Information can be found in ‘Abortion Statistics, England and Wales, 2008’, in Table 12a. The. document has been placed in the Library. In England and Wales, in 2008, there were 1,173 abortions for residents of Northern Ireland, 4,600 for residents of the Republic of Ireland, 38 for residents of Malta and 30 for residents of Poland. There were less than five (between 0 and four) abortions for residents of Israel.
The information is shown in the following table.
Section 1(4) Section 1(1)(c) Section 1(1)(d) Total Total Percentage Total Percentage Total all abortions 1991 5 375 0.2 1,710 1.0 167,376 1992 2 254 0.2 1,802 1.1 160,501 1993 3 163 0.1 1,935 1.2 157,846 1994 1 146 0.1 1,796 1.1 156,539 1995 0 126 0.1 1,823 1.2 154,315 1996 3 128 0.1 1,929 1.1 167,916 1997 4 117 0.1 1,853 1.1 170,145 1998 2 106 0.1 1,830 1.0 177,871 1999 1 94 0.1 1,813 1.0 173,701 2000 3 134 0.1 1,833 1.0 175,542 2001 0 61 0.0 1,722 1.0 176,364 2002 1 116 0.1 1,894 1.1 175,932 2003 2— 3137 0.1 1,941 1.1 181,582 2004 2— 3128 0.1 1,894 1.0 185,415 2005 2— 3128 0.1 1,916 1.0 186,416 2006 2— 149 0.1 32,036 1.1 193,737 2007 2— 112 0.1 31,939 1.0 198,499 2008 2— 51 0.0 31,988 1.0 195,296 Total 25 32,525 0.1 333,654 1.1 3,154,993 1 Grounds under the Abortion Act 1967: Section 1(4) that the termination is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman. Section 1(1)(c) that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated; or Section 1(1)(d): that there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped 2 Suppressed value less than 10 (0 to 9 cases). Data suppressed for reasons of confidentiality, in line with the Office for National Statistics’ guidance on the disclosure of abortion statistics (2005). 3 Total includes very small numbers less than 10 (0 to 9) where suppressed elsewhere.
The information is shown in the following table.
The reasons women seek an abortion are complex and may be subject to a number of different factors. The 2008 abortion statistics show a decrease in the number of abortions performed in younger women. The Government invested £26.8 million in 2008-09 and will be investing £20.5 million in 2009-10 to improve women's access to contraception and help reduce the number of abortions, repeat abortions and teenage pregnancies.
Abortion rate per 1,000 women Age 2007 2008 19 36 36 18 32 33 17 27 27 16 19 18 15 9 9 14 3 3 under 14 n/a n/a
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Age rate Primary care organisation Rate per 1,000 women Under 161 England 4 Lowest rates Kingston 2— Tower Hamlets 2— Richmond and Twickenham 2— Harrow 2— West Hertfordshire 2 North Yorkshire and York 2 Devon 2 Berkshire West 2 Cambridgeshire 2 Somerset 2 Highest rates Torbay 8 Barnsley 8 Lambeth 8 Lewisham 8 Darlington 8 Islington 8 Rotherham 8 Manchester 9 Greenwich Teaching 11 Southwark 11 16 years England 18 Lowest rates North Somerset 9 Berkshire West 9 Lincolnshire 9 Harrow 10 Cambridgeshire 10 Mid Essex 10 Berkshire East 10 Redcar and Cleveland 11 Derbyshire County 11 West Hertfordshire 11 Highest rates Darlington 30 Havering 31 Islington 31 Coventry Teaching 31 City and Hackney Teaching 32 Southwark 34 Camden 36 Torbay 37 Lambeth 37 Lewisham 40 17 years England 27 Lowest rates Isle of Wight NHS 12 Cambridgeshire 14 Suffolk 15 Surrey 16 Oxfordshire 17 West Hertfordshire 18 North Somerset 18 North Lincolnshire 18 Bath and North East Somerset 18 Buckinghamshire 18 Highest rates Croydon 47 City and Hackney Teaching 47 Barking and Dagenham 47 Torbay 49 Waltham Forest 50 Haringey Teaching 50 Coventry Teaching 51 Lewisham 53 Southwark 53 Lambeth 54 18 years England 33 Lowest rates Oxfordshire 18 Redcar and Cleveland 19 North Lancashire Teaching 19 Isle of Wight NHS 21 Dorset 21 Worcestershire 22 Gloucestershire 22 Bath and North East Somerset 22 Northumberland 23 Wiltshire 23 Highest rates Croydon 52 Coventry Teaching 54 Waltham Forest 58 Enfield 58 Haringey Teaching 63 Lambeth 65 Greenwich Teaching 68 Lewisham 69 Barking and Dagenham 71 Southwark 89 19 years England 34 Lowest rates Bath and North East Somerset 16 Oxfordshire 19 County Durham 19 Cambridgeshire 19 Nottingham City 21 North Lancashire Teaching 21 Devon 21 East Riding of Yorkshire 22 Newcastle 23 Plymouth Teaching 24 Highest rates Newham 57 Havering 61 Enfield 64 Greenwich Teaching 67 Croydon 68 Lewisham 70 Barking and Dagenham 72 Southwark 72 Waltham Forest 73 Lambeth 90 20 years England 36 Lowest rates Cambridgeshire 17 South Tyneside 18 County Durham 18 Nottingham City 19 Newcastle 20 Plymouth Teaching 20 Bath and North East Somerset 20 North Lancashire Teaching 21 Devon 22 North Staffordshire 22 Highest rates Lewisham 63 Southwark 63 Waltham Forest 66 Croydon 67 Haringey Teaching 67 Enfield 67 Brent Teaching 69 Hammersmith and Fulham 70 Barking and Dagenham 79 Lambeth 91 21 years England 34 Lowest rates Oxfordshire 14 South Tyneside 15 Bath and North East Somerset 16 Bristol 17 Cambridgeshire 18 Devon 18 North Lancashire Teaching 18 Norfolk 19 North East Essex 20 County Durham 20 Highest rates Croydon 63 Brent Teaching 63 Lewisham 63 Enfield 64 Waltham Forest 68 Southwark 72 City and Hackney Teaching 73 Haringey Teaching 74 Barking and Dagenham 78 Lambeth 86 1 Rates for under 16s are based on populations aged 13-15. 2 Suppressed value where rate is based on a total less than 10 Note: Rates for PCOs are based on 2007 mid year population estimates.
Information for 2007 is shown in the following table.
Age standardised rate per 1,000 women resident, aged 15-441 England 18.8 Lowest rates 5PP Cambridgeshire 11 5ND County Durham 12 5NF North Lancashire Teaching 12 5FL Bath and North East Somerset 13 5PW North East Essex 13 5QE Oxfordshire 13 5NW East Riding of Yorkshire 13 5PT Suffolk 13 5NV North Yorkshire and York 13 5PH North Staffordshire 13 Highest rates 5C9 Haringey Teaching 32 5K9 Croydon 33 5K5 Brent Teaching 35 5A8 Greenwich Teaching 35 5NC Waltham Forest 36 5C3 City and Hackney Teaching 36 5LF Lewisham 37 5LD Lambeth 39 5C2 Barking and Dagenham 40 5LE Southwark 41 1 Rates for PCOs are based on 2006 mid-year population estimates.
The information is shown in the following table.
Marital status Age Gestation (weeks) Number of previous children Number of previous abortions Ground England Single with partner 20 7 0 0 C East Midlands Single with partner 20 8 0 0 C East of England Single with partner 18 8 0 0 C London Single with partner 24 7 0 0 C North East Single with partner 19 7 0 0 C North West Single no partner 20 6 0 0 C South Central Single with partner 20 7 0 0 C South East Coast Single with partner 19 7 0 0 C South West Single with partner 20 8 0 0 C West Midlands Single no partner 21 7 0 0 C Yorkshire and Humber Single with partner 20 8 0 0 C 1 Statistical mode (highest frequency). Note: Ground C: that the pregnancy has not exceeded its 24th week and that the continuance of the pregnancy would involve risk, greater than if the pregnancy were terminated, of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman.