| year | live births | abortions, legal | abortions, legal | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 990,000 | 104,000 | 105 | 9.5 | |
| 1962 | 970,000 | 127,000 | 131 | 11.6 | |
| 1963 | 940,000 | 152,000 | 161 | 13.9 | |
| 1964 | 920,000 | 191,000 | 208 | 17.2 | |
| 1965 | 900,000 | 223,000 | 248 | 19.9 | |
| 1966 | 860,000 | 252,000 | 293 | 22.7 | |
| 1967 | 890,000 | 264,000 | 298 | 22.9 | |
| 1968 | 860,000 | 293,000 | 339 | 25.4 | |
| 1969 | 880,000 | 315,000 | 358 | 26.4 | |
| 1970 | 1,006,645 | 331,000 | 370 | 27.1 | |
| 1971 | 1,024,773 | ||||
| 1972 | 955,438 | ||||
| 1973 | 967,647 | 390,000 | 403 | 28.7 | |
| 1974 | 924,311 | ||||
| 1975 | 874,869 | ||||
| 1976 | 797,462 | (650,000) | |||
| 1977 | 827,079 | 558,000 | 690 | 40.8 | |
| 1978 | 752,409 | 631,000 | 857 | 46.2 | |
| 1979 | 864,297 | (850,000) | |||
| 1980 | 865,350 | ||||
| 1981 | 880,310 | ||||
| 1982 | 858,832 | ||||
| 1983 | 778,362 | ||||
| 1984 | 682,217 | ||||
| 1985 | 662,510 | (1,070,000) | |||
| 1986 | 642,399 | ||||
| 1987 | 630,724 | ||||
| 1988 | 637,462 | (1,110,000) | |||
| 1989 | 643,821 | ||||
| 1990 | 653,972 | ||||
| 1991 | 713,468 | (1,190,000) | |||
| 1992 | 734,854 | ||||
| 1993 | 720,738 | ||||
| 1994 | 726,450 | 330,000 | (1,140,000) | 460 | 31.5 |
| 1995 | 720,085 | ||||
| 1996 | 696,818 | 230,000 | 333 | 25.0 | |
| 1997 | 679,759 | (1,050,000) | |||
| 1998 | 640,126 | ||||
| 1999 | 616,322 | ||||
| 2000 | 636,780 | ||||
| 2001 | 557,228 | ||||
| 2002 | |||||
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| 2004 | |||||
| year | live births | abortions, legal | abortions, legal | abortion ratio | abortion % |