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Thursday, 19 June 2008 09:18
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The Department of Health have today released the abortion figures for 2007.  They show a 2.5% increase, with the total UK abortions now 205,600. 

Key facts

In 2007, for women resident in England and Wales: the total number of abortions was 198,500, compared with 193,700 in 2006, a rise of 2.5%
 
  • the age-standardised abortion rate was 18.6 per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44, compared with 18.3 in 2006
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  • the abortion rate was highest at 36 per 1,000, for women age 19
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  • the under-16 abortion rate was 4.4 and the under- 18 rate was 19.8 per 1,000 women, both higher than in 2006
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  • 89% of abortions were funded by the NHS; of these, just over half (57%) took place in the independent sector under NHS contract
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  • 90% of abortions were carried out at under 13 weeks gestation; 70% were at under 10 weeks
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  • medical abortions accounted for 35% of the total compared with 30% in 2006
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  • 1,900 abortions (1%) were under ground E, risk that the child would be born handicapped

Non-residents:  in 2007, there were 7,100 abortions for non-residents carried out in hospitals and clinics in England and Wales (7,400 in 2006)

Dept of Health news release here

Detailed figures can be downloaded here

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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 June 2008 09:34 )
 
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