Historical abortion statistics, Malta
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 August 2005
| year | live births | abortions, legal | abortions, abroad | miscarriages | abortion ratio | abortion % |
| 1975 | 5,724 | | | 60 | | |
| 1976 | 5,696 | | | | | |
| 1977 | 5,937 | | | | | |
| 1978 | 5,865 | | | | | |
| 1979 | 6,045 | | | | | |
| 1980 | 5,602 | | | 63 | | |
| 1981 | 5,463 | | | | | |
| 1982 | 6,085 | | | | | |
| 1983 | 5,747 | | | | | |
| 1984 | 5,686 | | | | | |
| 1985 | 5,430 | | | 44 | | |
| 1986 | 5,245 | | | 43 | | |
| 1987 | 5,314 | | | 39 | | |
| 1988 | 5,533 | | | 50 | | |
| 1989 | 5,584 | | | 44 | | |
| 1990 | 5,368 | | | 32 | | |
| 1991 | 5,302 | | 47 | 26 | 9 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | 5,474 | | 51 | 29 | 9 | 0.9 |
| 1993 | 5,147 | | 45 | 30 | 9 | 0.9 |
| 1994 | 4,826 | | 43 | 37 | 9 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | 4,613 | | 40 | 20 | 9 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | 4,944 | | 61 | 34 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 4,835 | | 64 | 29 | 13 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | 4,488 | | 59 | 18 | 13 | 1.3 |
| 1999 | 4,308 | | 49 | 18 | 11 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 4,255 | | 67 | 17 | 16 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | 3,859 | | 57 | 24 | 15 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 3,805 | | 69 | 21 | 18 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 3,805 | | 47 | | 12 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | | | 67 | | | |
| year | live births | abortions, legal | abortions, abroad | miscarriages | abortion ratio | abortion % |
Note: Data reporting is incomplete. See Abortion Statistics page for additional explanatory notes and sources.
Sources:
- Council of Europe, 2001, "Malta", in Demographic Yearbook 2001, on line, Council of Europe [http://www.coe.int/t/e/social%5Fcohesion/population/demographic%5Fyear%5Fbook/2001%5FEdition/Malta%202001.asp].
- Council of Europe, 2002, "Malta", in Demographic Yearbook, 2002 ed., on line, Council of Europe [http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/demographic_year_book/2002_Edition/RAPNAT2002%20%20Malta%20e.asp].
- Council of Europe, Demographic Yearbook, 2003 ed., 2004, on line, Council of Europe [http://www.coe.int/t/e/social_cohesion/population/demographic_year_book/2003_Edition/04%20Country%20Data/Default.asp#TopOfPage].
- National Statistics Office, Malta, 2003, Abstract of Statistics 2000, National Statistics Office, on line [http://www.nso.gov.mt/statdoc/document_file.aspx?id=111].
- Office of National Statistics, Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1991, 1992, Office of National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/].
- Office of National Statistics, Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1997, 1998, Office of National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/].
- Office of National Statistics, Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 1998, 1999, Office of National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/].
- Office of National Statistics, Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2000, 2001, Office of National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/AB27/AB_No27_V1.pdf].
- Office of National Statistics, Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2001, 2002, Office of National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/].
- Office of National Statistics, Abortion Statistics: Legal abortions carried out under the 1967 Abortion Act in England and Wales, 2002, 2003, Office of National Statistics, on line [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/].
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Last modified 13 August 2005.
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