Historical abortion statistics, Western Australia (Australia)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 15 August 2005
| year | live births | abortions,
legal | abortions,
legal reported | miscarriages | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
| 1960 | 16,926 | | | | | |
| 1961 | 17,078 | | | | | |
| 1962 | 17,064 | | | | | |
| 1963 | 17,290 | | | | | |
| 1964 | 16,685 | | | | | |
| 1965 | 16,186 | | | | | |
| 1966 | 17,194 | | | | | |
| 1967 | 18,023 | | | | | |
| 1968 | 19,541 | | | | | |
| 1969 | 20,800 | | | | | |
| 1970 | 21,680 | | | | | |
| 1971 | 24,276 | | | | | |
| 1972 | 22,211 | | | | | |
| 1973 | 20,531 | | | | | |
| 1974 | 20,243 | | | | | |
| 1975 | 20,365 | | | | | |
| 1976 | 20,700 | | | | | |
| 1977 | 20,688 | | | | | |
| 1978 | 20,662 | | | | | |
| 1979 | 20,515 | | | | | |
| 1980 | 20,652 | | | | | |
| 1981 | 21,900 | | | | | |
| 1982 | 22,261 | | | | | |
| 1983 | 23,087 | | | | | |
| 1984 | 21,625 | | (6,090) | | 282 | 22.0 |
| 1985 | 23,109 | | (6,210) | | 269 | 21.2 |
| 1986 | 24,236 | | (6,590) | | 272 | 21.4 |
| 1987 | 23,332 | | (6,780) | | 291 | 22.5 |
| 1988 | 25,143 | | (6,830) | | 272 | 21.4 |
| 1989 | 25,051 | | (7,180) | | 287 | 22.3 |
| 1990 | 25,356 | | (7,500) | | 296 | 22.8 |
| 1991 | 25,417 | | (7,660) | | 301 | 23.2 |
| 1992 | 25,073 | | (7,880) | | 314 | 23.9 |
| 1993 | 25,081 | | (8,180) | | 326 | 24.6 |
| 1994 | 25,138 | | 8,519 | | 339 | 25.3 |
| 1995 | 25,139 | | 8,736 | | 348 | 25.8 |
| 1996 | 24,793 | | 8,478 | | 342 | 25.5 |
| 1997 | 24,776 | | 8,467 | | 342 | 25.5 |
| 1998 | 24,717 | | 8,033 | | 325 | 24.5 |
| 1999 | 24,849 | | 7,295 | 179 | 294 | 22.7 |
| 2000 | 25,093 | | 7,402 | 206 | 295 | 22.8 |
| 2001 | 24,002 | | 7,844 | | 327 | 24.6 |
| 2002 | 23,601 | | 7,696 | | 326 | 24.6 |
| 2003 | 24,273 | | 7,457 | | 307 | 23.5 |
| 2004 | | | 7,629 | | | |
| 2005 | | | 3,791 | | | |
| year | live births | abortions,
legal | abortions,
legal reported | miscarriages | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
Note: Reporting for abortions is incomplete; reported abortions include only medicare abortions. Abortion figures are for calendar years; some figures are extrapolated from fiscal year figures and/or combined state totals. See Abortion Statistics page for additional explanatory notes and sources.
Sources:
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 22 Feb. 2005, "3311.5.55.001 Demography, Western Australia," online, Australian Bureau of Statistics [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/e8ae5488b598839cca25682000131612/d6c18bf1a2f09e4eca256e8a0077abe7!OpenDocument].
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2004, "Australian Historical Population Statistics, Table 36. Births registered by sex, states and territories, 1824 onwards," Australian Bureau of Statistics, on line [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/D7B2096CC25E4313CA256DAF007F634A].
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, 3 June 2003, "Australian Social Trends: Population--State summary tables," on line, Australian Bureau of Statistics [http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%40.nsf/94713ad445ff1425ca25682000192af2/54f9dc094d0b4814ca256d39001bc333!OpenDocument].
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2001, "Australia's mothers and babies 1999," on line, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit [http://npsu.unsw.edu.au/ps11.pdf].
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2003, "Australia's mothers and babies 2000," on line, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit [http://npsu.unsw.edu.au/ps12.pdf].
- Family Planning Queensland, July 2000, "Abortion Statistics," on line, Family Planning Queensland [http://www.fpq.asn.au/factsheets_brochures/student_info/Abortion%20stats.pdf].
- HIC, 2005, "Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Item Statistics Reports," on line, HIC [http://www.hic.gov.au/statistics/dyn_mbs/forms/mbs_tab4.shtml].
- Hunter, Brian, ed., 1991, The Statesman's Yearbook 1991-92, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Hunter, Brian, ed., 1994, The Statesman's Yearbook 1994-95, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Hunter, Brian, ed., 1995, The Statesman's Yearbook 1995-96, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Hunter, Brian, ed., 1996, The Statesman's Yearbook 1996-97, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Maternal and Child Health Unit, Department of Health, Western Australia, July 2005, "Induced Abortion in Western Australia 1999-2004: Report of the WA Abortion Notification System," Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, on line [http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/documents/Abortion%20Report%20FINAL2.pdf].
- Paxton, John, ed., 1973, The Statesman's Year-Book 1973-1974, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1977, The Statesman's Year-Book 1977-1978, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1978, The Statesman's Year-Book 1978-1979, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1980, The Statesman's Year-Book 1980-1981, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1981, The Statesman's Year-Book 1981-1982, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1982, The Statesman's Year-Book 1982-1983, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1983, The Statesman's Year-Book 1983-1984, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1984, The Statesman's Year-Book 1984-1985, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1985, The Statesman's Year-Book 1985-1986, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Paxton, John, ed., 1987, The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-1988, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- Queensland Right to Life, "Number of abortions conducted in Australia," on line, Queensland Right to Life [http://www.qrtl.org.au/abort/facts.htm].
- Turner, Barry, ed., 1998, The Statesman's Yearbook 1998-99, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
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Last modified 15 August 2005.
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