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Induced abortions, by province of residence
  2003 2004 2003 to 2004 2003 2004
  number of abortions % change rate per 1,000 women1
Total 103,001 100,039 -2.9 15.1 14.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 895 902 0.8 7.9 8.1
Prince Edward Island 137 143 4.4 4.7 4.9
Nova Scotia 1,924 1,905 -1.0 9.7 9.7
New Brunswick 943 920 -2.4 5.9 5.8
Quebec 30,802 30,616 -0.6 19.7 19.6
Ontario 36,640 35,183 -4.0 13.6 13.0
Manitoba2 2,939 2,661 -9.5 12.1 11.0
Saskatchewan 1,842 1,888 2.5 9.0 9.3
Alberta 10,814 11,098 2.6 15.1 15.4
British Columbia 15,495 14,145 -8.7 17.2 15.7
Yukon 129 x x 17.7 x
Northwest Territories 255 261 2.4 24.5 24.8
Nunavut3 ... x ... ... x
US reporting 149 ... ... ... ...
Residence unknown 37 14 -62.2 ... ...
xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
...not applicable
1.Rates are calculated using the female population aged 15 to 44 years.
2.In 2004, data on induced abortions performed in clinics were not available for Manitoba. Only data on induced abortions performed in Manitoba hospitals are included for both 2003 and 2004.
3.Nunavut is not included in this table due to incomplete data for 2003.