Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Alabama (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 January 2023

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

Alabama county level data also available: abortions and live births and abortion percentages with state map.

yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state
1945        2,032        
1946        2,295        
1947        2,454        
1948        2,310        
1949        2,296        
195082,566        2,153        
195183,878        2,182        
195282,876        2,118        
195382,525        1,887        
195482,518        1,863        
195581,867        1,788        
195684,026        1,777        
195783,991        1,748        
195882,228        1,740        
195982,364        1,810        
196080,955        1,793        
196180,732        1,716        
196278,639        1,596        
196376,027        1,560        
196476,480        1,581        
196570,589        1,480        
196666,455        1,357        
196764,652        1,304        
196863,583        1,286        
196964,705        1,122        
1970(66,832)       1,091        
1971(66,742)       1,073        
197261,869 1,156      1,156 1,042 18.7 1.83  1.83 1.53
197359,760    4,630   4,630 938 77.5 7.19  7.19 6.00
197458,587 3,392 2,601 3,516 5,080   5,080 886 86.760.07.985.664.447.98 6.42
197557,506 2,747 2,153 3,390 6,020   6,020 798 104.759.09.485.574.189.48 7.42
197657,283 7,278 6,079 7,240 8,350  9,000 8,350 723 145.8157.112.7213.5810.7712.72 10.00
197761,076 11,042 9,326 10,727 11,680 11,000 13,520 11,680 780 191.2221.416.0518.1215.8316.05 13.68
197859,185 13,260 8,742 10,386 15,120 13,770 16,510 15,120 775 255.5279.020.3521.8118.8920.35 17.30
197960,628 15,449 13,252 14,753 17,590 16,480 18,270 17,590 659 290.1301.322.4923.1620.5722.49 19.80
198062,814 17,920 9,506 10,751 20,780 18,950 20,540 20,780 723 330.8327.024.8624.6422.8124.86 23.07
198161,139 13,485  163 19,840  20,230 19,840 754 324.5330.924.5024.8622.2424.50 21.81
198261,040 16,081 (15,260)(15,260)19,930 18,630 20,470 19,930 675 326.5335.424.6125.1122.3824.61 21.79
198357,685 17,147 (16,220)(16,220)   (19,570)658 297.3281.222.9121.9517.68(25.33)(21.33)
198458,604 16,005 (14,725)(14,725)19,210  19,180 19,210 608 327.8327.324.6924.6620.7424.69 20.78
198558,807 15,652 (14,697)(14,697)19,380 18,210 19,620 19,380 660 329.6333.624.7925.0221.0224.79 20.77
198656,417 15,540 (14,540)(14,540)   (19,510)690 275.4257.721.6020.4915.45(25.70)(20.74)
198759,207 14,642 (14,420)(14,420)19,630  21,160 19,630 600 331.5357.424.9026.3322.3324.90 20.72
198859,611 14,746  160 18,220  20,100 18,220 656 305.6337.223.4125.2221.2723.41 19.28
198960,360 14,311      (17,950)628 237.1 19.17  (22.92)(19.05)
199063,487 15,012      (17,670)680 236.5 19.12  (21.77)(18.60)
199160,513 14,097 (12,930)(12,930)17,400  17,860 17,400 584 287.5295.122.3322.7918.6022.33 18.12
199263,021 13,358 (12,120)(12,120)17,450  17,720 17,450 639 276.9281.221.6821.9518.3821.68 18.10
199363,332 14,494 (13,180)(13,180)   (16,490)605 228.9208.118.6217.2313.56(20.66)(16.97)
199460,745 14,825 (13,280)(13,280)   (15,540)585 244.1218.619.6217.9413.60(20.37)(15.91)
199560,329 14,221 (12,470)(12,470)14,580   14,580 572 241.7206.719.4617.1312.7519.46 14.91
199660,488 13,826 (11,810)(11,810)15,150  14,940 15,150 563 250.5247.020.0319.8115.2320.03 15.44
199760,914 13,063 (11,100)12,208    (14,870)524 214.4200.417.6616.7012.44(19.62)(15.16)
199862,074 13,386 (11,110)12,161    (14,580)591 215.6195.917.7416.3812.36(19.02)(14.81)
199962,122 13,273 (10,960)11,972 (14,300) 13,490 (14,300)602 230.2217.218.7117.8413.74(18.71)(14.57)
200063,299 13,553 (11,050)11,809 13,830  13,060 13,830 609 218.5206.317.9317.1013.4617.93 14.26
200160,454 13,382 (10,960)11,882    (13,560)574 221.4196.518.1216.4312.32(18.32)(14.06)
200258,967 12,249 (10,040)10,691    (12,330)548 207.7181.317.2015.3511.18(17.29)(12.90)
200359,552 10,979 (9,330)10,191    10,979 534 184.4171.115.5714.6110.7115.57 11.54
200459,510 11,370 (9,640)10,539 (11,300) 11,250 11,370 549 191.1189.016.0415.9011.8516.04 11.97
200560,281 11,211 (9,330)9,905 11,340  10,840 11,340 543 188.1179.815.8315.2411.4015.83 11.92
200663,235 11,654 9,542 10,274   11,000 (11,720)573 184.3174.015.5614.8211.51(15.64)(12.26)
200765,219 11,267 9,403 10,136 11,270  11,130 11,270 585 172.8170.714.7314.5811.6114.73 11.76
200864,546 11,268 9,737 10,293 11,270   11,270 594 174.6159.514.8613.7510.7114.86 11.73
200962,475 10,882 9,392 10,140    10,882 548 174.2162.314.8313.9610.5414.83 11.31
201060,050 10,280 9,029 9,958 10,280   10,280 562 171.2165.814.6214.2210.3614.62 10.69
201159,347 9,523 8,522 9,468 9,550 9,550 536 160.9159.513.8613.769.8913.86 9.98
201258,034 9,076 7,464 8,380 9,076 538 156.4144.413.5212.628.7413.52 9.47
201358,444 8,485 6,997 7,863 8,420 8,485 534 145.2134.512.6811.868.1912.68 8.84
201459,422 8,080 6,650 7,893 8,020 8,080 528 136.0132.811.9711.738.2411.97 8.43
201559,657 5,899 5,124 6,618 5,899 544 98.9110.99.009.996.939.00 6.17
201659,151 6,642 5,525 6,986 6,630 6,642 558 112.3118.110.1010.567.3410.10 6.98
201758,941 6,063 5,223 7,381 6,110 (5,263)7,660 6,110 545 103.7130.09.3911.508.079.39 6.44
201857,761 6,484 5,455 7,928 6,484 112.3137.310.0912.078.3610.09 6.84
201958,615 6,009 4,969 7,891 5,910 6,009 102.5134.69.3011.878.329.30 6.33
202057,647 5,713 4,838 8,607 5,700   5,713  99.1149.39.0212.998.869.02 5.88
202158,032 6,489  8,294    6,489  111.8142.910.0612.508.4910.06 6.65
2022       (3,600)       (3.7)
yearlive births abortions, reported
(CDC/state)
abortions
(AGI)
abortions, mergedfetal
deaths
abortion ratioabortion % abortion
rate,
residents
abortion %, mergedabortion rate, merged
total in stateresidents, in state only residents, in and out of statetotal in state residents, in state onlyresidents, in and out of state all in state all in stateresidents, in/out of stateall in state residents, in/out of stateall in state

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