West Midlands abortions and live births by reporting area, 1991-2022

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 20 August 2023

Note: Abortion statistics by health region for England have been reported for years 1991-2022, but the regions for which data are reported have changed repeatedly during this time period. Tables below give abortion statistics for uniformly defined regions, either as reported or derived, for 1991-2022. Abortion data for 2022 are incomplete and cover only January-June.

West Midlands: abortions by reporting area of residence, 1991-2022

region19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022region
West Midlands17,69216,69216,30616,00015,88217,02716,85417,27416,55617,41717,06417,15117,78418,59919,14420,32420,97020,47620,18020,33120,98319,66119,25319,87920,24619,82920,63720,89722,17023,15924,35614,195West Midlands
Shropshire and Staffordshire3,9873,7393,6103,4863,4873,6493,7353,9113,7933,8413,6113,6283,7603,9344,1404,3554,3964,6144,5114,5784,5764,4984,6454,5504,6284,5934,8304,9695,1115,2565,7743,108Shropshire and Staffordshire
Shropshire (Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin)1,0761,0651,0199419591,0221,0411,1561,1031,1471,0461,0861,0141,0961,1171,2151,1561,2911,1811,2231,1621,1551,1321,1491,1651,0971,2511,2931,4001,5161,5771,009Shropshire (Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin)
Shropshire (Shropshire County)           585549601561656621682617643614648626616623596657701764865871533Shropshire (Shropshire County)
Telford and Wrekin           501465495556559535609564580548507506533542501594592636651706476Telford and Wrekin
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent2,9112,6742,5912,5452,5282,6272,6942,7552,6902,6942,5652,5422,7462,8383,0233,1403,2403,3233,3303,3553,4143,3433,5133,4013,4633,4963,5793,6763,7113,7404,1972,099Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire           1,9472,0622,0872,2662,3002,3572,4362,4512,4142,4222,3922,4932,3652,4392,4472,5562,5722,6482,6553,0101,532Staffordshire
South Staffordshire1,6581,4591,4571,4331,4661,4801,5591,5731,6111,5861,5211,5351,6351,6371,7781,7881,8481,8761,8741,8641,8781,8411,9151,8021,8431,8441,9311,9362,0632,0662,3321,143South Staffordshire
Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth           433437467483                 Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth
Cannock Chase           349417398416      440481499455472486466480473606284Cannock Chase
East Staffordshire           273288264334      326336296335334372356406408409218East Staffordshire
South Western Staffordshire           480493508545                 South Western Staffordshire
Stafford and Surrounds                     414423366385360425395421466498257Stafford and Surrounds
Mid Staffordshire888811809                             Mid Staffordshire
South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula770648648                  661675641668678648719756719819384South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula
North Staffordshire (and Stoke on Trent)1,2531,2151,1341,1121,0621,1471,1351,1821,0791,1081,0441,0071,1111,2011,2451,3521,3921,4471,4561,4911,5361,5021,5981,5991,6201,6521,6481,7401,6481,6741,865956North Staffordshire (and Stoke on Trent)
North Staffordshire           412427450488512509560577550544532562550587591614609583590676378North Staffordshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme           219227248240                 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire Moorlands           193200202248                 Staffordshire Moorlands
Stoke on Trent                     9701,0361,0491,0331,0611,0341,1311,0651,0841,189578Stoke on Trent
Stoke-on-Trent           5956847517578408838878799419929511,0201,0361,0241,0491,0231,0941,0531,0751,177567Stoke-on-Trent
North Stoke           301316367347                 North Stoke
South Stoke           294368384410                 South Stoke
Birmingham and the Black Country8,9908,4938,2538,1908,2228,7238,3608,5158,1798,6858,6878,8169,3319,64510,04210,71111,08410,49410,39310,59611,18210,2039,72610,34110,64210,57610,72510,85211,54412,03012,5617,454Birmingham and the Black Country
Black Country and West Birmingham (Dudly, Sandwell, Walsall, West Birmingham, and Wolverhampton)5,0844,8064,751                  5,2695,2485,6695,8125,7035,8706,0916,3856,7927,169 Black Country and West Birmingham
Birmingham4,3724,0983,9253,9473,9714,3714,0654,0804,1084,4484,4604,6054,8615,0025,2765,5915,8235,4115,3745,4815,7515,3474,8635,0485,1595,0705,0314,8805,3325,4355,5823,242Birmingham
Birmingham CrossCity                     3,3753,0593,1873,2823,2813,324     Birmingham CrossCity
North Birmingham (North, East, West)2,5292,4202,2912,3512,363                           North Birmingham (North, East, West)
Birmingham East and North1,4001,3491,236        1,4511,5821,6971,7341,9172,0412,0322,0102,0332,093           Birmingham East and North
Eastern Birmingham809754746        8911,0111,0821,137                 Eastern Birmingham
North Birmingham591595490        560571615597                 North Birmingham
West Birmingham1,1291,0711,055                  1,0881,0271,0251,0379549118869901,0011,065 West Birmingham
Birmingham South and Central                     884780836840835796     Birmingham South and Central
Heart of Birmingham           1,7381,7801,7321,9012,0212,0371,8791,8721,8911,974           Heart of Birmingham
South Birmingham1,8431,6781,6341,5961,608      1,4161,4991,5731,6411,6531,7451,5001,4921,5571,684           South Birmingham
Sandwell and West Birmingham                     2,1622,1992,5592,5342,4542,4262,5352,7102,8503,001 Sandwell and West Birmingham
Sandwell1,1161,0451,0451,0211,0511,0821,1151,1561,0661,1421,1201,1891,2281,2291,3271,4171,2921,2971,2571,4491,4821,0741,1721,5341,4971,5001,5151,6491,7201,8491,9361,143Sandwell
Oldbury and Smethwick           434426455444                 Oldbury and Smethwick
Rowley Regis and Tipton           331359358402                 Rowley Regis and Tipton
Wednesbury and West Bromwich           424443416481                 Wednesbury and West Bromwich
Dudley1,0369588758768429619209758819149048438869419219811,0441,0289411,0371,0889499231,0031,0711,0361,0861,1471,1291,2021,320823Dudley
Dudley Beacon and Castle           372386413412                 Dudley Beacon and Castle
Dudley South           471500528509                 Dudley South
Solihull663660632571573607565559492545499460523607642666743669632646697675639649708757735767817804875555Solihull
Walsall7507807988098047607737997907607287707897877659131,0189231,0638789241,0379791,0081,0341,0741,1741,2121,2521,3041,362807Walsall
Wolverhampton1,0539529789669819429229468428769769491,0441,0791,1111,1431,1641,1661,1261,1051,2401,1211,1471,0991,1731,1391,1841,1971,2941,4361,486884Wolverhampton
West Midlands South (Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire; Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire)4,7154,4604,4434,3244,1734,6554,7594,8484,5844,8914,7664,7074,6935,0204,9625,2585,4905,3685,2765,1575,2254,9604,8854,9884,9764,6605,0825,0765,5155,8736,0213,633West Midlands South
Herefordshire and Worcestershire1,8311,6931,6941,5441,5651,6531,7691,8661,6831,7571,6781,6421,6551,7521,6921,7161,8411,7581,7361,7531,8101,6831,6191,6871,6581,6921,8261,8451,9882,0902,1211,237Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Herefordshire374368378330288354357410386374382359330382337315470486459424379409398421404366384399409467485252Herefordshire
Worcestershire1,4571,3251,3161,2141,2771,2991,4121,4561,2971,3831,2961,2831,3251,3701,3551,4011,3711,2721,2771,3291,4311,2741,2211,2661,2541,3261,4421,4461,5791,6231,636985Worcestershire
North Worcestershire776708711685639      643659710696      646577617617661734692786   North Worcestershire
Redditch and Bromsgrove493461         426436486463      440381427413459505485550   Redditch and Bromsgrove
Wyre Forest (Kidderminster)283247         217223224233      206196190204202229207236   Wyre Forest (Kidderminster)
South Worcestershire (Worcester)681617605529638      640666660659      628641649637665708754793   South Worcestershire (Worcester)
Coventry and Warwickshire2,8842,7672,7492,7802,6083,0022,9902,9822,9013,1343,0883,0653,0383,2683,2703,5423,6493,6103,5403,4043,4153,2773,2663,3013,3182,9683,2563,2313,5273,7833,9002,396Coventry and Warwickshire
Warwickshire1,5781,4991,5041,5091,4011,5931,5861,6221,5351,5771,5731,5111,5051,5731,5221,6991,7011,6691,6991,6121,6581,5641,5331,5751,5821,4181,6251,5981,8141,8842,0291,208Warwickshire
North East Warwickshire845825         845881904875      9179209589468509779751,0751,166  North East Warwickshire
Warwickshire North (North Warwickshire)           569613596610      651625678658580659700755812  Warwickshire North (North Warwickshire)
South Warwickshire733674         666624669647      647613617636568648623739718  South Warwickshire
Rugby           276268308265      266295280288270318275320354  Rugby
Coventry and Rugby           1,8301,8012,0032,013      1,9792,0282,0062,0241,8201,9491,9082,0332,253  Coventry and Rugby
Coventry1,3061,2681,2451,2711,2071,4091,4041,3601,3661,5571,5151,5541,5331,6951,7481,8431,9481,9411,8411,7921,7571,7131,7331,7261,7361,5501,6311,6331,7131,8991,8711,188Coventry


West Midlands: live births by reporting area of residence, 1991-2021

region19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022region
West Midlands          60,81861,03563,69465,91165,95667,68870,09871,72671,04272,09073,02373,94071,18870,12369,80671,04169,33167,28265,98263,74863,846 West Midlands
Shropshire and Staffordshire          15,30615,30716,00516,66616,63916,78117,69318,02217,64917,60617,99117,96517,16917,19116,76917,21616,65616,38016,16515,63515,870 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Shropshire (Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin)          4,5044,6614,7494,8464,8244,9145,0965,0615,1975,0565,1965,1385,0344,8784,8705,0264,8724,7674,6084,5814,623 Shropshire (Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin)
Shropshire (Shropshire County)          2,6282,7412,8372,7502,7672,7792,8642,8942,9422,8892,8802,9122,8432,8352,7952,9472,7932,7132,5872,5782,639 Shropshire (Shropshire County)
Telford and Wrekin          1,8761,9201,9122,0962,0572,1352,2322,1672,2552,1672,3162,2262,1912,0432,0752,0792,0792,0542,0212,0031,984 Telford and Wrekin
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent          10,80210,64611,25611,82011,81511,86712,59712,96112,45212,55012,79512,82712,13512,31311,89912,19011,78411,61311,55711,05411,247 Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire          8,0617,7738,2938,5768,5038,5228,9969,0848,8258,8958,9869,0608,5808,6728,5088,6918,4918,2998,3017,9458,280 Staffordshire
South Staffordshire          6,0795,9026,2536,4446,4066,5416,8826,9216,7406,8046,8156,9096,5956,5356,4666,6506,4796,3686,4526,0836,449 South Staffordshire
Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth          1,8001,6961,9271,8861,8681,8962,0262,0402,0042,0251,9961,9711,8731,8851,8181,8981,8801,7571,8401,7181,845 Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth
Cannock Chase          1,0411,0421,0871,0881,1081,1681,1181,1441,1321,1511,1321,1741,1721,1041,0561,0521,0721,0651,1211,0231,047 Cannock Chase
East Staffordshire          1,2331,2331,2241,2841,2711,2671,3981,4861,4491,4381,4871,5151,3791,4381,4491,4551,3531,3121,3631,3121,355 East Staffordshire
South Western Staffordshire          890827858935906926924865853909927933942907915965955931835865946 South Western Staffordshire
Stafford and Surrounds          1,1151,1041,1571,2511,2531,2841,4161,3861,3021,2811,2731,3161,2291,2011,2281,2801,2191,3031,2931,1651,256 Stafford and Surrounds
Mid Staffordshire                                Mid Staffordshire
South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula                                South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula
North Staffordshire (and Stoke on Trent)          4,7234,7445,0035,3765,4095,3265,7156,0405,7125,7465,9805,9185,5405,7785,4335,5405,3055,2455,1054,9714,798 North Staffordshire (and Stoke on Trent)
North Staffordshire          1,9821,8712,0402,1322,0971,9812,1142,1632,0852,0912,1712,1511,9852,1372,0422,0412,0121,9311,8491,8621,831 North Staffordshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme          1,1401,0591,2161,2771,2361,1751,2331,2471,1891,2281,2771,2621,1751,2911,2441,1941,1961,1311,0891,1261,100 Newcastle-under-Lyme
Staffordshire Moorlands          842812824855861806881916896863894889810846798847816800760736731 Staffordshire Moorlands
Stoke on Trent                                Stoke on Trent
Stoke-on-Trent          2,7412,8732,9633,2443,3123,3453,6013,8773,6273,6553,8093,7673,5553,6413,3913,4993,2933,3143,2563,1092,967 Stoke-on-Trent
North Stoke                                North Stoke
South Stoke                                South Stoke
Birmingham and the Black Country          29,49129,71631,06131,81632,16732,92234,02034,94234,83335,28635,90636,50635,53134,85334,68035,50634,62733,25032,49731,43830,971 Birmingham and the Black Country
Black Country and West Birmingham (Dudly, Sandwell, Walsall, West Birmingham, and Wolverhampton)                                Black Country and West Birmingham
Birmingham          14,42614,59715,32415,72015,89316,28716,97517,31117,32917,24017,42317,76617,42116,92516,82817,40416,50615,91615,48314,99114,477 Birmingham
Birmingham CrossCity                                Birmingham CrossCity
North Birmingham (North, East, West)                                North Birmingham (North, East, West)
Birmingham East and North                                Birmingham East and North
Eastern Birmingham                                Eastern Birmingham
North Birmingham                                North Birmingham
West Birmingham                                West Birmingham
Birmingham South and Central                                Birmingham South and Central
Heart of Birmingham                                Heart of Birmingham
South Birmingham                                South Birmingham
Sandwell and West Birmingham                                Sandwell and West Birmingham
Sandwell          3,6943,7993,9594,1044,1714,1664,4104,7824,7274,8274,9975,1514,8444,6804,7864,7354,6964,5354,3914,3154,227 Sandwell
Oldbury and Smethwick                                Oldbury and Smethwick
Rowley Regis and Tipton                                Rowley Regis and Tipton
Wednesbury and West Bromwich                                Wednesbury and West Bromwich
Dudley          3,3133,4173,3443,5143,5463,5483,5923,7073,6233,7793,7123,9663,8533,7583,6723,8163,7133,5693,4503,4673,426 Dudley
Dudley Beacon and Castle                                Dudley Beacon and Castle
Dudley South                                Dudley South
Solihull          1,9591,8582,0421,9922,0282,1102,1552,1722,1212,2362,3672,2682,2382,2612,2592,3152,2992,1892,2212,0312,070 Solihull
Walsall          3,1993,2383,3373,4173,4243,6153,5243,6343,6743,6793,7463,8163,7153,7483,7523,7603,8763,7153,6953,4023,529 Walsall
Wolverhampton          2,9002,8073,0553,0693,1053,1963,3643,3363,3593,5253,6613,5393,4603,4813,3833,4763,5373,3263,2573,2323,242 Wolverhampton
West Midlands South (Coventry, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcestershire; Arden, Herefordshire and Worcestershire)          16,02116,01216,62817,42917,15017,98518,38518,76218,56019,19819,12619,46918,48818,07918,35718,31918,04817,65217,32016,67517,005 West Midlands South
Herefordshire and Worcestershire          7,1537,0997,4387,6717,6957,7358,0397,9037,9038,1598,0528,4337,9037,6227,7547,8377,6357,3887,2686,8837,059 Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Herefordshire          1,5911,5671,6681,6931,6541,7101,8161,7531,8241,9111,8591,9061,8331,7281,7331,7671,7381,6831,6451,4951,586 Herefordshire
Worcestershire          5,5625,5325,7705,9786,0416,0256,2236,1506,0796,2486,1936,5276,0705,8946,0216,0705,8975,7055,6235,3885,473 Worcestershire
North Worcestershire          2,7312,7292,7912,9892,9173,0043,1613,0892,9753,1513,1073,2663,0313,0603,0693,1162,9102,9162,8262,7182,702 North Worcestershire
Redditch and Bromsgrove          1,7681,7731,8091,9941,9291,9992,0592,0581,9482,0422,0612,1551,9392,0161,9802,0051,9171,9281,9341,8501,842 Redditch and Bromsgrove
Wyre Forest (Kidderminster)          9639569829959881,0051,1021,0311,0271,1091,0461,1111,0921,0441,0891,111993988892868860 Wyre Forest (Kidderminster)
South Worcestershire (Worcester)          2,8312,8032,9792,9893,1243,0213,0623,0613,1043,0973,0863,2613,0392,8342,9522,9542,9872,7892,7972,6702,771 South Worcestershire (Worcester)
Coventry and Warwickshire          8,8688,9139,1909,7589,45510,25010,34610,85910,65711,03911,07411,03610,58510,45710,60310,48210,41310,26410,0529,7929,946 Coventry and Warwickshire
Warwickshire          5,2545,3015,3895,7715,5846,0345,9736,2415,9976,3136,2736,3056,0905,8856,0865,9515,9705,9645,8545,7455,998 Warwickshire
North East Warwickshire          1,9991,9091,9512,1282,0752,2242,1392,3112,1332,3652,2902,2862,2582,0962,2532,1892,1892,1982,1332,0672,191 North East Warwickshire
Warwickshire North (North Warwickshire)                                Warwickshire North (North Warwickshire)
South Warwickshire                                South Warwickshire
Rugby          9689679891,0441,0591,1111,1261,1811,2031,2281,2731,2611,2431,2461,2661,2241,1851,2201,1791,1511,204 Rugby
Coventry and Rugby          4,5824,5794,7905,0314,9305,3275,4995,7995,8635,9546,0745,9925,7385,8185,7835,7555,6285,5205,3775,1985,152 Coventry and Rugby
Coventry          3,6143,6123,8013,9873,8714,2164,3734,6184,6604,7264,8014,7314,4954,5724,5174,5314,4434,3004,1984,0473,948 Coventry


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