Definition of table data (see notes after table for additional information):

• Abortions, all to residents include all abortions obtained by prefecture residents.
• Abortion ratio is abortions per 1000 live births.
• Abortion % is abortions as percentage of pregnancies (excluding fetal deaths/miscarriages).

Notes:

• Live births are estimated from reported populations and raw birth rates.
• Abortion data are generally estimated from reported abortion ratios and estimated live births and may be incomplete.

Sources:

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