New Zealand abortions and live births by region, 2004-2023

regional council area	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	regional council area
Auckland	7,238	7,181	7,225	7,299	7,146	6,981	6,553	6,412	5,919	5,530	5,138	5,021	4,896	5,047	4,959	4,631	(4,400)	(4,510)	(4,790)	(5,540)	Auckland
Bay of Plenty	819	756	905	951	800	905	837	821	773	726	667	715	735	737	830	835					Bay of Plenty
Canterbury	2,135	2,013	2,106	1,992	2,076	2,067	1,906	1,645	1,544	1,620	1,628	1,545	1,604	1,580	1,558	1,526	(1,620)	(1,480)	(1,660)	(1,900)	Canterbury
Gisborne	136	142	121	158	134	122	184	159	146	158	140	151	172	145	137	146	189	172	207	222	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	518	561	560	616	558	555	523	534	496	455	413	414	382	447	432	407	(420)	(460)	(500)	(560)	Hawke's Bay
Manawatu-Wanganui	809	801	836	828	854	777	813	729	696	614	601	605	567	678	677	734					Manawatu-Wanganui
Marlborough	109	133	138	164	143	131	120	134	125	117	95	109	94	97	114	108					Marlborough
Nelson	196	191	215	216	206	190	168	197	177	171	160	149	104	119	122	133					Nelson
Northland	506	484	494	574	531	469	529	532	474	450	431	449	385	402	381	355	453	490	531	465	Northland
Otago	752	687	698	751	764	671	652	590	610	604	552	539	623	589	648	607					Otago
Southland	284	238	290	277	289	260	231	272	257	272	249	265	248	225	241	236					Southland
Taranaki	340	317	381	390	350	350	360	342	296	323	272	275	310	317	337	370	(340)	(290)	(350)	(370)	Taranaki
Tasman	129	158	142	133	136	135	116	122	124	103	108	112	77	77	105	109					Tasman
Waikato	1,383	1,286	1,472	1,468	1,487	1,445	1,429	1,318	1,307	1,214	1,046	1,204	1,148	1,241	1,144	1,273					Waikato
Wellington	2,199	2,160	2,193	2,318	2,185	2,189	2,009	1,898	1,666	1,589	1,521	1,441	1,348	1,352	1,415	1,338	(1,350)	(1,410)	(1,500)	(1,590)	Wellington
West Coast	93	98	81	100	98	96	100	91	94	87	88	91	71	56	57	67	69	66	65	83	West Coast
UNKNOWN	565	325	77	147	183	207	100	67	41	40	28	70	59	176	125	73					UNKNOWN
NEW ZEALAND TOTAL	18,211	17,531	17,934	18,382	17,940	17,550	16,630	15,863	14,745	14,073	13,137	13,155	12,823	13,285	13,282	12,948	13,246	13,257	14,164	16,277	NEW ZEALAND TOTAL

district	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	district
Auckland																1,424	1,383	1,400	1,434	1,640	Auckland
Bay of Plenty																631	690	769	776	824	Bay of Plenty
Canterbury																1,420	1,511	1,417	1,546	1,772	Canterbury
Capital and Coast																785	795	832	877	909	Capital and Coast
Counties Manukau																1,700	1,547	1,579	1,808	2,102	Counties Manukau
Hawke's Bay	518	561	560	616	558	555	523	534	496	455	413	414	382	447	432	407	423	461	500	560	Hawke's Bay
Hutt Valley																411	408	442	468	532	Hutt Valley
Lakes																327	361	329	380	422	Lakes
MidCentral																636	582	602	584	653	MidCentral
Nelson Marlborough	434	482	495	513	485	456	404	453	426	391	363	370	275	293	341	350	341	358	360	415	Nelson Marlborough
Northland	506	484	494	574	531	469	529	532	474	450	431	449	385	402	381	355	453	490	531	465	Northland
South Canterbury																104	105	64	116	125	South Canterbury
Southern																847	956	927	928	1,072	Southern
Tairawhiti	136	142	121	158	134	122	184	159	146	158	140	151	172	145	137	146	189	172	207	222	Tairawhiti
Taranaki	340	317	381	390	350	350	360	342	296	323	272	275	310	317	337	370	336	285	348	370	Taranaki
Waikato																1,118	1,227	1,109	1,191	1,419	Waikato
Wairarapa																133	136	130	147	139	Wairarapa
Waitemata																1,558	1,523	1,576	1,596	1,854	Waitemata
West Coast	93	98	81	100	98	96	100	91	94	87	88	91	71	56	57	67	69	66	65	83	West Coast
Whanganui																88	133	168	178	212	Whanganui
UNKNOWN																71	78	81	124	165	UNKNOWN
NEW ZEALAND	18,211	17,531	17,934	18,382	17,940	17,550	16,630	15,863	14,745	14,073	13,137	13,155	12,823	13,285	13,282	12,948	13,246	13,257	14,164	15,955	NEW ZEALAND

regional council area	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	regional council area
Auckland	20,956	20,747	21,331	23,007	23,114	22,605	23,215	22,660	22,837	21,827	21,429	22,435	21,810	21,393	20,712	21,405	20,385	20,520	20,469	20,403	Auckland
Bay of Plenty	3,833	3,771	3,842	4,055	4,117	3,938	3,958	3,953	3,875	3695	3,504	3,878	3,864	4,086	3,969	4,047	4,005	4,173	4,257	4,044	Bay of Plenty
Canterbury	6,631	6,605	6,777	7,547	7,284	7,163	7,305	6,692	6,633	6543	6,575	7,075	7,014	7,065	6,939	7,164	6,780	7,158	7,284	6,915	Canterbury
Gisborne	751	778	720	801	828	727	782	737	707	700	653	718	738	705	711	675	663	675	723	690	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	2,164	2,115	2,164	2,318	2,359	2,352	2,284	2,224	2,238	2159	2,037	2,145	2,058	2,127	2,070	2,037	2,079	2,127	2,076	2,055	Hawke's Bay
Manawatu-Wanganui	2,918	3,095	3,165	3,297	3,372	3,155	3,297	3,170	3,014	2986	2,864	3,071	2,928	3,045	3,024	3,057	2,976	2,952	3,030	2,898	Manawatu-Wanganui
Marlborough	479	473	484	515	570	550	573	540	506	503	487	490	534	495	504	480	477	486	480	441	Marlborough
Nelson	579	519	523	639	627	604	604	599	545	554	535	534	540	504	540	537	477	498	483	432	Nelson
Northland	2,069	2,069	2,244	2,321	2,303	2,199	2,397	2,200	2,311	2125	2,048	2,198	2,229	2,247	2,181	2,250	2,244	2,262	2,367	2,232	Northland
Otago	2,173	2,152	2,150	2,347	2,367	2,351	2,331	2,341	2,336	2233	2,088	2,358	2,199	2,241	2,148	2,310	2,238	2,325	2,328	2,085	Otago
Southland	1,258	1,211	1,233	1,351	1,339	1,356	1,405	1,334	1,245	1201	1,133	1,223	1,161	1,215	1,119	1,152	1,083	1,059	1,143	1,014	Southland
Taranaki	1,319	1,410	1,453	1,611	1,596	1,588	1,598	1,552	1,534	1505	1,506	1,609	1,473	1,389	1,548	1,542	1,467	1,488	1,458	1,413	Taranaki
Tasman	557	513	549	552	556	497	544	502	479	487	411	446	453	459	447	462	474	492	483	474	Tasman
Waikato	5,583	5,666	5,590	6,230	6,423	6,147	6,324	5,916	6,050	5745	5,688	6,234	6,066	6,204	6,054	6,237	6,195	6,330	6,387	6,372	Waikato
Wellington	6,327	6,226	6,442	6,876	6,972	6,791	6,770	6,527	6,435	6056	5,890	6,230	6,015	6,057	5,706	5,904	5,691	5,769	5,610	5,196	Wellington
West Coast	399	338	390	405	452	431	429	432	416	385	375	381	324	363	324	354	312	333	303	270	West Coast
UNKNOWN	77	57	136	172	64	89	81	24	17	13	19	13	15	15	24	24	27	12	6	21	UNKNOWN
NEW ZEALAND TOTAL	58,073	57,745	59,193	64,044	64,343	62,543	63,897	61,403	61,178	58,717	57,242	61,038	59,421	59,610	58,020	59,637	57,573	58,659	58,887	56,955	NEW ZEALAND TOTAL

region	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	region
Auckland	7,238	7,181	7,225	7,299	7,146	6,981	6,553	6,412	5,919	5,530	5,138	5,021	4,896	5,047	4,959	4,631	(4,400)	(4,510)	(4,790)	(5,540)	Auckland
Gisborne	136	142	121	158	134	122	184	159	146	158	140	151	172	145	137	146	189	172	207	222	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	518	561	560	616	558	555	523	534	496	455	413	414	382	447	432	407	(420)	(460)	(500)	(560)	Hawke's Bay
Northland	506	484	494	574	531	469	529	532	474	450	431	449	385	402	381	355	453	490	531	465	Northland
Taranaki	340	317	381	390	350	350	360	342	296	323	272	275	310	317	337	370	(340)	(290)	(350)	(370)	Taranaki
Wellington	2,199	2,160	2,193	2,318	2,185	2,189	2,009	1,898	1,666	1,589	1,521	1,441	1,348	1,352	1,415	1,338	(1,350)	(1,410)	(1,500)	(1,590)	Wellington
(rest of North Island)	3,011	2,843	3,213	3,247	3,141	3,127	3,079	2,868	2,776	2,554	2,314	2,524	2,450	2,656	2,651	2,842	(3,030)	(3,010)	(3,150)	(3,580)	(rest of North Island)
Canterbury	2,135	2,013	2,106	1,992	2,076	2,067	1,906	1,645	1,544	1,620	1,628	1,545	1,604	1,580	1,558	1,526	(1,620)	(1,480)	(1,660)	(1,900)	Canterbury
(Nelson Marlborough)	434	482	495	513	485	456	404	453	426	391	363	370	275	293	341	350	341	358	360	415	(Nelson Marlborough)
(Southern)	1,036	925	988	1,028	1,053	931	883	862	867	876	801	804	871	814	889	843	(950)	(930)	(930)	(1,070)	(Southern)
West Coast	93	98	81	100	98	96	100	91	94	87	88	91	71	56	57	67	69	66	65	83	West Coast

region	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	region
Auckland	20,956	20,747	21,331	23,007	23,114	22,605	23,215	22,660	22,837	21,827	21,429	22,435	21,810	21,393	20,712	21,405	20,385	20,520	20,469	20,403	Auckland
Gisborne	751	778	720	801	828	727	782	737	707	700	653	718	738	705	711	675	663	675	723	690	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	2,164	2,115	2,164	2,318	2,359	2,352	2,284	2,224	2,238	2,159	2,037	2,145	2,058	2,127	2,070	2,037	2,079	2,127	2,076	2,055	Hawke's Bay
Northland	2,069	2,069	2,244	2,321	2,303	2,199	2,397	2,200	2,311	2,125	2,048	2,198	2,229	2,247	2,181	2,250	2,244	2,262	2,367	2,232	Northland
Taranaki	1,319	1,410	1,453	1,611	1,596	1,588	1,598	1,552	1,534	1,505	1,506	1,609	1,473	1,389	1,548	1,542	1,467	1,488	1,458	1,413	Taranaki
Wellington	6,327	6,226	6,442	6,876	6,972	6,791	6,770	6,527	6,435	6,056	5,890	6,230	6,015	6,057	5,706	5,904	5,691	5,769	5,610	5,196	Wellington
(rest of North Island)	12,334	12,532	12,597	13,582	13,912	13,240	13,579	13,039	12,939	12,426	12,056	13,183	12,858	13,335	13,047	13,341	13,176	13,455	13,674	13,314	(rest of North Island)
Canterbury	6,631	6,605	6,777	7,547	7,284	7,163	7,305	6,692	6,633	6,543	6,575	7,075	7,014	7,065	6,939	7,164	6,780	7,158	7,284	6,915	Canterbury
(Nelson Marlborough)	1,615	1,505	1,556	1,706	1,753	1,651	1,721	1,641	1,530	1,544	1,433	1,470	1,527	1,458	1,491	1,479	1,428	1,476	1,446	1,347	(Nelson Marlborough)
(Southern)	3,431	3,363	3,383	3,698	3,706	3,707	3,736	3,675	3,581	3,434	3,221	3,581	3,360	3,456	3,267	3,462	3,321	3,384	3,471	3,099	(Southern)
West Coast	399	338	390	405	452	431	429	432	416	385	375	381	324	363	324	354	312	333	303	270	West Coast