178.4190.0180.2163.0140.5185.6137.7149.0160.2151.7174.3165.3175.0164.8184.6177.5199.0181.0183.9162.7169.5135.2128.8127.8120.0132.6131.8136.4144.8142.4153.9149.782.6143.7123.5Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL676.1662.0462.4378.5353.2379.3384.3373.9356.7341.6325.5294.2289.0280.9283.5277.0286.4286.5291.8285.4284.6271.6272.1252.9235.5222.1212.0198.5192.3189.6180.9181.3175.4171.9174.0176.1180.8168.2155.5159.2174.3JAPAN TOTAL
prefecture19551960196519701975198019851990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023prefecture


Abortion percentages for Japan prefectures, 1955-2023

prefecture19551960196519701975198019851990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023prefecture
Aichi43.3837.1129.6528.4826.8226.8226.8125.5024.7323.8922.5820.8020.3619.2419.7118.6918.6818.5418.6717.8118.5517.6717.7716.8015.7014.5914.1313.1613.3813.1412.3212.3212.3211.7212.2812.4413.2912.8512.6513.4714.73Aichi
Akita38.4046.5946.5441.9438.3737.5841.8038.6238.0235.7034.4531.4331.9830.8429.2529.6331.2330.9430.6730.1229.4627.4626.0525.0822.8321.2221.8820.7319.0118.6418.4218.0517.3616.0515.6515.5215.8915.3013.8213.8213.90Akita
Aomori41.3039.2033.8329.2526.0124.0126.3926.4024.7425.1823.8820.0921.9925.8524.5825.6025.6625.5325.4823.7223.3423.5623.9322.5522.3421.0220.9519.4318.6618.6617.4316.6816.9315.7016.7616.4016.7215.9615.4215.6815.88Aomori
Chiba21.0323.0916.5814.5016.8019.9820.8520.9019.8619.6418.2417.0017.4416.9316.4516.5617.5816.7716.5515.5115.3814.9415.2414.7014.0911.5912.2112.0411.5011.1710.8011.5311.1111.2412.0812.0212.4411.7710.059.3510.01Chiba
Ehime41.0040.8022.8416.3118.5220.7024.9326.7927.0126.0026.0025.3124.0322.6722.6323.1223.8123.8024.3624.5324.2424.7623.9622.9721.7820.4919.5217.8417.4516.6416.5916.9617.0216.3316.0614.0316.0414.7413.4313.0813.86Ehime
Fukui35.4230.3928.1524.0823.2122.8222.2821.7217.6221.7721.4319.3419.8720.5722.0421.1720.8221.6721.5620.8519.6219.1018.3017.8117.0316.6715.7614.8414.2513.8513.8013.8513.1614.2513.9713.3913.2812.5411.8811.0411.60Fukui
Fukuoka45.2247.8539.5035.0031.1630.3831.8132.7032.4730.9829.9428.3528.2428.3628.6927.7128.8229.8329.9629.9329.3928.2127.8325.6924.2722.8822.1720.7520.0020.0918.7918.7018.5618.3618.3218.9518.4016.7415.4915.0416.72Fukuoka
Fukushima33.9737.6041.7837.5933.9935.6233.1833.6832.0831.6429.9029.3628.4027.6128.9927.8728.4528.1929.1728.5627.5527.3926.2525.3224.1622.5922.3018.8219.9720.9818.1818.1117.6317.2016.3116.1515.1416.0914.1613.3114.37Fukushima
Gifu43.5834.6628.5825.3321.8124.4225.4925.4024.4322.4122.4420.7819.7421.5720.4619.6221.4620.6521.0419.5920.5621.2919.4918.4616.3916.4714.8614.9213.8113.9912.8113.6813.1512.5712.9512.0911.8311.8310.0710.1210.26Gifu
Gunma40.7048.3732.5023.2621.6824.9326.6825.0924.5324.2824.1922.2622.3922.5823.2422.7523.2323.3523.8522.3621.7521.8322.0520.9819.6217.8217.7416.6615.9616.0815.5615.5314.9115.6516.0715.7415.5214.8913.7013.0513.77Gunma
Hiroshima36.5134.1530.2525.4124.6826.9626.8826.3325.3324.7524.0922.8722.7122.4323.0723.1924.0023.9223.7623.3923.4122.9122.6121.5219.8018.9718.5317.5616.8516.4315.7016.1915.9715.9315.6415.4116.0915.4014.2211.0514.28Hiroshima
Hokkaido44.5845.2638.6637.5036.0039.9340.1138.4037.2735.7135.3832.3432.6231.6832.1431.6532.7732.6232.9031.1330.1728.7328.6426.2524.6723.7422.2720.9520.6720.0919.1519.1918.7818.5217.5217.8418.0016.3214.8816.4417.06Hokkaido
Hyogo41.6540.4230.0727.5525.7126.2926.2824.2023.5822.3921.8921.0520.2320.0818.8818.7518.2518.3118.5418.2818.7618.4518.8016.8916.5614.8914.2613.1712.7112.6112.4312.0711.2810.7211.5311.3910.9210.689.749.869.54Hyogo
Ibaraki27.0925.4322.1416.5212.0014.5116.5217.7617.2518.4916.7915.3416.6715.6916.1116.9417.8218.5818.8520.0016.7717.1918.8616.5015.6914.5013.3112.6013.0712.6912.3912.3411.7511.1111.4911.3111.198.547.089.049.40Ibaraki
Ishikawa37.6230.7927.2027.8327.6028.7026.7726.4025.4023.6622.4120.3520.3320.2320.3620.4721.0721.0321.2021.4621.0720.2420.2918.7318.1517.3417.2514.6616.0415.0915.0114.8814.4313.0613.4613.4113.2012.8211.2411.2912.09Ishikawa
Iwate36.3742.8741.0338.1432.6636.0636.1233.6232.2832.2131.2630.0429.8730.1229.9329.3929.8329.9129.6529.2529.1027.5426.4725.6924.0322.8221.8919.9920.1019.2118.4818.4416.8516.7415.9916.5616.8916.0414.3114.7115.01Iwate
Kagawa54.8359.2448.5139.8433.9435.1434.2434.8032.8832.0330.9328.8627.2826.4526.0925.2425.1125.2426.0724.6924.4222.8522.5821.6320.7618.9418.8617.0716.6816.8115.8815.3115.0614.7614.5113.5413.5513.4111.7711.3811.85Kagawa
Kagoshima25.2829.6627.8928.8027.1728.4130.0730.1530.4029.9227.3827.3628.0026.6226.2725.7226.1325.2225.9526.3224.9823.8823.4122.6720.8020.7119.8619.6218.1518.2017.7217.7417.6215.9016.2016.5917.1315.4813.4913.5514.78Kagoshima
Kanagawa35.6432.8118.6819.1623.4024.8923.9122.3521.4021.3119.7517.7918.9717.6418.0917.7218.5117.8918.2918.0717.5417.4517.8716.3515.2514.6514.3113.3112.6113.6013.0513.0612.6812.2414.0814.7015.1914.4712.8312.8313.83Kanagawa
Kochi38.5548.2645.8838.0835.6033.6834.2836.4834.9435.5333.7133.7432.5331.5132.1731.6232.0730.7531.5230.0930.2329.4028.2225.6924.6323.2522.8321.2221.5819.3119.8419.4818.2918.3416.3416.2915.9815.6314.5114.2015.61Kochi
Kumamoto35.9441.1237.9134.5330.8428.6428.9729.5228.0327.4626.5626.1226.3425.9326.3925.7926.6527.3527.0326.4626.7525.6226.1525.8224.3922.7919.6420.3619.9418.7117.6318.1316.8116.2117.2616.7716.6515.2713.4214.6016.87Kumamoto
Kyoto54.8957.1449.8339.9335.5532.6131.2729.1928.7826.6125.7023.5022.8721.3021.7521.0621.4721.6022.2422.1321.5920.9620.8019.1618.3817.9517.1916.1015.4815.5016.1415.7711.1414.6615.3714.9114.4613.5111.8311.1312.42Kyoto
Mie42.8048.1344.1033.3932.7635.5833.5130.7329.3427.2226.6324.1823.7922.9223.1421.8022.4622.6723.7822.7923.7222.4822.8821.3520.1122.0519.5518.4416.0115.4514.9814.5614.0914.0713.5612.9913.4712.9511.0310.7411.54Mie
Miyagi41.8743.1136.3830.1327.3528.4331.0730.2930.6729.5029.3026.3226.4526.0726.7926.7126.8327.0927.6627.3827.5824.7225.3924.0622.5421.2021.3020.0920.0219.4818.3918.8817.9717.5217.5416.8417.0316.6815.4216.1717.22Miyagi
Miyazaki48.1234.6729.4727.6919.4926.7931.9832.1930.4029.9128.9726.2226.7325.5626.0425.0025.3925.1724.3722.7118.2323.8823.7022.2120.1619.1817.7415.8015.8414.6015.1014.6914.9413.7814.0217.3417.2216.5915.5914.7216.28Miyazaki
Nagano46.2744.4734.3622.7515.3219.4824.4823.8922.5422.0821.8819.5220.8320.2221.1021.7622.9623.6924.5123.8925.1623.2223.7422.1319.6019.3619.4216.3617.1516.5415.6416.3515.4015.1112.7913.0314.4213.6912.2711.8813.03Nagano
Nagasaki35.1531.3633.7837.0636.9036.9436.0037.1236.6135.2034.1831.9830.3328.0229.4927.9428.6828.7729.2928.1828.3425.7525.9023.8723.0621.4220.1118.7518.0417.4816.6116.9616.0115.4115.5015.4415.2414.7513.4413.0613.73Nagasaki
Nara24.2428.9521.4317.2913.5811.6715.5114.8215.1013.4812.8612.2212.5812.6611.0111.5912.1012.5213.3113.6214.4814.0014.1012.9613.0411.4210.9712.2710.559.2110.059.0510.159.579.449.319.219.208.488.317.97Nara
Niigata39.7740.8434.4028.8527.4328.6830.5630.2328.2627.8426.9123.8723.8623.9123.9523.3224.3324.1623.7323.8423.0222.5822.1620.4519.3518.9717.7516.6216.3715.1615.2814.9014.2814.0314.0213.9814.4113.7912.1311.6212.01Niigata
Oita38.3437.9335.0233.2934.3838.3938.0738.0936.7236.2834.6231.4832.4631.2531.9631.6331.5431.3130.0229.2029.0426.5626.2123.4722.2121.1520.0118.2717.6917.5617.0417.5717.3616.1015.5916.6916.1915.0713.3014.3915.20Oita
Okayama50.1459.6851.4343.9137.2839.0735.9335.4934.5532.5632.3329.8329.4827.2927.2326.1227.0126.4627.5226.0626.2224.5421.0022.7821.2620.3819.2317.9017.1415.7915.7015.0614.8514.2013.2013.6713.6013.5212.4912.8512.85Okayama
Okinawaxxxx8.2611.2213.4116.9616.5116.8916.4215.5214.7514.1514.6213.7714.9215.7916.3615.5216.3715.3115.8915.8014.6613.8313.4313.0413.2913.1312.9313.4812.7012.5612.6412.4712.6811.6310.7810.6612.00Okinawa
Osaka47.2841.1630.0424.5126.2626.7026.0024.9423.6222.2121.2019.7718.6517.6618.0517.5818.0718.3619.3719.4020.1719.8620.4019.7619.4718.7418.0817.5717.0117.1616.7217.1316.2916.9816.9916.7617.4816.1716.2516.9819.35Osaka
Saga36.4532.2232.6431.4227.3227.7828.7034.2733.8432.8932.2731.4031.2430.0329.3429.5629.9528.8929.1429.2828.9328.3527.3325.6424.0523.0322.0419.4618.9918.2618.1617.2416.7015.5815.5314.6314.6614.5512.5012.5713.66Saga
Saitama22.2922.3314.8915.8617.8120.6121.4221.7419.7019.1818.9916.4613.5016.2716.1316.5917.2717.3216.1217.6519.7317.2117.5617.7114.5617.1214.8614.3812.6212.2810.5910.7611.2010.1610.0110.4510.579.6210.789.4110.62Saitama
Shiga49.2748.1736.6229.7726.3321.7023.2224.7325.1623.8424.1922.6622.0720.8120.1420.1920.0220.6920.7119.6719.3717.7417.6216.5815.9515.2014.4513.4112.1112.3811.0610.4011.0310.1610.289.379.709.568.788.528.03Shiga
Shimane47.3848.7544.0735.5329.3632.5729.8229.6128.9927.5525.6625.2023.7523.1223.3922.8222.4421.1521.6122.1320.8119.0818.5117.1017.7813.6716.3714.5514.7714.3414.0313.2312.7111.7812.6111.3911.6210.7910.399.5010.59Shimane
Shizuoka43.1744.0234.3830.3425.2524.8023.8723.1021.5220.7220.4618.3918.6218.4817.5518.1418.5719.3420.4019.4519.2219.0718.9117.9017.0815.4815.9615.7114.8514.5414.6014.3113.9512.8812.7412.2512.4712.2411.4911.6411.91Shizuoka
Tochigi29.1032.7024.1122.4320.7622.7125.8725.7426.2326.2725.4323.9224.2923.8623.9923.5224.0624.5624.7624.6923.5321.9322.1320.7720.2419.2218.2916.9917.1216.4616.2315.6615.2215.4210.3715.2015.3615.3013.5613.0412.92Tochigi
Tokushima26.7527.0122.6027.4124.1724.7724.7221.1624.9324.1426.1124.1822.1322.6625.4122.4622.6920.4022.1522.2723.2123.5424.0221.6320.9020.0617.9816.4115.3815.5815.3915.3713.1812.8513.8113.8714.4613.9513.9713.5513.75Tokushima
Tokyo35.1829.4021.4821.5823.7325.3125.2826.3126.0325.4924.8122.9922.6521.7722.1222.0622.1722.2022.7022.5422.8322.2422.8721.8321.1720.0519.8919.7820.0419.8619.1618.9419.0719.1419.5120.0521.0819.4518.9721.1822.68Tokyo
Tottori49.3152.8438.8436.9732.6033.3832.5631.0030.9631.8430.1627.6027.3129.1629.1324.2229.4328.4429.0831.0030.7729.0828.1125.4524.9624.0723.1321.1720.3119.8418.5519.3918.4018.2218.0016.8718.0416.2114.9514.1215.68Tottori
Toyama54.7648.6037.9129.0623.8626.0426.0825.1324.5424.9823.4522.0322.3721.6822.0420.6620.2420.3520.8821.2921.0620.0620.4020.1218.8517.9317.8816.0916.2714.9213.3112.9013.2011.8212.3713.3012.6811.9411.3111.0611.82Toyama
Wakayama44.7646.1135.4320.1221.8423.2124.6325.0522.8222.3020.9520.1118.9917.5719.5419.0221.3422.0422.9224.8622.7422.9522.2620.7019.8818.2916.9616.2915.8615.4716.1115.7115.1114.6914.2713.4013.1512.6011.1611.4511.52Wakayama
Yamagata49.7744.5535.0432.7231.7234.4635.2733.7132.3131.2330.2827.8026.8026.7327.1127.1227.2926.5926.2825.6924.5323.7923.6421.3620.0918.3018.1617.1015.3216.4914.7214.5814.7213.9013.8613.5213.3012.3311.6910.4511.39Yamagata
Yamaguchi51.0044.5035.7527.8325.0327.7125.1025.5623.7222.9122.3420.7120.1919.9419.7618.8820.0121.5022.5422.3323.0722.4121.6020.1919.4618.6317.3515.8515.8815.9515.5415.8214.2513.6014.5114.6114.5413.9813.4312.2214.15Yamaguchi
Yamanashi22.1426.1515.7515.8216.9016.0915.1415.9715.2714.0112.3215.6612.1012.9613.8013.1714.8414.1814.8914.1515.5815.0716.6015.3315.5313.9914.4911.9111.4111.3410.7211.7111.6412.0112.6512.4613.3313.027.6312.5710.99Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL40.3439.8331.6227.4626.1027.5027.7627.2226.2925.4624.5622.7322.4221.9322.0921.6922.2622.2722.5922.2022.1621.3621.3920.1919.0618.1717.4916.5616.1315.9415.3215.3414.9214.6714.8214.9715.3114.4013.4513.7414.84JAPAN TOTAL
prefecture19551960196519701975198019851990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023prefecture


Abortion percentage ranks for Japan prefectures, 1955-2023

prefecture19551960196519701975198019851990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023prefecture
Aichi1729312522242329303031313237363837394042404041404041434238394241394140383332241614Aichi
Akita271242141113354474433347109101185101171091315161614141318Akita
Aomori222624212535262429252936301719151615172222181516121410121210131712168121010658Aomori
Chiba4645444643424343414243424242424443444345464646464646464645464444454241414040424443Chiba
Ehime2324384340403422222321181923262222222119181214131416171816181715111013241420201819Ehime
Fukui3538343434374141433937393632292933283234363539363635363536373534342527323435293635Fukui
Fukuoka131110121415141291312111081098655554555547346332222466Fukuoka
Fukushima38288787111012111399109810108911878683138199771014218121715Fukushima
Gifu1631333236343130333432323729323430343437333034343836373437363935353533404139414042Gifu
Gunma247273537302532322826282625232423242227282927252632282427232524241712151718152021Gunma
Hiroshima3032283129232225262728262426252121212423212222222523212021222319181416181313113516Hiroshima
Hokkaido15141284122221211211111331122432233225345834Hokkaido
Hyogo2125292926272736363535303435383740414140393837393739424141424042424442424443434144Hyogo
Ibaraki4044404246454444444444464344444242383935434336424142454440414140404343444347474545Ibaraki
Ishikawa2937362717162423253233343333333232323332303233333333313625313029273231303533353229Ishikawa
Iwate322095116411118877546656766648678486713914119910812Iwate
Kagawa22349997899101314161618161518172323211925202222172126222221282929313133Kagawa
Kagoshima42393524212018181514161411131514151716131515191518151410131311118151110712171413Kagoshima
Kanagawa3433434033313839404041413940394039424241424140434340414043383738383724212022232320Kanagawa
Kochi268565118554512213242421233321171154913151191110Kochi
Kumamoto3322141315182020211919171716141314111312121192471569912814116711162195Kumamoto
Kyoto13236131521192122242330303029292931293130323230322931271921442420202528303328Kyoto
Mie1910614108101517201821212224272625232419252024229161526293132302730353031373736Mie
Miyagi2019161919191616141614151615131113121111101312101112976685664683543Miyagi
Miyazaki930322839251313161515161518171717182025411617172122293230332930233025464377Miyazaki
Nagano1217233644433737383836383134312824231920142016182720182717192418192134342626272725Nagano
Nagasaki3736259355445436957987109101111910111414151616172019171919181923Nagasaki
Nara4341424145464547474746474647474747474747474747474747474547474747474747474746454747Nara
Niigata2523212318171717201717232019212019202521252425283024272523302828282826252725282930Niigata
Oita28272015733331243332324879812131312161514141210121791217221011Oita
Okayama511122666768811111212141214131429141517191718252227252632272827262227Okayama
Okinawaxxxx47474745454545454445454545454444444445444444444339403836373637363841393831Okinawa
Osaka11213033242629343537383740394041414038393434313128262419201615141687857222Osaka
Saga31352617202121876765665579684567461111121013151818222221252424Saga
Saitama4446464441414240424342434543434344434543354243374534383842444645434646454544384340Saitama
Shiga89152023394035273127272931343335333636373942413938403944434346464545464645444646Shiga
Shimane10571116141919181823192221222327313130323638383445343735353437364038434242404241Shimane
Shizuoka1818221827323938394140404138413938373738383735353537353334343333313335393937332832Shizuoka
Tochigi3934373738383027232224221820201920191817202826262021222319211823201944191815162126Tochigi
Tokushima4142393030333542282920202824182525353029231913201718252632262725333429262424131522Tokushima
Tokyo36404138322932262424252525272726282627262627211916191395424111111111Tokyo
Tottori7411101212121413101113127818791021237111235524535367129Tottori
Toyama36132231282831312630292728283134363533313332303131263024323639323939333738343434Toyama
Wakayama1413183935363633373639353841373531272616272124272429332829282022212323313634363037Wakayama
Yamagata6151916131079101210121412121011131415161718232328232133203231262928293236323938Yamagata
Yamaguchi416172628223328343334333536353636302828242628292927303128242620293122232323192617Yamaguchi
Yamanashi4543454542444646464647444746464646464646454544454243394746454543413836373130462539Yamanashi
prefecture19551960196519701975198019851990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023prefecture


Abortion rates per 1,000 women ages 15-49 for Japan prefectures, 1955-2022

prefecture1955196019651970197519801985199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022prefecture
Aichi47.635.029.829.525.019.617.013.7    10.6    10.310.29.49.89.28.98.68.07.47.06.56.56.35.85.75.85.35.55.55.65.45.15.3Aichi
Akita54.758.348.936.332.330.533.224.8    17.7    16.716.315.514.613.312.212.210.69.89.99.28.48.37.97.67.36.56.25.95.85.54.84.5Akita
Aomori70.852.037.227.120.917.017.914.2    11.2    13.413.612.111.311.511.010.510.29.69.28.88.48.27.77.37.46.97.16.96.76.35.85.6Aomori
Chiba20.819.614.413.113.913.011.69.5    7.7    8.07.77.27.06.86.76.66.35.15.45.34.94.74.54.74.64.44.74.74.64.33.43.1Chiba
Ehime55.444.818.211.313.613.515.914.6    12.711.411.512.012.212.813.012.812.812.811.911.811.210.39.89.08.78.28.08.18.27.67.46.26.86.15.45.1Ehime
Fukui42.028.224.219.018.816.214.912.4    10.7    12.812.411.710.510.19.59.68.98.88.27.77.27.16.86.76.46.96.56.35.85.55.24.6Fukui
Fukuoka62.356.739.131.626.723.122.418.9    14.8    16.616.816.715.915.214.513.813.112.311.811.110.410.49.79.59.69.29.19.28.57.76.66.1Fukuoka
Fukushima47.945.445.334.131.232.628.223.7    17.5    17.318.117.316.215.814.514.213.212.211.710.610.010.09.09.18.98.47.77.46.56.95.74.9Fukushima
Gifu55.233.826.221.717.416.416.013.2    9.7    11.111.010.210.710.89.49.17.87.87.07.06.46.55.75.95.95.45.44.94.64.53.63.5Gifu
Gunma53.356.930.119.317.718.117.913.4    11.9    13.313.412.311.711.511.410.99.98.98.68.07.47.26.96.96.66.76.86.56.05.85.14.6Gunma
Hiroshima38.830.326.122.121.819.817.614.3    11.6    13.313.212.712.712.311.711.410.510.09.89.38.88.48.08.18.07.67.37.17.16.85.84.3Hiroshima
Hokkaido70.158.541.636.433.533.129.522.8    16.9  16.316.616.917.316.215.314.313.512.411.410.99.99.39.18.88.38.28.17.67.07.06.96.05.35.6Hokkaido
Hyogo45.840.228.425.922.118.115.912.2    9.7    9.49.29.19.18.88.68.07.87.06.56.05.75.65.55.24.94.54.84.64.34.23.63.6Hyogo
Ibaraki32.223.618.713.29.19.710.18.78.59.27.97.47.67.47.58.28.79.69.610.28.18.38.87.97.46.86.15.85.95.75.55.45.24.74.84.64.33.12.43.1Ibaraki
Ishikawa43.627.122.324.925.521.617.014.5    9.7    11.511.611.511.410.610.29.69.38.88.57.07.77.27.26.86.85.96.05.95.45.44.34.3Ishikawa
Iwate54.655.244.635.729.030.828.221.9    17.3    17.817.516.916.415.213.813.512.211.510.79.89.69.28.98.67.97.47.07.06.76.35.45.1Iwate
Kagawa83.480.650.737.631.328.324.620.7    14.7    15.615.214.413.812.712.111.811.410.09.99.18.88.88.17.57.67.16.96.15.95.64.84.5Kagawa
Kagoshima34.334.424.722.121.022.623.719.9    15.9    14.314.414.713.712.712.312.411.311.710.911.110.310.29.99.710.08.68.68.88.67.86.56.0Kagoshima
Kanagawa36.630.417.118.520.516.813.810.8    8.9    8.89.08.98.48.38.27.77.16.76.55.95.45.95.55.55.45.05.75.95.85.54.64.5Kanagawa
Kochi45.854.246.634.131.223.624.921.3    18.8    18.118.617.116.715.714.713.512.511.911.010.610.59.29.69.28.88.47.67.36.86.56.15.5Kochi
Kumamoto49.748.937.528.325.121.721.118.217.116.315.315.215.214.614.514.314.815.515.415.015.014.314.214.914.113.210.911.611.310.49.810.09.38.69.38.88.37.56.36.6Kumamoto
Kyoto64.469.159.242.633.623.519.514.814.112.912.011.410.59.810.110.210.410.910.910.710.29.89.58.88.38.27.67.26.66.56.96.64.56.06.15.85.45.14.13.7Kyoto
Mie48.855.950.130.529.427.823.517.9    12.5    12.912.912.512.711.711.410.910.111.39.89.27.77.37.06.56.56.25.75.55.45.24.24.0Mie
Miyagi62.351.734.725.422.922.723.018.1    13.9    14.914.914.614.412.212.311.911.110.510.29.69.29.28.78.78.57.87.57.06.76.45.55.5Miyagi
Miyazaki88.641.527.222.615.121.324.720.4    15.3    14.713.912.59.113.112.612.311.410.89.88.88.87.98.37.98.07.17.29.28.88.27.56.7Miyazaki
Nagano59.046.730.517.311.213.215.413.5    11.5    14.414.613.914.512.912.912.310.510.19.98.28.68.27.67.87.47.05.65.76.25.84.94.7Nagano
Nagasaki54.839.036.537.536.632.629.525.8    17.8    16.917.316.015.914.213.613.012.411.410.510.19.59.38.89.08.38.07.97.77.47.06.25.8Nagasaki
Nara20.123.217.013.89.66.57.86.3    5.1    5.65.85.96.25.95.85.55.44.64.44.94.13.73.93.44.03.73.53.53.33.22.92.8Nara
Niigata54.245.232.823.522.922.122.618.2    12.9    13.512.812.411.611.410.810.29.59.28.48.07.77.17.06.76.46.15.95.85.85.44.64.2Niigata
Oita50.838.330.727.130.232.730.424.2    19.2    19.118.016.716.514.514.112.912.111.810.79.89.49.28.99.18.98.17.67.97.26.95.76.0Oita
Okayama65.383.158.147.437.533.527.322.3    17.0    16.316.815.515.113.810.712.511.410.99.89.38.77.87.77.37.26.76.06.25.96.05.25.2Okayama
Okinawaxxxx7.69.211.111.5    9.0    10.010.39.49.89.19.59.68.98.48.28.28.38.28.28.28.07.77.67.37.16.65.85.4Okinawa
Osaka50.741.431.624.523.017.514.912.1    8.6    9.59.99.810.09.79.69.69.39.08.48.17.67.77.47.47.27.37.17.07.16.66.46.5Osaka
Saga52.134.330.426.422.422.222.323.9    19.8    18.518.317.817.116.515.314.713.713.412.211.010.710.19.89.38.97.98.07.27.06.95.65.5Saga
Saitama23.519.213.615.615.713.411.610.1    6.0    8.37.68.59.68.08.08.46.68.04.56.35.35.14.44.34.64.03.93.93.83.53.73.1Saitama
Shiga65.155.434.927.024.416.315.414.5    11.7    11.911.710.910.49.48.88.68.27.87.26.86.06.25.34.95.34.64.54.04.04.03.53.3Shiga
Shimane69.361.843.628.623.826.621.618.8    13.2    12.012.312.111.010.09.19.19.56.88.57.87.77.77.46.86.96.06.35.55.34.84.64.0Shimane
Shizuoka60.252.635.228.922.017.415.312.1    8.9    10.310.810.39.99.79.29.18.77.77.87.97.37.17.16.76.55.85.55.14.94.84.34.2Shizuoka
Tochigi35.432.719.818.217.317.018.114.6    12.5    13.713.713.512.611.411.410.910.49.89.38.38.27.97.77.47.16.94.36.56.36.05.14.5Tochigi
Tokushima30.323.116.820.517.916.816.110.8    11.3    10.411.311.211.511.811.210.69.99.48.47.87.27.37.17.06.15.76.16.15.96.15.75.5Tokushima
Tokyo30.523.618.218.217.314.613.311.8    9.3    9.79.89.89.89.59.59.49.28.88.88.58.48.48.28.18.58.28.28.38.47.67.07.7Tokyo
Tottori74.369.534.930.428.328.124.720.4    15.9    17.817.918.819.317.415.914.914.013.212.611.611.410.810.110.410.09.69.38.58.87.56.76.4Tottori
Toyama84.454.933.824.419.017.215.512.3    11.4    11.111.311.511.010.410.410.39.38.98.77.57.46.75.85.65.85.05.25.55.14.74.34.3Toyama
Wakayama53.750.935.115.916.515.015.112.8    9.4    12.012.113.111.311.010.49.99.38.77.67.67.37.27.47.46.96.46.25.55.45.14.44.4Wakayama
Yamagata76.150.928.724.825.129.328.923.0    16.1  15.315.415.315.214.413.312.612.011.09.99.08.68.37.37.86.96.86.86.26.15.85.34.94.43.8Yamagata
Yamaguchi73.447.631.622.319.419.115.512.5    9.5    11.312.011.712.011.610.710.310.09.58.68.17.97.87.67.56.86.16.56.36.35.85.54.9Yamaguchi
Yamanashi21.622.511.711.312.19.89.08.0    6.0    7.37.46.87.57.17.77.07.16.36.45.24.94.84.55.05.05.15.45.35.55.52.94.8Yamanashi
JAPAN TOTAL50.242.030.224.822.119.517.814.513.913.212.411.811.110.911.011.011.311.711.811.411.210.610.39.99.38.88.27.97.57.47.06.96.86.56.46.46.25.85.15.1JAPAN TOTAL
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