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Figures not available until mid May

Here are details for 2009

In 2009, for women resident in England and Wales:

the total number of abortions was 189,100,compared with 195,296 in 2008, a fall of 3.2%
the age-standardised abortion rate was 17.5 per 1,000 resident women aged 15-44, compared with 18.2 in 2008
the abortion rate was highest at 33 per 1,000, for women aged 19, 20 & 21, each lower than in 2008
the under-16 abortion rate was 4.0 and the under-18 rate was 17.6 per 1,000 women, both lower than in 2008
94% of abortions were funded by the NHS; of these, over half (60%) took place in the independent sector under NHS contract
91% of abortions were carried out at under 13 weeks gestation; 75% were at under 10 weeks
medical abortions accounted for 40% of the total
2,085 abortions (1%) were under ground E, risk that the child would be born handicapped

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