Facts On Reported Abortions In The US

Here are the latest articles from USAFacts on abortion in the United States, including information on trigger laws, new restrictions, and expanded protections. Read on and explore the government metrics below to ground your discussions on this topic in facts.

Data

How many reported abortions are there nationwide? What are the ages, races/ethnicities, and locations of people getting the procedure? How many children do people have before obtaining an abortion? Explore the historical metrics below and then dive deeper with more data here.

Reported abortions
600K700K800K900K200520102015
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Reported abortions (reporting states)
2004
817,906
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Reported abortions
Percent distribution by age
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Under 15
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40 or older
0%10%20%30%40%20102015
Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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15-19
2017
8.95%
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Reported abortions
Percent distribution by race and ethnicity
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Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Other, non-Hispanic
White, non-Hispanic
0%10%20%30%40%201420162018
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Reported abortions
Percent distribution by number of previous live births
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Zero
One
Two
Three
Four or more
0%20%40%60%201420162018
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Zero
2019
40.17%
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Articles

Whether it's an analysis of newly released government data or articles complete with years of contextual metrics, explore the metrics on the past and present of abortions in the United States.