Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Illinois (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 23 October 2025

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

Note: 2025 data are for January to June.

Illinois 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
1930128,121                
1931118,788 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1932111,512 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1933107,910 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1934110,226 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1935111,884 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1936112,167 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1937115,282 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1938122,562 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1939117,841 (15)       0.1 0.01    
1940124,615                
1941136,159                
1942156,232                
1943155,735                
1944142,005                
1945138,705        2,951        
1946174,825        3,667        
1947196,007        3,669        
1948184,871        3,284        
1949189,313        3,274        
1950189,640        3,083        
1951201,082        3,270        
1952205,438        3,239        
1953206,813        3,323        
1954217,229        3,235        
1955220,541        3,328        
1956229,571        3,399        
1957238,579        3,653        
1958234,712        3,615        
1959239,871        3,489        
1960238,760        3,528        
1961237,051        3,472        
1962230,484        3,393        
1963224,787        3,335        
1964222,259        3,372        
1965208,063        3,096        
1966201,284        2,881        
1967195,644        2,755        
1968193,261        2,657        
1969195,699        2,658        
1970205,203        2,811        
1971195,311        2,644        
1972175,604        2,358        
1973166,844 32,760   32,760   32,760 2,161 196.4 16.41  16.41 13.56
1974165,850 50,718 29,949 33,467 46,800   50,718 1,984 305.8201.823.4216.7913.6523.42 20.69
1975166,882 58,743 51,596 55,100 60,340   60,340 1,954 361.6330.226.5624.8222.1226.56 24.22
1976167,679 66,356 61,173 64,724 73,260  73,700 73,260 1,902 436.9439.530.4130.5329.0330.41 28.86
1977174,441 71,326 64,378 66,712 71,710 66,550 70,740 71,710 1,899 411.1405.529.1328.8527.3929.13 27.76
1978171,710 70,211 64,774 67,634 70,280 65,220 70,250 70,280 1,733 409.3409.129.0429.0326.8029.04 26.82
1979181,218 68,524 65,232 68,077 70,920 67,870 72,460 70,920 1,767 391.4399.828.1328.5627.3928.13 26.81
1980186,576 67,514 64,667 67,606 69,110 66,620 71,390 69,110 1,797 370.4382.627.0327.6726.7527.03 25.90
1981181,560 68,290  2,076 66,830  67,950 68,290 1,707 376.1374.327.3327.2325.3527.33 25.48
1982180,423 66,613 (64,480)(64,480)65,860 63,740 67,790 66,613 1,642 369.2375.726.9627.3125.2626.96 24.82
1983175,679 65,434 (62,900)(62,900)   (66,280)1,479 372.5358.027.1426.3623.44(27.39)(24.70)
1984175,907 60,854 (60,185)(60,185)65,940  69,520 65,940 1,503 374.9395.227.2728.3325.8727.27 24.54
1985177,803 61,986 (60,684)(60,684)64,960 63,600 67,490 64,960 1,471 365.3379.626.7627.5125.0726.76 24.13
1986172,321 61,575 (60,340)(60,340)   (68,570)1,349 357.3350.226.3325.9322.38(28.47)(25.44)
1987177,564 48,646  1,678 72,180  73,380 72,180 1,392 406.5413.328.9029.2427.2128.90 26.76
1988180,526 50,478 (49,110)(49,110)72,570  72,500 72,570 1,403 402.0401.628.6728.6526.9828.67 27.01
1989189,129 66,722      (70,040)1,493 352.8 26.08  (27.02)(26.12)
1990195,790 67,350      (67,520)1,529 344.0 25.59  (25.64)(25.08)
1991193,987 46,502   64,990  63,820 64,990 1,418 335.0329.025.0924.7523.6225.09 24.06
1992192,483 56,552   68,420  66,500 68,420 1,500 355.5345.526.2225.6824.6726.22 25.38
1993191,042 56,552      (68,330)1,458 296.0 22.84  (26.34)(25.31)
1994189,228 55,050      (68,250)1,487 290.9 22.54  (26.51)(25.29)
1995185,812 54,092 48,529 48,529 68,160   68,160 1,297 366.8261.226.8420.7117.9826.84 25.26
1996183,180 53,613 49,457 49,457 69,390  66,920 69,390 1,308 378.8365.327.4726.7624.8327.47 25.74
1997180,803 50,147 46,121 47,426    (65,530)1,190 277.4262.321.7120.7817.64(26.60)(24.37)
1998182,588 49,403 44,815 45,893    (61,660)1,246 270.6251.321.3020.0917.10(25.24)(22.97)
1999182,05845,92441,50942,56359,390 55,27059,3901,286326.2303.624.6023.2920.6624.6022.20
2000185,03645,88440,75441,81563,690 58,37063,6901,352344.2315.525.6123.9821.2725.6123.21
2001184,06446,54641,52342,427   (62,380)1,260252.9230.520.1818.7315.51(25.31)(22.81)
2002180,62246,94542,65543,645   (60,810) 259.9241.620.6319.4616.05(25.19)(22.36)
2003182,49542,24738,70039,724   (52,960)1,148231.5217.718.8017.8814.70(22.49)(19.60)
2004180,77843,53740,02340,91852,870 50,30052,8701,117292.5278.222.6321.7718.7222.6319.68
2005178,29243,40938,40939,31750,970 48,42050,9701,126285.9271.622.2321.3618.1222.2319.08
2006180,58346,46740,41241,249  48,560(54,050)1,042257.3268.920.4721.1918.25(23.04)(20.31)
2007182,13545,29839,29140,15652,200 48,71052,2001,120286.6267.422.2821.1018.3422.2819.66
2008176,67347,71742,70343,56354,920 51,67054,9201,112310.9292.523.7122.6319.5123.7120.74
2009171,16346,07741,30742,226  47,020(51,800)953269.2274.721.2121.5517.80(23.23)(19.61)
2010165,20041,85938,62239,49144,400 42,37044,400915268.8256.521.1820.4116.1121.1816.88
2011161,31241,32437,92238,70244,580(41,100)42,36044,580943276.4262.621.6520.8016.1821.6517.03
2012159,00343,20339,84940,646   (46,310)1,011271.7255.621.3720.3615.58(22.56)(17.75)
2013159,42240,75037,23037,89743,400(40,200)41,43043,400936272.2259.921.4020.6315.9221.4016.68
2014158,55638,47233,24733,91842,270(38,900)40,12042,270905266.6253.021.0520.1915.5021.0516.33
2015158,11639,85634,49835,237   (43,570)974252.1222.920.1318.2213.72(21.60)(16.96)
2016154,44538,38232,66333,31141,740(36,500)37,59041,740968270.3243.421.2819.5714.7821.2816.41
2017149,39039,32932,83233,49342,080(35,900)37,77042,080911281.7252.821.9820.1814.9621.9816.67
2018144,81542,44136,71337,287   (46,500) 293.1257.522.6620.4814.87(24.31)(18.55)
2019140,12846,51738,75639,10152,22043,72044,33052,220 372.7316.427.1524.0317.7927.1520.96
2020133,29846,24336,17436,43852,79041,63042,08052,790 396.0315.728.3723.9916.7428.3721.00
2021132,11751,79740,07340,368   (58,100) 392.1305.528.1623.4016.20(30.5)(23.3)
2022128,35056,45738,96439,156   (63,400) 439.9305.130.5523.3815.84(33.1)(25.7)
2023124,82072,14344,83644,870(93,580)(53,340)(53,340)72,143 578.0427.336.6329.9421.5836.6329.19
2024125,665  1(92,710)(55,760)(55,760)(73,000) 580.9443.736.7530.73   
2025    (44,450)           
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

Notes:

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