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Induced abortions by age group
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| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitals and clinics11 | |||||
| number of induced abortions | |||||
| All ages4,5,6,8,9,10,11 | 105,154 | 103,768 | 100,039 | 96,815 | 91,310E |
| Age unknown | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 156E |
| Under 152 | 337 | 302 | 304 | 284 | 267E |
| 15 to 19 | 19,007 | 17,656 | 16,938 | 16,065 | 15,217E |
| 20 to 24 | 32,371 | 32,662 | 31,467 | 30,359 | 28,358E |
| 25 to 29 | 22,189 | 22,236 | 21,662 | 21,419 | 20,315E |
| 30 to 34 | 15,981 | 15,734 | 15,089 | 14,450 | 13,615E |
| 35 to 39 | 11,022 | 10,821 | 10,206 | 9,973 | 9,444E |
| 40 and older3 | 4,230 | 4,343 | 4,368 | 4,263 | 3,938E |
| rate per 1,000 women2,3,4 | |||||
| All ages1,2,3,7 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.0E |
| Under 152 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2E |
| 15 to 19 | 18.4 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.2E |
| 20 to 24 | 30.8 | 30.5 | 28.9 | 27.7 | 25.8E |
| 25 to 29 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 18.7E |
| 30 to 34 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.6E |
| 35 to 39 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.2E |
| 40 and older3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9E |
| E : use with caution. Notes: - Data users should be aware of certain important limitations to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey. The data represent induced abortions performed only in hospitals and clinics in Canada; all other types of abortions are not within the scope of the survey. The extent to which the number of hospital and clinic abortions collected by the Therapeutic Abortions Survey corresponds to the total number of medically induced abortions performed is unknown. Since 2003, no information is collected on Canadian residents who obtain an abortion outside of Canada. Under coverage issues exist within the survey in that some respondents, representing significant proportions of the population, do not respond. In such cases, data for an entire domain of interest such as a province cannot be estimated and will be suppressed due to a deficiency in accuracy (refer to footnotes 8, 9, 10 and 11 addressing coverage). Furthermore, submission of aggregate counts by some respondents instead of detailed records results in the estimation of the age distribution for those respondents. - Induced abortion counts are taken from the Therapeutic Abortion Survey that collects information on abortions performed in hospitals and clinics in Canada, as well as on abortions performed on Canadian residents in selected American states, for data years prior to 2004. Abortions performed on non-residents of Canada are excluded. - Induced abortion is defined as the medical termination of pregnancy. Equivalent terms include: artificial abortion, therapeutic abortion, voluntary termination of pregnancy, elective termination of pregnancy and active termination of pregnancy. Only counts of legally induced abortions are included. 1. The "All ages" group is the total number of induced abortions performed on Canadian residents. Rates for the "All ages" group is based on the population of females aged 14 to 44. For the number of abortions per 100 live births to females in the "All ages" group, the denominator is the total number of births reported for all ages. 2. Rates for the "Under 15 years" age group are based on the female population aged 14. 3. Rates for the "40 years and over" age group are based on the female population aged 40 to 44. 4. For the "All ages" category, the "Proportion of induced abortions across age groups" is not calculated. For the "Age unknown" category, only the "Number of induced abortions" is provided. 5. Prince Edward Island has not reported to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey since 1982. As of 1983, abortions performed on residents of Prince Edward Island are only those reported by other provinces. 6. For 2002 and 2003, Nunavut residents are excluded due to incomplete reporting. 7. Percentage distribution of induced abortions across age groups, excluding abortions with no reported age. 8. In British Columbia, for the 2003 data year, a clinic did not report to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey, and for 2005, another clinic did not respond to the survey. For each of these years, counts were estimated for the non-reporting clinic based on the number of abortions that it reported in previous years. In 2006, two out of the four British Columbia clinics did not report to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey, resulting in a significant under-counting of abortions conducted in clinics in the province. In 2005, these two clinics accounted for 61.9% of the total number of abortions performed in clinics in British Columbia. 9. Beginning in 2004, information on abortions performed in clinics in Manitoba was not submitted to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey; in 2003, they accounted for about 21% of all medically induced abortions in the province. Since 2004, the statistics for hospitals and clinics combined include only hospital abortions. 10. In 2006, information on abortions performed in clinics in New Brunswick was not submitted to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey. In 2005, induced abortions performed in New Brunswick clinics not only accounted for just over 57% of all medically induced abortions in the province, but also, for Prince Edward Island residents, they represented 56% of all abortions and 100% of those done in clinics. 11. Because of the significant undercoverage of medically induced abortions in clinics in 2006 due to non response in some provinces, caution should be exercised when using the "clinics" and "hospitals and clinics" totals at the Canada level. Sources: Canadian Institute for Health Information, Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 106-9034. Last modified: 2010-06-21. | |||||
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