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| − | <small>''This page is part of the [[Conservapedia:Anti- | + | <small>''This page is part of the [[Conservapedia:Anti-abortion Project]]''</small> |
Below are some statistics for abortion for the year 2000. | Below are some statistics for abortion for the year 2000. | ||
==United States== | ==United States== | ||
| − | In 2000, 1.31 million abortions were performed in the [[United States]]. This equates to 2.1 % of all women between 15 and 44 years-old.<ref>[http://www.abortiontv.com/Misc/AbortionStatistics.htm Abortion TV.com: Abortion Statistics]</ref> | + | In 2000, 1.31 million abortions were performed in the [[United States]]. This equates to 2.1% of all women between 15 and 44 years-old.<ref>[http://www.abortiontv.com/Misc/AbortionStatistics.htm Abortion TV.com: Abortion Statistics]</ref> |
==England and Wales== | ==England and Wales== | ||
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There were 185,375 legal abortions carried out in [[England]] and [[Wales]] in 2000, a rise of 2,125 (1.2 per cent) compared with 1999.<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/abort0901.pdf Department of National Statistics: Abortions in England and Wales, 2000]</ref> | There were 185,375 legal abortions carried out in [[England]] and [[Wales]] in 2000, a rise of 2,125 (1.2 per cent) compared with 1999.<ref>[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/abort0901.pdf Department of National Statistics: Abortions in England and Wales, 2000]</ref> | ||
| − | * The abortion rate for women resident in England and Wales in 2000 was 16.94 abortions per 1,000 women aged | + | * The abortion rate for women resident in England and Wales in 2000 was 16.94 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44, 0.9% higher than in 1999 when the rate was 16.79 abortions per 1,000 women. |
| − | * Abortion rates increased for women aged under 34 and decreased for women aged 35 and over, in 2000. The rate increased by 0.2% for women under 20, by 2.4% for women in their twenties and by 0.4% for women aged | + | * Abortion rates increased for women aged under 34 and decreased for women aged 35 and over, in 2000. The rate increased by 0.2% for women under 20, by 2.4% for women in their twenties and by 0.4% for women aged 30–34. The rate decreased by 1.4% in the 35-44 age-group. |
* Eighty-eight per cent of terminations were performed before 13 weeks of gestation and 10 per cent between 13 and 19 weeks gestation, similar to last year. | * Eighty-eight per cent of terminations were performed before 13 weeks of gestation and 10 per cent between 13 and 19 weeks gestation, similar to last year. | ||
Revision as of 03:17, July 12, 2016
This page is part of the Conservapedia:Anti-abortion Project
Below are some statistics for abortion for the year 2000.
United States
In 2000, 1.31 million abortions were performed in the United States. This equates to 2.1% of all women between 15 and 44 years-old.[1]
England and Wales
There were 185,375 legal abortions carried out in England and Wales in 2000, a rise of 2,125 (1.2 per cent) compared with 1999.[2]
- The abortion rate for women resident in England and Wales in 2000 was 16.94 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44, 0.9% higher than in 1999 when the rate was 16.79 abortions per 1,000 women.
- Abortion rates increased for women aged under 34 and decreased for women aged 35 and over, in 2000. The rate increased by 0.2% for women under 20, by 2.4% for women in their twenties and by 0.4% for women aged 30–34. The rate decreased by 1.4% in the 35-44 age-group.
- Eighty-eight per cent of terminations were performed before 13 weeks of gestation and 10 per cent between 13 and 19 weeks gestation, similar to last year.
See also
- Abortion in America
- Abortion in England
- Abortion in Wales
- Abortion in the United Kingdom
- Abortion statistics 2008
- Abortion statistics 2009