Historical abortion statistics, Israel

Historical abortion statistics, Israel

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 9 April 2005

year	live births	abortions, legal reported	abortions, legal	miscarriages	abortion ratio (reported)	abortion % (reported)
1955	50,686
1956	52,287
1957	53,940
1958	52,649			764
1959	54,604			736
1960	56,002			720
1961	54,869			756
1962	56,356			754
1963	59,491			859
1964	63,544			875
1965	66,146			951
1966	67,148			854
1967	64,980			861
1968	69,911			844
1969	73,666			816
1970	80,843			899
1971	85,899			920
1972	85,544			843
1973	88,545			823
1974	93,166			929
1975	95,628			966
1976	98,763			914
1977	95,315			841
1978	92,602			739
1979	93,710	15,925	21,400	599	170	14.5
1980	94,321	14,708	19,400	490	156	13.5
1981	93,308	14,514	19,100	590	156	13.5
1982	96,695	16,829	22,300	562	174	14.8
1983	98,724	15,593	20,500	585	158	13.6
1984	98,478	18,948	25,100	544	192	16.1
1985	99,376	18,406		569	185	15.6
1986	99,341	17,469		511	176	15.0
1987	99,022	15,290		558	154	13.4
1988	100,454	16,181		552	161	13.9
1989	100,757	15,918		507	158	13.6
1990	103,349	15,509		413	174	14.8
1991	105,725	15,767		477	149	13.0
1992	110,062	18,444		501	168	14.4
1993	112,330	17,164		447	153	13.3
1994	114,543	16,903		478	148	12.9
1995	116,886	17,627		509	151	13.1
1996	121,333	17,987		434	148	12.9
1997	124,478	18,480		429	148	12.9
1998	130,080	18,149		510	140	12.2
1999	131,936	18,785		526	142	12.5
2000	136,390	19,405		512	142	12.4
2001	136,638	20,332			149	13.0
2002	139,535	19,796			142	12.4
2003	144,936	20,069			138	12.2
2004
year	live births	abortions, legal reported	abortions, legal	miscarriages	abortion ratio (reported)	abortion % (reported)

Note: See Abortion Statistics page for explanatory notes.

Sources (incomplete):

Central Bureau of Statistics, "Marriages, Divorces, Live Births, Deaths, Natural Increase, Infant Deaths and Stillbirths, by Religion," 1999, on line, Israel Statistics [http://www.cbs.gov.il/engindex.htm].
Central Bureau of Statistics, "Statistical Abstract of Israel 2003," 2003, on line, Israel Statistics [http://194/90.153.197/reader/].
Dept. for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, 1995, 1993 Demographic Yearbook, 45th ed., United Nations (New York, NY).
Dept. for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division, 1997, 1995 Demographic Yearbook, 47th ed., United Nations (New York, NY).
Dept. for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division, 1998, 1996 Demographic Yearbook, 48th ed., United Nations (New York, NY).
Dept. for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, Statistics Division, 2001, 1999 Demographic Yearbook, United Nations (New York, NY).
Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, 2002, 2000 Demographic Yearbook, 52nd ed., United Nations (New York, NY).
Dept. of International Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, 1988, 1986 Demographic Yearbook, 38th ed., United Nations (New York, NY).
Dept. of International Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, 1991, 1989 Demographic Yearbook, 41st ed., United Nations (New York, NY).
United Nations, Statistics Division, 17 March 2000, United Nations: Demographic Yearbook, Historical Supplement 1948-1997, on line, United Nations Statistics Division [http://157.62.21.4/SHARE1/UN%20Demographics/].

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Last modified 9 April 2005.
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