Scotland: abortion percentages by health region, 1991-2023

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 11 May 2025

  

Scotland abortion ratios by health region of residence, 1991-2023

Note: In 2006 the region Argyll and Cylde was merged into the regions Greater Glasgow (becoming Greater Glasgow and Clyde) and Highland.

health region199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023health region
Ayrshire and Arran136.2147.6147.3169.7155.7166.2172.6172.6187.4188.8180.4189.9194.9197.5199.8211.5208.2207.2187.5213.9187.8212.4191.1202.7206.5196.0222.2253.6241.3247.9237.1295.9331.3Ayrshire and Arran
Borders145.1155.4147.0168.6127.3143.9170.5170.5144.2157.3145.4172.4192.0197.9182.4214.6173.7181.9129.6184.3187.7165.9155.5149.9136.9182.1194.1196.1215.1205.9239.4283.4301.8Borders
Dumfries and Galloway145.2153.8127.2136.6136.8135.9161.2161.8168.3187.7202.7172.0200.5196.4184.1201.2191.1204.9195.1202.1210.6184.9174.1196.7187.1194.2205.9218.7220.3233.9250.2286.4314.3Dumfries and Galloway
Fife186.6175.3176.0182.9188.4192.4203.2203.7210.4235.3222.1238.7233.4220.6209.1216.1237.2235.0230.0215.2207.4226.2226.2206.7226.1229.7253.7248.9273.7278.6268.6325.8339.6Fife
Forth Valley142.1153.5147.8182.4160.6178.4190.6190.6201.1207.5202.7200.4194.8187.3196.1195.0186.2198.9191.6203.0197.8189.9214.2208.4215.7244.4243.6288.8311.4288.5274.1364.8402.7Forth Valley
Grampian194.9188.2204.9211.1218.7240.3237.8240.5232.2228.2242.9250.8260.3263.3250.6235.9254.9242.8228.2224.7213.4220.2226.2209.3203.9197.3210.9224.3251.6269.0258.1342.8372.1Grampian
Greater Glasgow192.7201.3218.9232.0239.6263.9287.8287.5293.1217.2232.9226.4222.2225.1235.2257.6235.0228.5218.6215.9202.3196.6210.6210.6229.9230.8246.4270.1292.5335.1334.9381.3421.4Greater Glasgow
Highland224.2213.3240.8222.2208.4243.0239.2245.2259.6178.6191.3192.9185.7170.4162.7181.6185.9158.4147.7171.2178.6156.1166.6165.0177.1174.1175.4208.8216.0219.8218.2255.2300.4Highland
(Argyll and Cylde)     148.0167.2167.5167.7                        (Argyll and Cylde)
Islands85.3118.0117.1119.1124.8125.3113.2118.7124.8141.997.4148.0128.5131.4103.196.7104.789.5115.971.693.895.290.4100.080.488.0108.684.0122.7142.1126.8139.5204.7Islands
Lanarkshire119.2123.5127.6128.8135.2133.9148.3148.8159.1165.1181.2175.7168.9175.3185.9185.4219.0228.4223.7240.3215.3236.3193.0193.5193.7208.9218.1242.5244.2283.6282.4357.1418.2Lanarkshire
Lothian211.4205.3223.1243.1243.9275.5295.6297.9300.1301.2309.2297.1304.7302.1294.4282.2284.9275.2377.4234.8250.2251.3243.7237.7258.2253.1269.1297.6309.1340.0312.8374.6433.0Lothian
Tayside238.9218.6229.5228.9246.3260.4297.2298.4279.2304.2273.0294.5326.8295.1311.3297.5308.6269.0278.3260.3261.1267.7251.4252.3270.8267.4291.7324.1316.0357.3360.9432.4474.2Tayside
SCOTLAND TOTAL176.2174.7181.7190.8190.1207.3221.5226.4226.0232.1236.9237.5241.0236.8237.8242.3244.2236.0226.1224.2217.9219.8216.2212.8223.5225.9241.0263.7277.2301.2294.7357.3396.2SCOTLAND TOTAL


Scotland abortion percentages by health region of residence, 1991-2023

Note: In 2006 the region Argyll and Cylde was merged into the regions Greater Glasgow (becoming Greater Glasgow and Clyde) and Highland.

health region199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023health region
Ayrshire and Arran12.012.912.814.513.514.314.714.715.815.915.316.016.316.516.717.517.217.215.817.615.817.516.016.917.116.418.220.219.419.919.222.824.9Ayrshire and Arran
Borders12.713.412.814.411.312.614.614.612.613.612.714.716.116.515.417.714.815.411.515.615.814.213.513.012.015.416.316.417.717.119.322.123.2Borders
Dumfries and Galloway12.713.311.312.012.012.013.913.914.415.816.914.716.716.415.516.816.017.016.316.817.415.614.816.415.816.317.117.918.119.020.022.323.9Dumfries and Galloway
Fife15.714.915.015.515.916.116.916.917.419.018.219.318.918.117.317.819.219.018.717.717.218.418.417.118.418.720.219.921.521.821.224.625.3Fife
Forth Valley12.413.312.915.413.815.116.016.016.717.216.916.716.315.816.416.315.716.616.116.916.516.017.617.217.719.619.622.423.722.421.526.728.7Forth Valley
Grampian16.315.817.017.417.919.419.219.418.818.619.520.020.720.820.019.120.319.518.618.317.618.018.417.316.916.517.418.320.121.220.525.527.1Grampian
Greater Glasgow16.216.818.018.819.320.922.322.322.717.818.918.518.218.419.020.519.018.617.917.816.816.417.417.418.718.819.821.322.625.125.127.629.6Greater Glasgow
Highland18.317.619.418.217.219.519.319.720.615.216.116.215.714.614.015.415.713.712.914.615.213.514.314.215.014.814.917.317.818.017.920.323.1Highland
(Argyll and Cylde)     12.914.314.314.4                        (Argyll and Cylde)
Islands7.910.610.510.611.111.110.210.611.112.48.912.911.411.69.38.89.58.210.46.78.68.78.39.17.48.19.87.810.912.411.312.217.0Islands
Lanarkshire10.611.011.311.411.911.812.913.013.714.215.314.914.414.915.715.618.018.618.319.417.719.116.216.216.217.317.919.519.622.122.026.329.5Lanarkshire
Lothian17.517.018.219.619.621.622.823.023.123.123.622.923.423.222.722.022.221.627.419.020.020.119.619.220.520.221.222.923.625.423.827.230.2Lothian
Tayside19.317.918.718.619.820.722.923.021.823.321.422.724.622.823.722.923.621.221.820.720.721.120.120.121.321.122.624.524.026.326.530.232.2Tayside
SCOTLAND TOTAL15.014.915.416.016.017.218.118.518.418.819.219.219.419.119.219.519.619.118.418.317.918.017.817.518.318.419.420.921.723.222.826.328.4SCOTLAND TOTAL


Scotland abortion percentage ranks by health region of residence, 1991-2023

health region199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023health region
Ayrshire and Arran1010888888871087767779796876865881088Ayrshire and Arran
Borders87991110991211111096106111011101010111111101011111191010Borders
Dumfries and Galloway781110911111198711689888795998999999899Dumfries and Galloway
Fife666666666354455544366436453656677Fife
Forth Valley997777777666897999888855535324545Forth Valley
Grampian455545555433333433444544778867766Grampian
Greater Glasgow544232332545544355657763344443223Greater Glasgow
Highland221454444987101111111011101111111010101111101010111111Highland
(Argyll and Cylde)     9101010                        (Argyll and Cylde)
Islands121212121213131313121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212Islands
Lanarkshire1111101110121212111099111081066523379867775454Lanarkshire
Lothian333121221211212221132222222232332Lothian
Tayside112313113122121112211111111111111Tayside


Scotland abortion rates per 1,000 women ages 15-44 by health region of residence, 1991-2023

health region199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023health region
Ayrshire and Arran8.28.58.69.58.58.98.59.29.49.39.09.19.710.210.011.311.311.510.511.810.611.710.511.111.610.911.713.312.412.411.613.715.5Ayrshire and Arran
Borders8.68.88.09.27.28.09.68.87.68.47.88.910.210.69.712.110.310.47.711.110.910.29.79.08.010.511.011.211.510.211.914.014.5Borders
Dumfries and Galloway8.28.67.58.17.77.79.08.88.59.49.68.710.010.89.811.311.111.311.511.511.710.49.510.710.011.111.411.711.412.012.214.115.9Dumfries and Galloway
Fife10.810.010.210.210.210.19.410.910.711.511.211.711.911.411.111.913.414.313.412.712.513.012.711.812.512.713.113.013.613.112.714.614.9Fife
Forth Valley8.48.98.49.88.79.69.610.210.410.39.79.79.810.210.310.410.511.510.811.510.610.611.311.411.112.312.514.014.613.413.016.717.6Forth Valley
Grampian11.411.111.711.911.512.412.712.611.910.911.412.312.613.312.312.113.813.612.912.211.612.312.011.411.210.811.111.912.612.712.415.316.9Grampian
Greater Glasgow8.88.89.49.69.710.711.010.910.710.611.310.610.711.112.213.113.313.412.612.611.711.511.011.311.911.612.413.013.714.314.617.118.4Greater Glasgow
Highland9.69.510.19.28.49.810.510.410.19.310.09.79.79.48.89.610.29.38.510.010.08.99.19.610.09.79.511.011.210.910.712.614.1Highland
(Argyll and Cylde)                                 (Argyll and Cylde)
Islands5.37.46.97.47.47.06.96.77.26.95.27.57.36.85.45.95.95.46.64.05.25.65.35.64.45.25.94.56.57.06.36.99.4Islands
Lanarkshire7.17.27.47.27.47.47.28.18.58.59.18.98.69.79.910.510.811.811.211.910.911.410.811.110.911.712.213.213.314.115.018.621.2Lanarkshire
Lothian12.111.712.213.313.014.414.614.914.914.314.413.714.414.214.414.214.815.014.012.613.313.412.612.312.912.512.613.413.414.013.315.417.4Lothian
Tayside14.013.013.412.313.113.914.115.614.014.913.714.116.815.216.115.416.715.315.514.414.514.213.013.814.013.714.415.715.015.816.019.420.4Tayside
SCOTLAND TOTAL9.99.810.010.310.110.911.111.511.211.111.311.111.611.811.912.412.913.112.412.211.912.011.411.611.911.912.413.213.413.713.616.317.6SCOTLAND TOTAL

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Last modified 11 May 2025.
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