Abortion statistics and other data--Johnston`s Archive

Historical abortion statistics, Pennsylvania (USA)

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 January 2023

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

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)
1999145,347 34,494 32,863 37,097 (35,200) 40,370 (35,200) 242.2277.719.5021.7415.93(19.50)(13.89)
2000146,281 35,630 33,901 37,253 36,570  39,670 36,570  250.0271.220.0021.3315.5120.00 14.30
2001143,495 36,820 35,025 37,498    (37,430) 256.6261.320.4220.7214.77(20.69)(14.74)
2002142,850 35,167 33,503 35,894    (35,410) 246.2251.319.7520.0814.23(19.86)(14.04)
2003145,959 36,908 35,215 38,219    36,908 956 252.9261.820.1820.7515.2420.18 14.71
2004144,748 36,030 34,517 37,622 (35,600) 38,850 36,030 903 248.9268.419.9321.1615.5719.93 14.44
2005143,379 34,909 33,468 36,852 34,150  38,110 34,909 1,031 243.5265.819.5821.0015.3319.58 14.04
2006149,082 36,731 35,192 38,381   39,900 36,731 963 246.4267.619.7721.1116.1019.77 14.82
2007149,970 36,663 35,217 38,559 36,190  42,550 36,663 1,089 244.5283.719.6422.1017.2319.64 14.85
2008148,640 38,807 37,222 40,163 41,000   41,000 1,061 275.8270.221.6221.2716.3221.62 16.66
2009146,434 37,284 35,684 37,901    (39,290)1,033 254.6258.820.2920.5615.46(21.16)(16.03)
2010143,321 36,778 35,227 37,738 38,650   38,650 993 269.7263.321.2420.8415.4621.24 15.83
2011143,148 36,280 34,459 36,529 36,870 36,870 972 257.6255.220.4820.3315.0020.48 15.14
2012142,566 34,536 33,166 35,125 (34,960)1,003 242.2246.419.5019.7714.47(19.69)(14.41)
2013140,892 32,108 30,749 32,554 32,370 32,370 880 229.8231.118.6818.7713.4618.68 13.39
2014142,268 32,146 30,764 32,683 32,030 32,146 842 226.0229.718.4318.6813.5718.43 13.34
2015141,047 31,818 30,232 32,025 (32,440)873 225.6227.118.4118.5013.37(18.70)(13.54)
2016139,409 30,881 29,214 30,954 32,230 32,230 856 231.2222.018.7818.1712.9918.78 13.53
2017137,745 30,011 28,234 29,812 31,260 (29,409)33,910 31,260 840 226.9246.218.5019.7514.2618.50 13.14
2018135,673 30,364 28,240 29,900 (31,100)223.8220.418.2918.0612.56(18.65)(13.06)
2019134,230 31,018 28,796 30,571 31,250 31,250 232.8227.818.8818.5512.8518.88 13.13
2020130,693 32,123 29,979 31,646 32,270   32,270  246.9242.119.8019.4913.0819.80 13.34
2021132,401 33,206  11    (33,360) 250.8 20.05  (20.13)(13.75)
2022       (35,000)       (14.4)
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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