New Zealand abortion percentages by region, 2004-2023

Abortion ratios for New Zealand regional council areas, 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	345	346	339	317	309	309	282	283	259	253	240	224	224	236	239	216	216	220	234	272	Auckland
Bay of Plenty	214	200	236	235	194	230	211	208	199	196	190	184	190	180	209	206					Bay of Plenty
Canterbury	322	305	311	264	285	289	261	246	233	248	248	218	229	224	225	213	239	207	228	275	Canterbury
Gisborne	181	183	168	197	162	168	235	216	207	226	214	210	233	206	193	216	285	255	286	322	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	239	265	259	266	237	236	229	240	222	211	203	193	186	210	209	200	202	216	241	273	Hawke's Bay
Manawatu-Wanganui	277	259	264	251	253	246	247	230	231	206	210	197	194	223	224	240					Manawatu-Wanganui
Marlborough	228	281	285	318	251	238	209	248	247	233	195	222	176	196	226	225					Marlborough
Nelson	339	368	411	338	329	315	278	329	325	309	299	279	193	236	226	248					Nelson
Northland	245	234	220	247	231	213	221	242	205	212	210	204	173	179	175	158	202	217	224	208	Northland
Otago	346	319	325	320	323	285	280	252	261	270	264	229	283	263	302	263					Otago
Southland	226	197	235	205	216	192	164	204	206	226	220	217	214	185	215	205					Southland
Taranaki	258	225	262	242	219	220	225	220	193	215	181	171	210	228	218	240	232	195	240	262	Taranaki
Tasman	232	308	259	241	245	272	213	243	259	211	263	251	170	168	235	236					Tasman
Waikato	248	227	263	236	232	235	226	223	216	211	184	193	189	200	189	204					Waikato
Wellington	348	347	340	337	313	322	297	291	259	262	258	231	224	223	248	227	237	244	267	306	Wellington
West Coast	233	290	208	247	217	223	233	211	226	226	235	239	219	154	176	189	221	198	215	307	West Coast
NEW ZEALAND TOTAL	314	304	303	287	279	281	260	258	241	240	229	216	216	223	229	217	230	226	241	286	NEW ZEALAND TOTAL

Abortion percentages for New Zealand regional council areas, 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	25.7	25.7	25.3	24.1	23.6	23.6	22.0	22.1	20.6	20.2	19.3	18.3	18.3	19.1	19.3	17.8	17.8	18.0	19.0	21.4	Auckland
Bay of Plenty	17.6	16.7	19.1	19.0	16.3	18.7	17.5	17.2	16.6	16.4	16.0	15.6	16.0	15.3	17.3	17.1					Bay of Plenty
Canterbury	24.4	23.4	23.7	20.9	22.2	22.4	20.7	19.7	18.9	19.8	19.8	17.9	18.6	18.3	18.3	17.6	19.3	17.1	18.6	21.6	Canterbury
Gisborne	15.3	15.4	14.4	16.5	13.9	14.4	19.0	17.7	17.1	18.4	17.7	17.4	18.9	17.1	16.2	17.8	22.2	20.3	22.3	24.3	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	19.3	21.0	20.6	21.0	19.1	19.1	18.6	19.4	18.1	17.4	16.9	16.2	15.7	17.4	17.3	16.7	16.8	17.8	19.4	21.4	Hawke's Bay
Manawatu-Wanganui	21.7	20.6	20.9	20.1	20.2	19.8	19.8	18.7	18.8	17.1	17.3	16.5	16.2	18.2	18.3	19.4					Manawatu-Wanganui
Marlborough	18.5	21.9	22.2	24.2	20.1	19.2	17.3	19.9	19.8	18.9	16.3	18.2	15.0	16.4	18.4	18.4					Marlborough
Nelson	25.3	26.9	29.1	25.3	24.7	23.9	21.8	24.7	24.5	23.6	23.0	21.8	16.1	19.1	18.4	19.9					Nelson
Northland	19.7	19.0	18.0	19.8	18.7	17.6	18.1	19.5	17.0	17.5	17.4	17.0	14.7	15.2	14.9	13.6	16.8	17.8	18.3	17.2	Northland
Otago	25.7	24.2	24.5	24.2	24.4	22.2	21.9	20.1	20.7	21.3	20.9	18.6	22.1	20.8	23.2	20.8					Otago
Southland	18.4	16.4	19.0	17.0	17.8	16.1	14.1	16.9	17.1	18.5	18.0	17.8	17.6	15.6	17.7	17.0					Southland
Taranaki	20.5	18.4	20.8	19.5	18.0	18.1	18.4	18.1	16.2	17.7	15.3	14.6	17.4	18.6	17.9	19.4	18.8	16.3	19.4	20.8	Taranaki
Tasman	18.8	23.5	20.5	19.4	19.7	21.4	17.6	19.6	20.6	17.5	20.8	20.1	14.5	14.4	19.0	19.1					Tasman
Waikato	19.9	18.5	20.8	19.1	18.8	19.0	18.4	18.2	17.8	17.4	15.5	16.2	15.9	16.7	15.9	17.0					Waikato
Wellington	25.8	25.8	25.4	25.2	23.9	24.4	22.9	22.5	20.6	20.8	20.5	18.8	18.3	18.2	19.9	18.5	19.2	19.6	21.1	23.4	Wellington
West Coast	18.9	22.5	17.2	19.8	17.8	18.2	18.9	17.4	18.4	18.4	19.0	19.3	18.0	13.4	15.0	15.9	18.1	16.5	17.7	23.5	West Coast
NEW ZEALAND TOTAL	23.9	23.3	23.3	22.3	21.8	21.9	20.7	20.5	19.4	19.3	18.7	17.7	17.7	18.2	18.6	17.8	18.7	18.4	19.4	22.2	NEW ZEALAND TOTAL

Abortion ranks for New Zealand regional council areas, 2004-2023

regional council area	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	regional council area
Auckland	3	3	3	5	4	3	2	3	3	4	6	6	4	3	3	8	Auckland
Bay of Plenty	15	14	12	14	15	11	14	15	15	16	14	15	11	13	11	11	Bay of Plenty
Canterbury	5	6	5	7	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	8	3	5	7	10	Canterbury
Gisborne	16	16	16	16	16	16	7	13	12	9	9	10	2	9	13	9	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	10	9	10	6	9	9	9	9	10	14	12	14	13	8	12	14	Hawke's Bay
Manawatu-Wanganui	6	10	7	8	6	7	6	10	8	15	11	12	9	7	8	3	Manawatu-Wanganui
Marlborough	13	8	6	4	7	8	15	5	6	6	13	7	14	11	5	7	Marlborough
Nelson	4	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	10	2	6	2	Nelson
Northland	9	11	14	9	11	14	12	8	14	11	10	11	15	14	16	16	Northland
Otago	2	4	4	3	2	5	3	4	2	2	2	5	1	1	1	1	Otago
Southland	14	15	13	15	14	15	16	16	13	7	8	9	7	12	10	12	Southland
Taranaki	7	13	9	11	12	13	11	12	16	10	16	16	8	4	9	4	Taranaki
Tasman	12	5	11	12	8	6	13	7	5	12	3	2	16	15	4	5	Tasman
Waikato	8	12	8	13	10	10	10	11	11	13	15	13	12	10	14	13	Waikato
Wellington	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	4	3	4	4	5	6	2	6	Wellington
West Coast	11	7	15	10	13	12	8	14	9	8	7	3	6	16	15	15	West Coast

Abortion ratios for New Zealand uniform regions, 2004-2023

region	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	region
Auckland	345	346	339	317	309	309	282	283	259	253	240	224	224	236	239	216	216	220	234	272	Auckland
Gisborne	181	183	168	197	162	168	235	216	207	226	214	210	233	206	193	216	285	255	286	322	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	239	265	259	266	237	236	229	240	222	211	203	193	186	210	209	200	202	216	241	273	Hawke's Bay
Northland	245	234	220	247	231	213	221	242	205	212	210	204	173	179	175	158	202	217	224	208	Northland
Taranaki	258	225	262	242	219	220	225	220	193	215	181	171	210	228	218	240	232	195	240	262	Taranaki
Wellington	348	347	340	337	313	322	297	291	259	262	258	231	224	223	248	227	237	244	267	306	Wellington
(rest of North Island)	244	227	255	239	226	236	227	220	215	206	192	191	191	199	203	213	230	224	230	269	(rest of North Island)
Canterbury	322	305	311	264	285	289	261	246	233	248	248	218	229	224	225	213	239	207	228	275	Canterbury
(Nelson Marlborough)	269	320	318	301	277	276	235	276	278	253	253	252	180	201	229	237	239	243	249	308	(Nelson Marlborough)
(Southern)	302	275	292	278	284	251	236	235	242	255	249	225	259	236	272	244	286	275	268	345	(Southern)
West Coast	233	290	208	247	217	223	233	211	226	226	235	239	219	154	176	189	221	198	215	307	West Coast

Abortion percentages for New Zealand uniform regions, 2004-2023

region	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	region
Auckland	25.7	25.7	25.3	24.1	23.6	23.6	22.0	22.1	20.6	20.2	19.3	18.3	18.3	19.1	19.3	17.8	17.8	18.0	19.0	21.4	Auckland
Gisborne	15.3	15.4	14.4	16.5	13.9	14.4	19.0	17.7	17.1	18.4	17.7	17.4	18.9	17.1	16.2	17.8	22.2	20.3	22.3	24.3	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	19.3	21.0	20.6	21.0	19.1	19.1	18.6	19.4	18.1	17.4	16.9	16.2	15.7	17.4	17.3	16.7	16.8	17.8	19.4	21.4	Hawke's Bay
Northland	19.7	19.0	18.0	19.8	18.7	17.6	18.1	19.5	17.0	17.5	17.4	17.0	14.7	15.2	14.9	13.6	16.8	17.8	18.3	17.2	Northland
Taranaki	20.5	18.4	20.8	19.5	18.0	18.1	18.4	18.1	16.2	17.7	15.3	14.6	17.4	18.6	17.9	19.4	18.8	16.3	19.4	20.8	Taranaki
Wellington	25.8	25.8	25.4	25.2	23.9	24.4	22.9	22.5	20.6	20.8	20.5	18.8	18.3	18.2	19.9	18.5	19.2	19.6	21.1	23.4	Wellington
(rest of North Island)	19.6	18.5	20.3	19.3	18.4	19.1	18.5	18.0	17.7	17.0	16.1	16.1	16.0	16.6	16.9	17.6	18.7	18.3	18.7	21.2	(rest of North Island)
Canterbury	24.4	23.4	23.7	20.9	22.2	22.4	20.7	19.7	18.9	19.8	19.8	17.9	18.6	18.3	18.3	17.6	19.3	17.1	18.6	21.6	Canterbury
(Nelson Marlborough)	21.2	24.3	24.1	23.1	21.7	21.6	19.0	21.6	21.8	20.2	20.2	20.1	15.3	16.7	18.6	19.1	19.3	19.5	19.9	23.6	(Nelson Marlborough)
(Southern)	23.2	21.6	22.6	21.8	22.1	20.1	19.1	19.0	19.5	20.3	19.9	18.3	20.6	19.1	21.4	19.6	22.2	21.6	21.1	25.7	(Southern)
West Coast	18.9	22.5	17.2	19.8	17.8	18.2	18.9	17.4	18.4	18.4	19.0	19.3	18.0	13.4	15.0	15.9	18.1	16.5	17.7	23.5	West Coast

Abortion ranks for New Zealand uniform regions, 2004-2023

region	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	region
Auckland	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	5	4	1	3	5	9	6	7	8	Auckland
Gisborne	11	11	11	11	11	11	5	10	9	7	7	7	2	7	9	6	2	2	1	2	Gisborne
Hawke's Bay	9	7	7	5	6	7	8	6	7	10	9	9	9	6	7	9	10	8	5	7	Hawke's Bay
Northland	7	8	9	7	7	10	11	5	10	9	8	8	11	10	11	11	11	7	10	11	Northland
Taranaki	6	10	6	9	9	9	10	8	11	8	11	11	7	3	6	2	6	11	6	10	Taranaki
Wellington	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	3	5	5	2	4	5	3	3	5	Wellington
(rest of North Island)	8	9	8	10	8	6	9	9	8	11	10	10	8	9	8	7	7	5	8	9	(rest of North Island)
Canterbury	3	4	4	6	3	3	3	4	5	5	4	6	3	4	5	8	3	9	9	6	Canterbury
(Nelson Marlborough)	5	3	3	3	5	4	6	3	1	4	2	1	10	8	4	3	4	4	4	3	(Nelson Marlborough)
(Southern)	4	6	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	2	3	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	(Southern)
West Coast	10	5	10	8	10	8	7	11	6	6	6	2	6	11	10	10	8	10	11	4	West Coast