Historical abortion statistics, India

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 18 December 2004

yearlive birthsabortions,
legal
abortion ratioabortion %
1971(20,200,000)
1972(20,500,000)24,3001 (1.2)(0.1)
1973(19,800,000)44,8002 (2.3)(0.2)
1974(20,200,000)97,7564 (4.8)(0.5)
1975(21,100,000)214,1979 (10.2)(1.0)
1976(21,100,000)278,87011 (13.2)(1.3)
1977(20,600,000)247,0499 (12.0)(1.2)
1978(21,300,000)312,75412 (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)
198624,980,000583,704(23.4)(2.3)
198725,000,000588,40624 (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
yearlive birthsabortions,
legal
abortion ratioabortion %

Note: Reporting for India is incomplete. Many sources estimate larger numbers of unreported and/or illegal abortions. Parenthetical figures are derived. See Abortion Statistics page for explanatory notes.

Sources (incomplete):


© 2000-2003, 2004 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 18 December 2004.
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