| year | live births | abortions, legal | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | (20,200,000) | |||
| 1972 | (20,500,000) | 24,300 | 1 (1.2) | (0.1) |
| 1973 | (19,800,000) | 44,800 | 2 (2.3) | (0.2) |
| 1974 | (20,200,000) | 97,756 | 4 (4.8) | (0.5) |
| 1975 | (21,100,000) | 214,197 | 9 (10.2) | (1.0) |
| 1976 | (21,100,000) | 278,870 | 11 (13.2) | (1.3) |
| 1977 | (20,600,000) | 247,049 | 9 (12.0) | (1.2) |
| 1978 | (21,300,000) | 312,754 | 12 (14.7) | (1.4) |
| 1979 | (22,000,000) | (318,000) | (14.5) | (1.4) |
| 1980 | (22,500,000) | 346,327 | (15.4) | (1.5) |
| 1981 | (23,200,000) | 388,405 | (16.7) | (1.6) |
| 1982 | (23,600,000) | 500,624 | (21.2) | (2.1) |
| 1983 | (24,000,000) | 492,696 | (20.5) | (2.0) |
| 1984 | (24,700,000) | 561,033 | (22.7) | (2.2) |
| 1985 | (24,500,000) | (580,000) | (23.7) | (2.3) |
| 1986 | 24,980,000 | 583,704 | (23.4) | (2.3) |
| 1987 | 25,000,000 | 588,406 | 24 (23.5) | 2.3 |
| 1988 | (25,000,000) | 534,870 | (21.4) | (2.1) |
| 1989 | (24,800,000) | 582,161 | (23.5) | (2.3) |
| 1990 | (24,900,000) | 596,345 | (23.9) | (2.3) |
| 1991 | (25,000,000) | 581,215 | (23.2) | (2.3) |
| 1992 | (25,200,000) | 636,456 | (25.3) | (2.5) |
| 1993 | (25,200,000) | 606,015 | (24.0) | (2.3) |
| 1994 | (25,700,000) | 612,291 | (23.8) | (2.3) |
| 1995 | (25,900,000) | 627,748 | (24.2) | (2.4) |
| 1996 | (25,600,000) | 570,914 | (22.3) | (2.2) |
| 1997 | (25,800,000) | 538,075 | (20.9) | (2.0) |
| 1998 | (25,600,000) | 512,823 | (20.0) | (2.0) |
| 1999 | (25,700,000) | 666,882 | (25.9) | (2.5) |
| 2000 | (25,800,000) | 708,512 | (27.5) | (2.7) |
| 2001 | (25,500,000) | 723,142 | (28.4) | (2.8) |
| 2002 | ||||
| 2003 | (24,800,000) | |||
| 2004 | ||||
| year | live births | abortions, legal | abortion ratio | abortion % |