Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Massachusetts (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.

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
1965102,572                
196699,718                
196797,253                
196894,014                
196994,908                
197096,372                
197189,470                
197279,522 3,394      3,394  42.7 4.09  4.09 2.80
197374,777    12,400   12,400  165.8 14.22  14.22 10.02
197471,347 27,800 27,800 29,330 27,800   27,800  389.6411.128.0429.1323.3628.04 22.14
197569,756 29,940 29,940 30,933 33,260   33,260  476.8443.432.2930.7224.3432.29 26.17
197667,668 32,801 32,801 33,527 38,340  39,400 38,340  566.6582.336.1736.8030.5436.17 29.72
197769,559 34,382 34,382 35,002 39,310 37,700 38,810 39,310  565.1557.936.1135.8129.6536.11 30.03
197870,311 40,200 40,200 40,931 42,610 39,840 40,760 42,610  606.0582.137.7336.7930.8337.73 32.10
197973,104 44,044 44,044 45,026 45,110 42,190 43,350 45,110  617.1615.938.1638.1233.4438.16 33.50
198073,355 43,948 40,978 42,376 45,590 42,720 44,240 45,590  621.5603.138.3337.6232.4338.33 33.42
198176,075 40,913  1,977 41,660  42,730 41,660  547.6561.735.3835.9730.7735.38 30.00
198275,908 40,394   41,250 39,600 42,670 41,250  543.4562.135.2135.9830.3835.21 29.37
198378,670 37,272  1,664    (38,800) 473.8 32.15  (33.03)(27.25)
198479,386 31,876  1,875 36,340  38,120 36,340  457.8480.231.4032.4426.3231.40 25.09
198582,872 35,136   40,310 38,900 42,180 40,310  486.4509.032.7233.7328.7032.72 27.43
198680,063 38,240 (36,480)(36,480)   (40,900) 477.6455.632.3231.3024.60(33.81)(27.58)
198786,934 38,576 (37,070)(37,070)41,490  43,130 41,490  477.3496.132.3133.1628.9232.31 27.82
198891,988 38,841 (36,200)(36,200)43,720  44,260 43,720  475.3481.132.2232.4829.5832.22 29.22
198996,457 39,288 (36,970)(36,970)   (43,860) 407.3383.328.9427.7124.73(31.26)(29.34)
199092,654 39,739 (38,190)(38,190)   (44,010) 428.9412.230.0229.1925.69(32.20)(29.60)
199186,321 37,071 (35,700)(35,700)44,150  45,410 44,150  511.5526.133.8434.4731.0233.84 30.16
199288,185 34,527 (33,180)(33,180)40,660  41,610 40,660  461.1471.831.5632.0628.9531.56 28.29
199386,317 35,312 (33,760)(33,760)   (40,840) 409.1391.129.0328.1223.75(32.12)(28.73)
199483,449 32,195 (30,810)(31,316)   (41,010) 385.8375.327.8427.2922.17(32.95)(29.04)
199581,648 29,097 (27,470)(27,470)41,190   41,190  504.5336.433.5325.1719.5033.53 29.24
199680,276 29,293 (27,560)(27,646)41,160  40,150 41,160  512.7500.133.8933.3428.6433.89 29.36
199780,364 28,477 (26,710)27,667    (36,970) 354.4344.326.1625.6119.78(31.51)(26.44)
199881,411 27,714 (26,000)(26,000)   (32,790) 340.4319.425.4024.2118.68(28.71)(23.56)
199980,93926,852(25,210)(25,210)29,400 29,39029,400 363.2363.126.6526.6421.2426.6521.25
200081,61427,180(25,060)25,10430,410 29,87030,410 372.6366.027.1526.7920.9927.1521.37
200181,07726,293(24,640)25,082   (29,150) 324.3309.424.4923.6317.65(26.45)(20.51)
200280,64525,249(23,580)25,146   (27,740) 313.1311.823.8423.7717.80(25.59)(19.63)
200380,18425,741(24,380)24,558   (28,030)457321.0306.324.3023.4517.51(25.90)(19.99)
200478,48424,366(23,250)24,68926,330 26,92026,330420335.5343.025.1225.5419.4125.1218.98
200576,78023,268(22,270)23,21927,270 27,80027,270419355.2362.126.2126.5820.2326.2119.85
200677,76924,246(23,250)23,933  27,130(27,780)379311.8348.923.7725.8619.87(26.32)(20.34)
200777,73124,128(23,090)23,36025,790 26,46025,790403331.8340.424.9125.4019.4824.9118.99
200876,52623,883(23,000)24,23524,900 25,80024,900388325.4337.124.5525.2119.0324.5518.37
200974,64322,94522,11423,252  25,240(24,750)380307.4338.123.5125.2718.64(24.90)(18.28)
201072,86520,80219,38220,39824,360 24,79024,360340334.3340.225.0625.3918.3125.0617.99
201173,22520,70315,42616,39424,030(23,200)24,43024,030370328.2333.624.7125.0218.0124.7117.71
201271,14220,06216,64617,430   (22,300)313282.0245.022.0019.6812.82(23.87)(16.40)
201371,79519,44817,96618,69320,890(20,400)21,25020,890334291.0296.022.5422.8415.5522.5415.28
201471,90819,35418,03618,63021,020(20,400)21,28021,020360292.3295.922.6222.8415.4922.6215.30
201571,49218,57017,43617,959   (20,040)336259.7251.220.6220.0813.06(21.89)(14.57)
201671,31717,90116,82317,29419,200(18,700)19,47019,200331269.2273.021.2121.4514.1321.2113.94
201770,70218,28517,55018,13318,590(17,900)18,88018,590288262.9267.020.8221.0813.6320.8213.42
201869,10918,25617,60418,162   (18,630) 264.2262.820.9020.8113.06(21.23)(13.39)
201969,11718,59317,88818,33418,94018,42019,05018,940 274.0275.621.5121.6113.6521.5113.57
202066,42816,45215,46316,03316,97016,46017,34016,970 255.5261.020.3520.7012.2120.3511.95
202169,14216,79515,96316,116   (17,100) 242.9233.119.5418.9011.41(19.8)(12.1)
202268,58417,75716,47216,819   (18,900) 258.9245.220.5719.6911.92(21.6)(13.4)
202367,09324,355 26(21,230)(20,090)(20,670)24,355 363.0308.126.6323.5514.6626.6317.27
202468,178  70(21,260)(20,250)(21,000)(21,300) 312.4308.023.8023.55   
2025    (10,540)           
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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