Switzerland abortion percentages by canton, 1970-2024

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 September 2025

 

Abortion rates for Switzerland cantons, 2002-2024

canton20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024canton
Aargau5.55.05.04.83.513.453.073.23.63.83.53.63.93.64.24.54.43.94.24.24.85.14.7Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden2.73.24.33.93.683.145.054.95.16.36.96.25.67.48.65.26.64.44.85.14.65.06.9Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden0.71.72.01.72.300.650.970.60.71.3      2.9      Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft5.86.06.26.66.225.906.876.76.86.87.27.16.96.85.14.24.44.94.94.95.15.15.8Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt9.78.611.912.210.288.639.389.49.29.58.57.96.46.28.58.58.510.412.49.711.210.57.5Basel-Stadt
Bern6.25.45.65.25.455.845.626.06.26.66.56.06.46.36.16.16.76.57.26.97.17.37.2Bern
Fribourg5.04.85.15.54.784.244.104.33.74.04.03.94.74.64.53.94.24.43.83.43.93.64.1Fribourg
Geneva16.215.216.015.916.115.0814.8514.614.114.114.312.511.112.112.111.512.411.511.210.411.111.011.3Geneva
Glarus4.63.36.44.84.073.472.664.75.15.14.64.64.23.84.44.43.4 2.64.95.55.57.0Glarus
Graubunden5.34.84.95.35.505.335.405.75.55.35.74.95.14.74.84.94.85.45.95.56.57.87.8Graubunden
Jura7.86.57.36.88.066.267.138.96.67.14.04.95.45.54.54.45.16.56.85.37.48.79.5Jura
Luzern5.25.54.95.24.44.784.804.65.04.34.94.64.94.34.74.74.85.15.66.16.36.47.2Luzern
Neuchatel11.79.810.89.610.488.509.725.87.98.310.49.69.07.38.07.58.78.36.97.67.17.310.3Neuchatel
Nidwalden0.01.20.71.61.831.982.943.64.34.82.42.43.63.24.43.93.03.93.14.54.33.82.6Nidwalden
Obwalden0.64.73.33.85.412.582.693.21.42.12.32.62.62.73.43.12.33.03.01.11.72.41.5Obwalden
Saint Gallen4.54.64.74.54.935.544.954.85.75.45.05.05.04.44.75.05.75.35.85.96.05.55.9Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen5.85.75.76.26.654.485.836.26.87.06.67.17.66.67.37.06.25.46.95.86.15.54.6Schaffhausen
Schwyz1.72.33.02.43.242.242.902.93.02.83.33.03.13.12.32.42.62.22.33.13.64.24.5Schwyz
Solothurn5.94.74.94.64.614.315.113.94.74.74.84.25.14.14.44.24.14.75.25.44.83.96.3Solothurn
Thurgau4.13.94.03.93.933.634.023.24.33.53.74.03.73.63.54.03.33.53.84.44.54.44.8Thurgau
Ticino/Tessin  9.49.19.59.510.69.89.810.58.68.57.36.65.64.95.34.85.24.44.54.85.4Ticino/Tessin
Uri2.93.43.42.91.731.612.052.22.41.21.72.52.83.12.72.22.23.02.72.73.22.92.7Uri
Valais4.03.02.93.83.003.143.423.94.33.94.53.64.04.13.34.24.14.34.23.23.24.43.6Valais
Vaud11.819.558.889.099.7110.3610.0610.711.510.510.110.09.99.99.09.09.29.910.410.19.711.511.0Vaud
Zug3.94.33.93.93.844.943.145.72.34.44.93.83.82.44.73.94.55.55.84.84.44.65.9Zug
Zurich10.59.58.98.67.998.868.788.18.48.48.18.17.48.18.17.67.78.28.39.18.89.79.4Zurich
SWITZERLAND TOTAL7.717.017.086.986.846.896.936.87.17.16.96.76.56.56.46.36.56.76.96.87.07.27.3SWITZERLAND TOTAL


Abortion ratios for Switzerland cantons, 1970-2024

canton1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024canton
Aargau12.3       40.7 76.8    79.1    67.3  86.4 91.8   121.2121.6133.3120.5109.8107.8103.975.980.071.376.976.585.874.379.277.875.483.090.190.080.487.187.6103.7116.2109.9Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden18.8       10.8 26.6    15.0    11.5  10.6 23.1   37.441.145.762.172.496.189.382.699.885.977.369.369.674.382.372.668.180.249.6109.857.376.871.275.185.287.1Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden0.0       0.0 5.6    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   0.00.00.010.831.339.733.345.835.330.130.744.039.511.722.242.249.753.821.553.374.740.946.580.597.458.0Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft21.9       47.0 94.1    99.6    92.5  71.0 116.6   147.7133.6144.0133.6138.3145.3153.9144.8123.0141.8123.6118.0129.3127.1129.0103.4111.0101.291.7101.0119.9138.4106.2138.8146.3130.9Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt368.0       707.7 682.9    459.9    418.3  355.7 306.4   151.5200.6245.6233.5205.7287.0289.7244.9185.5212.6205.7197.4170.5161.7158.4135.8126.0134.4120.8122.9144.7178.5133.5164.9161.7137.7Basel-Stadt
Bern76.8       107.5 118.4    113.9    96.5  103.1 106.0   122.7124.1136.5140.5122.6123.9115.1122.8122.2116.3118.4118.1129.7121.5113.0118.0112.4110.4106.6118.2118.4124.8118.5131.5140.7145.9Bern
Fribourg0.0       0.5 2.2    6.2    38.0  52.1 69.1   76.375.195.499.591.098.8108.994.591.392.297.786.583.692.692.5103.093.293.490.493.1101.5102.984.2105.7140.4126.8Fribourg
Geneva657.3       787.1 998.9    571.4    520.9  404.3 367.0   343.8314.8329.2319.6323.5318.0310.9319.3277.3258.6278.5261.8269.0266.6230.1203.5222.0222.3207.1230.7211.0219.4198.5214.0229.5243.5Geneva
Glarus20.4       53.1 88.1    59.9    81.0  74.9 72.1   136.6142.1125.0108.870.3151.5112.587.689.666.7109.4121.1111.8103.891.879.466.077.382.073.712.165.4133.8137.3126.1192.3Glarus
Graubunden7.2       31.8 33.6    26.5    35.3  53.5 75.9   104.5101.4117.1125.3110.7115.7133.5138.3127.0120.9119.2108.6102.7115.591.884.985.277.594.084.795.195.387.0112.7139.1156.3Graubunden
Jura0.0       0.0 21.1    62.1    99.4  106.6 121.5   119.6142.1137.8143.0129.4145.8134.9158.4125.2148.3161.8128.3128.476.094.1102.895.793.693.589.3112.8118.783.1126.7140.3124.4Jura
Luzern1.2       13.4 7.4    17.8    14.2  26.1 24.3   93.499.9105.5111.7122.2108.4115.394.2100.1101.798.799.790.497.688.396.684.289.388.089.195.5103.2108.8122.3119.9142.8Luzern
Neuchatel278.1       308.3 281.1    252.9    209.7  189.8 186.6   218.6201.1224.8217.6186.1214.5180.3198.4157.7188.6110.3157.1162.2197.9187.6168.6146.4153.5151.9176.3165.9148.8168.7173.1198.9282.2Neuchatel
Nidwalden0.0       2.4 0.0    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   0.00.00.00.026.716.034.340.338.562.273.7101.993.657.468.979.649.375.467.053.265.165.590.276.3111.780.5Nidwalden
Obwalden0.0       2.8 0.0    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   0.00.00.012.4103.467.488.8108.352.350.874.451.957.960.150.050.666.981.161.059.977.868.834.862.758.166.9Obwalden
Saint Gallen2.9       19.7 32.7    22.9    30.8  47.3 56.7   72.289.399.491.196.898.9101.2108.4112.1105.997.0115.8110.1101.096.296.583.990.696.3100.299.8102.3104.2113.7117.5123.8Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen11.0       38.1 72.2    23.8    79.4  100.2 101.2   158.3170.3171.2134.5126.1137.4143.8159.793.4134.0134.8158.7141.6128.0137.6143.4131.4131.9127.2116.6107.7149.2107.3131.1124.3121.0Schaffhausen
Schwyz0.6       1.5 0.0    2.8    4.8  6.0 18.2   26.426.630.034.242.656.947.965.477.182.461.375.781.273.575.277.074.759.071.567.054.754.563.883.5113.6116.3Schwyz
Solothurn1.9       42.0 67.8    67.5    76.4  73.8 98.0   139.1135.8155.0134.1110.0113.0105.3111.8106.4124.591.8103.7107.2107.593.6108.886.486.189.283.989.9105.1101.1115.797.6156.3Solothurn
Thurgau8.9       37.0 49.4    37.2    37.3  50.1 53.5   67.464.298.288.987.788.189.687.386.495.180.188.179.984.586.479.671.171.578.766.373.982.995.494.096.0108.8Thurgau
Ticino/Tessin5.1       133.2 154.2    232.8    220.1  227.3 210.1   223.4200.5245.3212.8222.8221.2212.6220.3160.7151.7138.5144.9154.3136.3148.5130.0115.7109.1102.0115.4107.9114.595.5104.7115.1127.2Ticino/Tessin
Uri1.6       0.0 0.0    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   12.429.143.457.171.468.663.534.933.651.439.951.436.829.949.258.665.260.242.939.358.548.854.987.558.553.8Uri
Valais0.0       0.0 0.3    0.0    4.2  25.7 26.4   68.978.979.789.267.365.682.162.888.594.8109.2110.8103.3120.5104.7117.9115.294.4105.2104.699.7105.779.485.8120.6103.1Valais
Vaud324.4       342.2 301.9    305.1    216.5  209.6 187.0   215.3235.3244.7229.1185.2168.3169.1177.4174.2174.6171.6187.6175.2163.6161.5157.4164.1144.1146.4149.8164.1173.5167.5170.1203.9214.9Vaud
Zug0.0       0.0 0.0    2.0    6.6  17.5 24.5   58.161.694.183.684.780.878.776.396.959.3114.153.290.099.166.873.252.583.578.085.694.1105.289.090.990.3107.2Zug
Zurich332       434 413    350    326  289 281   240.0227.1241.1219.7197.9180.3173.3159.0150.9145.7132.0137.2138.3130.9130.2114.7128.3129.0121.7121.0135.5136.3142.0157.6176.7180.8Zurich
SWITZERLAND TOTAL138.30.00.00.00.00.00.00.0192.80.0202.80.00.00.00.0166.60.00.00.00.0151.10.00.0145.00.0144.30.00.00.0155.6156.9171.8163.7150.6150.0148.4144.4134.7134.4130.1132.6132.6128.2123.0117.4116.5114.9113.1116.8120.6126.9121.3135.2149.2156.0SWITZERLAND TOTAL


Abortion percentages for Switzerland cantons, 1970-2024

canton1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024canton
Aargau1.2       3.9 7.1    7.3    6.3  8.0 8.4   10.810.811.810.89.99.79.47.17.46.77.17.17.96.97.37.27.07.78.38.37.48.08.19.410.49.9Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden1.8       1.1 2.6    1.5    1.1  1.0 2.3   3.64.04.45.86.78.88.27.69.17.97.26.56.56.97.66.86.47.44.79.95.47.16.67.07.98.0Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden0.0       0.0 0.6    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   0.00.00.01.13.03.83.24.43.42.93.04.23.81.22.24.04.75.12.15.17.03.94.47.58.95.5Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft2.1       4.5 8.6    9.1    8.5  6.6 10.4   12.911.812.611.812.112.713.312.711.012.411.010.611.511.311.49.410.09.28.49.210.712.29.612.212.811.6Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt26.9       41.4 40.6    31.5    29.5  26.2 23.5   13.216.719.718.917.122.322.519.715.617.517.116.514.613.913.712.011.211.810.810.912.615.111.814.213.912.1Basel-Stadt
Bern7.1       9.7 10.6    10.2    8.8  9.3 9.6   10.911.012.012.310.911.010.310.910.910.410.610.611.510.810.110.610.19.99.610.610.611.110.611.612.312.7Bern
Fribourg0.0       0.0 0.2    0.6    3.7  5.0 6.5   7.17.08.79.08.39.09.88.68.48.48.98.07.78.58.59.38.58.58.38.59.29.37.89.612.311.3Fribourg
Geneva39.7       44.0 50.0    36.4    34.2  28.8 26.8   25.623.924.824.224.424.123.724.221.720.521.820.821.221.018.716.918.218.217.218.717.418.016.617.618.719.6Geneva
Glarus2.0       5.0 8.1    5.7    7.5  7.0 6.7   12.012.411.19.86.613.210.18.18.26.39.910.810.19.48.47.46.27.27.66.91.26.111.812.111.216.1Glarus
Graubunden0.7       3.1 3.3    2.6    3.4  5.1 7.1   9.59.210.511.110.010.411.812.111.310.810.79.89.310.48.47.87.97.28.67.88.78.78.010.112.213.5Graubunden
Jura0.0       0.0 2.1    5.8    9.0  9.6 10.8   10.712.412.112.511.512.711.913.711.112.913.911.411.47.18.69.38.78.68.68.210.110.67.711.212.311.1Jura
Luzern0.1       1.3 0.7    1.7    1.4  2.5 2.4   8.59.19.510.110.99.810.38.69.19.29.09.18.38.98.18.87.88.28.18.28.79.49.810.910.712.5Luzern
Neuchatel21.8       23.6 21.9    20.2    17.3  15.9 15.7   17.916.718.417.915.717.715.316.613.615.99.913.614.016.515.814.412.813.313.215.014.213.014.414.816.622.0Neuchatel
Nidwalden0.0       0.2 0.0    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   0.00.00.00.02.61.63.33.93.75.96.99.28.65.46.47.44.77.06.35.16.16.18.37.110.07.4Nidwalden
Obwalden0.0       0.3 0.0    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   0.00.00.01.29.46.38.29.85.04.86.94.95.55.74.84.86.37.55.85.77.26.43.45.95.56.3Obwalden
Saint Gallen0.3       1.9 3.2    2.2    3.0  4.5 5.4   6.78.29.08.38.89.09.29.810.19.68.810.49.99.28.88.87.78.38.89.19.19.39.410.210.511.0Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen1.1       3.7 6.7    2.3    7.4  9.1 9.2   13.714.514.611.911.212.112.613.88.511.811.913.712.411.312.112.511.611.711.310.49.713.09.711.611.110.8Schaffhausen
Schwyz0.1       0.2 0.0    0.3    0.5  0.6 1.8   2.62.62.93.34.15.44.66.17.27.65.87.07.56.87.07.26.95.66.76.35.25.26.07.710.210.4Schwyz
Solothurn0.2       4.0 6.4    6.3    7.1  6.9 8.9   12.212.013.411.89.910.29.510.19.611.18.49.49.79.78.69.87.97.98.27.78.29.59.210.48.913.5Solothurn
Thurgau0.9       3.6 4.7    3.6    3.6  4.8 5.1   6.36.08.98.28.18.18.28.07.98.77.48.17.47.88.07.46.66.77.36.26.97.78.78.68.89.8Thurgau
Ticino/Tessin0.5       11.8 13.4    18.9    18.0  18.5 17.4   18.316.719.717.518.218.117.518.113.813.212.212.713.412.012.911.510.49.89.310.39.710.38.79.510.311.3Ticino/Tessin
Uri0.2       0.0 0.0    0.0    0.0  0.0 0.0   1.22.84.25.46.76.46.03.43.34.93.84.93.62.94.75.56.15.74.13.85.54.75.28.05.55.1Uri
Valais0.0       0.0 0.0    0.0    0.4  2.5 2.6   6.47.37.48.26.36.27.65.98.18.79.810.09.410.89.510.510.38.69.59.59.19.67.47.910.89.3Valais
Vaud24.5       25.5 23.2    23.4    17.8  17.3 15.8   17.719.019.718.615.614.414.515.114.814.914.615.814.914.113.913.614.112.612.813.014.114.814.314.516.917.7Vaud
Zug0.0       0.0 0.0    0.2    0.7  1.7 2.4   5.55.88.67.77.87.57.37.18.85.610.25.18.39.06.36.85.07.77.27.98.69.58.28.38.39.7Zug
Zurich24.9       30.3 29.2    25.9    24.6  22.4 21.9   19.418.519.418.016.515.314.813.713.112.711.712.112.111.611.510.311.411.410.910.811.912.012.413.615.015.3Zurich
SWITZERLAND TOTAL12.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.016.20.016.90.00.00.00.014.30.00.00.00.013.10.00.012.70.012.60.00.00.013.513.614.714.113.113.012.912.611.911.911.511.711.711.411.010.510.410.310.210.510.811.310.811.913.013.5SWITZERLAND TOTAL


Abortion ranks for Switzerland cantons, 1970-2024

canton1970197119721973197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024canton
Aargau10       11 10    9    13  10 12   1213121314151621212021201921202017171514181817171618Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden9       17 16    18    19  21 21   212121212018191914182022232019232019249242022252422Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden20       22 19    22    23  23 23   2424242525252624252626262526262625262624202625232125Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft7       9 8    8    9  13 8   81191179799881198811109131166106611Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt2       2 2    2    2  2 2   752232222222344564644264510Basel-Stadt
Bern6       7 7    7    8  8 9   1112118101112111012101089979776787878Bern
Fribourg20       21 20    19    14  15 15   161818161717141517171619201714121212141311151915813Fribourg
Geneva1       1 1    1    1  1 1   11111111111111111111111112Geneva
Glarus8       8 9    12    10  11 14   1091315227131718211391113151922211820262357114Glarus
Graubunden13       14 14    14    16  14 13   1414141212121010711914151115161420111815171814107Graubunden
Jura20       22 17    11    7  7 7   138107889886481019121311111215892010914Jura
Luzern18       16 18    17    18  18 20   15151514111411161314151717161714151417161414811149Luzern
Neuchatel5       5 5    5    6  6 6   446554445312542223222252231Neuchatel
Nidwalden20       19 22    22    23  23 23   2424242626262525242223161624221826222225222215241923Nidwalden
Obwalden20       18 22    22    23  23 23   2424242415222014232522242423242521182323192126262624Obwalden
Saint Gallen15       15 15    16    17  17 16   1716161716161713111317121214111516131012121611131515Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen11       12 11    15    11  9 10   6779910861696467644547104991216Schaffhausen
Schwyz19       20 22    20    21  22 22   2223232324242422221924212122212118252121252423221817Schwyz
Solothurn16       10 12    10    12  12 11   9108101313151212101815131213101315161917131212206Solothurn
Thurgau12       13 13    13    15  16 17   1919171918191818201519182218181719231922211914182219Thurgau
Ticino/Tessin14       6 6    6    4  4 4   3636233345565556789891013161712Ticino/Tessin
Uri17       22 22    22    23  23 23   2322222221212326262425252625252423242526232524202526Uri
Valais20       22 21    22    22  19 18   1817201823232123191614131410108810810131121211321Valais
Vaud4       4 4    4    5  5 5   52436665343323332333333323Vaud
Zug20       22 22    21    20  20 19   2020192019202220152311231815232224162017161216192320Zug
Zurich3       3 3    3    3  3 3   23544557677776795655574545Zurich


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