Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Pennsylvania (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.

Pennsylvania 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
1930189,458                
1931178,714                
1932168,534                
1933157,046                
1934160,238                
1935161,166                
1936159,393                
1937161,133                
1938165,708                
1939160,774                
1940165,456                
1941174,193                
1942197,177                
1943199,366                
1944178,370                
1945173,799                
1946218,376                
1947248,513                
1948227,227                
1949224,581                
1950221,635                
1951235,074                
1952239,964                
1953239,206 12        0.1 0.01    
1954245,521                
1955242,591                
1956248,019 8        0.0 0.00    
1957254,997                
1958249,810                
1959246,615 11        0.0 0.00    
1960241,099                
1961240,172                
1962226,393                
1963221,537                
1964218,515                
1965204,105                
1966195,869                
1967188,706                
1968185,729                
1969185,046                
1970192,154                
1971180,939                
1972164,742 8,540      8,540  51.8 4.93  4.93 3.50
1973154,560    29,920   29,920  193.6 16.22  16.22 12.16
1974147,924 38,110 32,882 36,192 41,620   41,620  281.4244.721.9619.6614.5821.96 16.77
1975149,920 43,319 38,050 41,319 47,450   47,450  316.5275.624.0421.6116.4224.04 18.85
1976149,318 53,425 47,131 49,337 56,350  54,200 56,350  377.4363.027.4026.6321.2827.40 22.13
1977154,744 57,880 51,421 53,604 62,040 55,090 59,010 62,040  400.9381.328.6227.6122.9128.62 24.09
1978153,318 60,639 54,594 56,927 65,150 58,640 62,650 65,150  424.9408.629.8229.0124.1029.82 25.06
1979157,783 64,147 59,108 61,530 64,920 59,790 63,600 64,920  411.5403.129.1528.7324.2129.15 24.71
1980161,025 65,777 61,064 63,783 68,910 63,950 67,810 68,910  427.9421.129.9729.6325.6329.97 26.04
1981161,356 62,701 58,820 60,772 64,850  64,860 64,850  401.9402.028.6728.6724.3428.67 24.33
1982162,884 60,772 56,901 57,150 64,060 59,980 64,010 64,060  393.3393.028.2328.2123.9128.23 23.93
1983159,210 59,288 55,726 57,831    (62,370) 372.4363.227.1326.6521.54(28.15)(23.23)
1984159,911 59,258 56,462 58,598 60,680  62,160 60,680  379.5388.727.5127.9923.0927.51 22.54
1985162,286 53,465 51,054 51,397 57,370 54,790 59,360 57,370  353.5365.826.1226.7822.0626.12 21.32
1986160,440 51,666 49,537 51,422    (54,590) 322.0320.524.3624.2719.02(25.39)(20.19)
1987166,287 51,630 48,931 50,959 51,800  53,330 51,800  311.5320.723.7524.2819.6923.75 19.12
1988167,144 50,786 47,802 49,658 51,830  53,050 51,830  310.1317.423.6724.0919.6423.67 19.18
1989170,261 51,341 48,274 48,274    (51,810) 301.5283.523.1722.0917.92(23.33)(19.23)
1990171,961 52,143 49,076 49,076    (51,800) 303.2285.423.2722.2018.21(23.15)(19.23)
1991168,584 50,988 47,750 47,750 51,780  52,290 51,780  307.1310.223.5023.6719.3923.50 19.20
1992165,206 49,042 45,847 45,847 49,740  50,720 49,740  301.1307.023.1423.4919.0123.14 18.64
1993159,189 47,926 45,198 45,198    (46,750) 301.1283.923.1422.1117.03(22.70)(17.62)
1994157,060 41,645 39,628 39,628    (43,750) 265.2252.320.9620.1515.01(21.79)(16.57)
1995151,850 39,050 37,173 37,173 40,760   40,760  268.4244.821.1619.6714.1521.16 15.52
1996148,338 38,004 36,158 36,161 39,520  42,080 39,520  266.4283.721.0422.1016.1121.04 15.13
1997144,224 37,135 35,478 38,686    (38,080) 257.5268.220.4821.1514.96(20.89)(14.72)
1998145,899 35,617 33,954 38,382    (36,640) 244.1263.119.6220.8314.98(20.07)(14.30)
1999145,34734,49432,86337,09735,860 40,37035,860 246.7277.719.7921.7415.9319.7914.15
2000146,28135,63033,90137,25336,570 39,67036,570 250.0271.220.0021.3315.5120.0014.30
2001143,49536,82035,02537,498   (37,430) 256.6261.320.4220.7214.77(20.69)(14.74)
2002142,85035,16733,50335,894   (35,410) 246.2251.319.7520.0814.23(19.86)(14.04)
2003145,95936,90835,21538,219   36,908956252.9261.820.1820.7515.2420.1814.71
2004144,74836,03034,51737,62235,760 38,85036,030903248.9268.419.9321.1615.5719.9314.44
2005143,37934,90933,46836,85234,150 38,11034,9091,031243.5265.819.5821.0015.3319.5814.04
2006149,08236,73135,19238,381  39,77036,731963246.4266.819.7721.0616.0519.7714.82
2007149,97036,66335,21738,55936,190 42,55036,6631,089244.5283.719.6422.1017.2319.6414.85
2008148,64038,80737,22240,16341,000 46,67041,0001,061275.8314.021.6223.9018.9721.6216.66
2009146,43437,28435,68437,901  44,820(39,290)1,033254.6306.120.2923.4318.28(21.16)(16.03)
2010143,32136,77835,22737,73838,650 42,25038,650993269.7294.821.2422.7717.3121.2415.83
2011143,14836,28034,45936,52936,870(34,900)39,20036,870972257.6273.820.4821.5016.1020.4815.14
2012142,56634,53633,16635,125   (34,960)1,003242.2246.419.5019.7714.47(19.69)(14.41)
2013140,89232,10830,74932,55432,370(31,100)34,58032,370880229.8245.418.6819.7114.3018.6813.39
2014142,26832,14630,76432,68332,030(30,800)34,23032,146842226.0240.618.4319.3914.2118.4313.34
2015141,04731,81830,23232,025   (32,440)873225.6227.118.4118.5013.37(18.70)(13.54)
2016139,40930,88129,21430,95432,230(30,300)34,87032,230856231.2250.118.7820.0114.6418.7813.53
2017137,74530,01128,23429,81231,260(29,400)33,91031,260840226.9246.218.5019.7514.2618.5013.14
2018135,67330,36428,24029,900   (31,100) 223.8220.418.2918.0612.56(18.65)(13.06)
2019134,23031,01828,79630,57131,19029,01032,58031,190 232.4242.718.8619.5313.6918.8613.11
2020130,69332,12329,97931,64632,20030,11034,82032,200 246.4266.419.7721.0414.3919.7713.31
2021132,40133,20630,85431,513   (33,300) 250.8238.020.0519.2312.99(20.1)(13.7)
2022130,25234,83831,52732,297   (34,900) 267.5248.021.1019.8713.36(21.1)(14.4)
2023126,95135,41232,48632,500(37,710)(35,260)(40,450)(35,500) 279.6318.621.8524.1616.73(21.9)(14.7)
2024127,079  3(38,560)(35,570)(38,970)(36,000) 283.3306.722.0823.47   
2025    (18,760)           
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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