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Written question asked by Laurence Robertson (Conservative) on Friday, 13 April 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 April 2012. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Abortion

Question
(2) how many abortions were carried out on women in each age group in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Answer

Data for the number of abortions¹ performed from 2006 to 2010 (the latest year for which figures are available) by gestation and by age group are set out in the following tables:"¹ Figures are for the number of abortions performed; in a very small number of cases there will have been more than one foetus."

Abortions by gestation group, England and Wales, 2006-10
Gestation (weeks) 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Under 10 145,163 141,326 142,645 139,144 131,041
10 to 14 34,782 37,721 41,930 47,982 50,647
15 to 19 6,885 7,267 7,832 8,446 9,101
20 to 23 2,597 2,650 2,765 2,792 2,812
24 or over 147 136 124 135 136
Total 189,574 189,100 195,296 198,499 193,737
Abortions by age group, England and Wales, 2006-10
Age 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Under 16 3,718 3,823 4,113 4,376 3,990
16-17 12,742 14,093 15,273 15,913 14,629
18-19 21,809 22,151 23,303 23,666 22,667
20-24 55,481 54,749 56,172 56,963 55,340
25-29 40,800 40,634 41,896 41,704 40,396
30-34 27,978 26,701 26,985 27,257 28,153
35 or over 27,046 26,949 27,554 28,620 28,562
Total 189,574 189,100 195,296 198,499 193,737

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
103674; 543 c412-3W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Abortion
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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