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 Surveillance
and Research
Abortion
Abortion Surveillance—United States, 2000
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In 2000, 857,475 legal induced abortions were reported to CDC. This total
represents a .5 percent decrease from the 861,789 abortions reported in
1999. When the same 48 reporting areas are compared to the total
number of abortions, the total dropped 1.3 percent between 1999 and 2000.
The abortion ratio for 2000 has approximately returned to the levels
reported in 1974. The ratio was 246 legal induced abortions per 1,000
live births, compared to 256 in 1999. The abortion rate was 16 per 1,000
women aged 15–44 years. For 1997 through 1999, the abortion rate
was 17 per 1,000 women in this age range. As in the past, a higher number
of abortions were obtained by white women, unmarried women, and women
less than 25 years of age. More than half (58%) of the reported legal induced
abortions were performed during the first 8 weeks of gestation; 88% were
performed within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Source: MMWR,
November 28, 2003/Vol.52/No.SS-12.
Previous MMWR
Abortion Surveillance Reports
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Legal
Induced Abortion Reporting in the United States |
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This fact sheet explains why legal induced abortion
reporting is important, uses for data, reporting issues, and specific
information by state (or reporting area) in the United States.
Forty-five reporting areas (including 47 states, New York City, and
the District of Columbia) collect legal induced abortion data as
required by state statute, regulation, or law. A map is presented with
state-specific reporting information as well as a table that includes
information about reporting, time for reporting from abortion
procedure, and a telephone number to contact the state office for more
information.
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