New Zealand abortion percentages by region, 2004-2020

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 17 October 2022

Abortion ratios for New Zealand regions, 2004-2020

region20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Auckland345346339317309309282283259253240224224236239216
Bay of Plenty214200236235194230211208199196190184190180209206
Canterbury322305311264285289261246233248248218229224225213238
Gisborne181183168197162168235216207226214210233206193216285
Hawke's Bay239265259266237236229240222211203193186210209200203
Manawatu-Wanganui277259264251253246247230231206210197194223224240
Marlborough228281285318251238209248247233195222176196226225
Nelson339368411338329315278329325309299279193236226248
Northland245234220247231213221242205212210204173179175158202
Otago346319325320323285280252261270264229283263302263
Southland226197235205216192164204206226220217214185215205
Taranaki258225262242219220225220193215181171210228218240229
Tasman232308259241245272213243259211263251170168235236
Waikato248227263236232235226223216211184193189200189204
Wellington348347340337313322297291259262258231224223248227235
West Coast233290208247217223233211226226235239219154176189221
NEW ZEALAND TOTAL314304303287279281260258241240229216216223229217230


Abortion percentages for New Zealand regions, 2004-2020

region20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Auckland25.725.725.324.123.623.622.022.120.620.219.318.318.319.119.317.8
Bay of Plenty17.616.719.119.016.318.717.517.216.616.416.015.616.015.317.317.1
Canterbury24.423.423.720.922.222.420.719.718.919.819.817.918.618.318.317.619.2
Gisborne15.315.414.416.513.914.419.017.717.118.417.717.418.917.116.217.822.2
Hawke's Bay19.321.020.621.019.119.118.619.418.117.416.916.215.717.417.316.716.9
Manawatu-Wanganui21.720.620.920.120.219.819.818.718.817.117.316.516.218.218.319.4
Marlborough18.521.922.224.220.119.217.319.919.818.916.318.215.016.418.418.4
Nelson25.326.929.125.324.723.921.824.724.523.623.021.816.119.118.419.9
Northland19.719.018.019.818.717.618.119.517.017.517.417.014.715.214.913.616.8
Otago25.724.224.524.224.422.221.920.120.721.320.918.622.120.823.220.8
Southland18.416.419.017.017.816.114.116.917.118.518.017.817.615.617.717.0
Taranaki20.518.420.819.518.018.118.418.116.217.715.314.617.418.617.919.418.6
Tasman18.823.520.519.419.721.417.619.620.617.520.820.114.514.419.019.1
Waikato19.918.520.819.118.819.018.418.217.817.415.516.215.916.715.917.0
Wellington25.825.825.425.223.924.422.922.520.620.820.518.818.318.219.918.519.0
West Coast18.922.517.219.817.818.218.917.418.418.419.019.318.013.415.015.918.1
NEW ZEALAND TOTAL23.923.323.322.321.821.920.720.519.419.318.717.717.718.218.617.818.7


Abortion ranks for New Zealand regions, 2004-2019

region2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Auckland3335432334664338
Bay of Plenty15141214151114151516141511131111
Canterbury56575456755835710
Gisborne16161616161671312991029139
Hawke's Bay1091069999101412141381214
Manawatu-Wanganui610786761081511129783
Marlborough138647815566137141157
Nelson41111241111110262
Northland91114911141281411101115141616
Otago2443253422251111
Southland1415131514151616137897121012
Taranaki71391112131112161016168494
Tasman12511128613751232161545
Waikato812813101010111113151312101413
Wellington1222311243445626
West Coast1171510131281498736161515


Abortion percentage rankings for New Zealand regions, 2004-2015

Auckland333543233466Bay of Plenty151412141511141515161415Canterbury565754567558Gisborne161616161616713129910Hawke's Bay109106999910141214Manawatu-Wanganui61078676108151112Marlborough138647815566137Nelson411112411111Northland911149111412814111011Otago244325342225Southland141513151415161613789Taranaki7139111213111216101616Tasman12511128613751232Waikato8128131010101111131513Wellington122231124344West Coast117151013128149873
region200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015


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