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Canadian women obtained 110,331 abortions in 1998, a 1.2% decrease from 111,709 a year earlier.
Two-thirds of all therapeutic abortions in 1998 were performed in hospitals, and the remaining
one-third took place in clinics. Canadian women obtained 297 therapeutic abortions in the
United States in 1998, virtually unchanged from 1997.
The number obtaining abortions in the United States has declined significantly since the 1988
Supreme Court decision that struck down the 1969 abortion law. In 1987, 2,757 Canadian women
obtained abortions in the United States.
Therapeutic abortions were most common among women in their twenties, who accounted for half of
all women who obtained abortions in 1998. On average, 27 women out of every 1,000 in their
twenties obtained an abortion.
The number of abortions declined in 1998 in seven provinces and territories: Newfoundland,
Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia and the Northwest
Territories.
Therapeutic abortion data for 1998 were collected by the Canadian Institute for Health
Information. Selected tables are available in Canadian Statistics. For more information
on the therapeutic abortions database, contact Judy Lee (416-481-2002, extension 3407;
fax: 416-481-2950), Canadian Institute for Health Information.
For information on long-term trends in therapeutic abortions or to enquire about the
concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Paula Woollam (613-951-0879)
or Richard Trudeau (613-951-8782), Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
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1996(1)
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1997(1)
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1998
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1997
to
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1997
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1998
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Number
of Abortions
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%
change
|
rate
per 1,000 population(2)
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Total
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111,659
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111,709
|
110,331
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-1.23
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16.34
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16.13
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|
|
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Newfoundland
|
846
|
837
|
820
|
-2.03
|
6.33
|
6.38
|
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Prince
Edward Island
|
190
|
150
|
149
|
-0.67
|
4.97
|
4.95
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Nova
Scotia
|
2,039
|
2,045
|
2,053
|
0.39
|
9.64
|
9.74
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New
Brunswick
|
1,120
|
1,113
|
1,106
|
-0.63
|
6.48
|
6.51
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Quebec
|
28,852
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30,248
|
31,673
|
4.71
|
18.36
|
19.38
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Ontario
|
46,918
|
44,046
|
42,452
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-3.62
|
17.12
|
16.43
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Manitoba
|
3,647
|
3,626
|
3,447
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-4.94
|
14.63
|
14.00
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Saskatchewan
|
1,926
|
1,996
|
2,010
|
0.70
|
9.08
|
9.13
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Alberta
|
9,265
|
10.337
|
10,355
|
0.17
|
15.38
|
15.10
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British
Columbia
|
15,698
|
15,582
|
15,482
|
-0.64
|
17.20
|
17.08
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Yukon
|
172
|
121
|
150
|
23.97
|
14.95
|
19.17
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Northwest
Territories
|
297
|
317
|
292
|
-7.89
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19.29
|
18.00
|
|
U.S.
reporting(3)
|
301
|
293
|
297
|
1.37
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...
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...
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Residence
unknown
|
397
|
998
|
45
|
-95.49
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...
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...
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- Revised
figures for 1996 and 1997.
-
Rates are calculated using female population aged 15 to 44.
- 3
Includes legal abortions on Canadian residents performed in
the United States.
... Figures not appropriate or not applicable
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