Historical abortion statistics, Nova Scotia (Canada)
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 9 April 2005
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions,
legal reported,
residents | miscarriages | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
| 1970 | 14,159 | | 261 | | 18 | 1.8 |
| 1971 | (14,300) | | 643 | | 45 | 4.3 |
| 1972 | (13,500) | | 837 | | 62 | 5.8 |
| 1973 | 13,488 | | 932 | | 70 | 6.5 |
| 1974 | 12,955 | | 1,062 | | 82 | 7.6 |
| 1975 | 13,119 | | 1,017 | | 77 | 7.1 |
| 1976 | (12,900) | | 1,247 | | 97 | 8.8 |
| 1977 | 12,374 | | 1,304 | | 105 | 9.5 |
| 1978 | (12,500) | | 1,454 | | 116 | 10.4 |
| 1979 | (12,400) | | 1,511 | | 122 | 10.9 |
| 1980 | (12,400) | | 1,662 | | 134 | 11.8 |
| 1981 | 12,079 | | 1,689 | | 140 | 12.3 |
| 1982 | 12,325 | | 1,691 | | 137 | 12.0 |
| 1983 | (12,400) | | 1,678 | | 135 | 11.9 |
| 1984 | (12,300) | | 1,703 | | 138 | 12.1 |
| 1985 | (12,500) | | 1,698 | | 136 | 12.0 |
| 1986 | (12,300) | | 1,704 | | 138 | 12.1 |
| 1987 | (12,100) | | 1,690 | | 140 | 12.3 |
| 1988 | (12,200) | | 1,730 | | 142 | 12.4 |
| 1989 | (12,500) | | 2,030 | | 162 | 13.9 |
| 1990 | (12,900) | | 1,920 | | 149 | 13.0 |
| 1991 | 12,016 | | | | | |
| 1992 | (11,900) | | 2,157 | | 182 | 15.4 |
| 1993 | (11,500) | | 2,148 | | 186 | 15.7 |
| 1994 | (11,100) | | 2,051 | | 185 | 15.6 |
| 1995 | (10,800) | 2,268 | 2,043 | | 190 | 16.0 |
| 1996 | 10,562 | 2,264 | 2,039 | | 214 | 17.7 |
| 1997 | 9,952 | 2,213 | 2,045 | | 222 | 18.2 |
| 1998 | 9,595 | 2,240 | 2,053 | | 233 | 18.9 |
| 1999 | 9,575 | 2,068 | 1,917 | | 216 | 17.8 |
| 2000 | 9,116 | | 1,989 | | 218 | 17.9 |
| 2001 | 8,909 | | 1,890 | | 212 | 17.5 |
| 2002 | 8,663 | | 1,825 | | 211 | 17.4 |
| 2003 | (8,700) | | | | | |
| 2004 | | | | | | |
| year | live births | abortions,
legal reported | abortions,
legal reported,
residents | miscarriages | abortion ratio | abortion % |
|---|
Note: Reporting for abortions is incomplete. Figures in parenthesis are derived estimates. See Abortion Statistics page for additional explanatory notes and sources.
Sources:
- "Births, 1995," 16 Jan. 1997, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/970116/d970116.htm].
- "Births, 1996," 8 July 1998, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/980708/d980708.htm].
- "Births, 1998," 19 Dec. 2000, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/001219/d001219f.htm].
- "Births, 1999," 10 Dec. 2001, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/011210/d011210b.htm].
- "Births, 2000," 26 Sept. 2002, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/020926/d020926c.htm].
- "Births, 2002," 2004, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/].
- "Births and birth rate," 22 March 2004, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/demo04a.htm].
- Hunter, Brian, ed., 1994, The Statesman's Yearbook 1994-95, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- "Induced Abortions 2002," 11 Feb. 2005, The Daily, on line, Statistics Canada [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050211/d050211a.htm].
- Paxton, John, ed., 1973, The Statesman's Year-Book 1973-1974, 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, 117th ed., St. Martin's Press (New York, NY).
- "Table 106-9003--Induced abortions, by area of residence of patient, Canada, provinces and territories, annual," 12 Dec. 2003, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/english/].
- "Therapeutic abortions, 1993," 12 July 1995, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/950712/d950712.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions, 1994," 25 Sept. 1996, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/960925/d960925.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions, 1995," 5 Nov. 1997, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/971105/d971105.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions, 1996 and 1997," 7 Apr. 2000, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/000407/d000407c.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions, 1998," 18 Dec. 2000, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/001218/d001218d.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions, 1999," 18 Jan. 2002, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/020118/d020118d.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions by area of residence of patient," 5 Nov. 2002, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/health41a.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions by province and territory of report," 5 Nov. 2002, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/health40a.htm].
- "Therapeutic abortions per 100 live births," 5 Nov. 2002, The Daily, Statistics Canada, on line [http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/health42a.htm].
- World Almanac and Book of Facts 19--, various editions 1977 to 1987, 1976 to 1986, Newspaper Enterprise Assn. (New York, NY).
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Last modified 9 April 2005.
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