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Friday, February 11, 2005 Induced abortions2002Canadian women obtained 105,154 abortions in 2002, down 1% from 106,270 in 2001. The rate of abortion has also marginally fallen from 15.6 abortions per 1,000 women in 2001 to 15.4 abortions per 1,000 women in 2002. These numbers exclude data related to residents of Nunavut. The number of induced abortions per 100 live births was 32.1 in 2002, virtually unchanged from 2001. Induced abortions continue to be most common among women in their twenties, who accounted for 52% of all women who obtained an abortion in 2002. On average, 26 women out of every 1,000 in their twenties obtained an abortion. Induced abortion rates decreased for residents of most provinces and territories except for New Brunswick, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon, where the rates remained the same or increased slightly. Statistics for Nunavut are not included for 2002 due to the unavailability of data. Rates are based on induced abortions performed on Canadian residents in hospitals and clinics in Canada, as well as abortions obtained by Canadian women in some American states. Data users should be aware of certain limitations to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey. There are recognized issues concerning coverage, increased submission of aggregate counts instead of detailed records, and an increased reliance on age estimation. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3209. Selected tables for the years 1998 to 2002 are available in the Canadian Statistics module of our Web site. Historical statistics dating back to 1970 are available in the publication Induced Abortion Statistics (82-223-XIE, free). From Our products and services page, under Browse our Internet publications choose Free, then Health. Induced abortion data for 2002 were collected by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. For more information on the Therapeutic Abortion Database, contact Media Relations (613-241-7860, ext. 4004), Canadian Institute for Health Information. For information on long-term trends in induced abortions, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Paula Woollam (613-951-0879), Health Statistics Division.
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