Conceptions to girls aged under 18: number, rate and percentage leading to abortion by area of usual residence, 2001-2004( 1)
2001
2002
Number
Rate
Percentage leading to abortion
Number
Rate
Percentage leading to abortion
2,393
48
37
2,554
51
39
Darlington UA
94
51
41
94
48
45
Hartlepool UA
120
62
38
110
56
36
Middlesbrough UA
180
54
34
198
60
45
Redcar and Cleveland UA
162
55
33
143
48
44
Stockton-on-Tees UA
150
37
32
172
43
38
Durham County
399
45
33
469
52
35
Chester-le-Street
41
42
37
45
47
49
Derwentside
61
41
26
85
56
15
Durham
49
33
47
60
40
38
Easington
113
62
27
104
58
36
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Sedgefield
76
47
37
94
56
41
Teesdale
7
18
43
12
28
58
Wear Valley
52
44
27
69
56
30
Northumberland
216
37
50
240
41
39
Alnwick
20
37
55
24
44
33
Berwick-upon-Tweed
21
48
43
10
23
40
Blyth Valley
71
44
44
81
50
40
Castle Morpeth
20
20
60
27
27
48
Tynedale
31
27
65
27
23
48
Wansbeck
53
48
45
71
64
34
Tyne and Wear
1,072
52
38
1,128
54
39
Gateshead
152
42
30
158
44
37
Newcastle upon Tyne
267
58
44
283
60
37
North Tyneside
190
53
35
198
55
44
South Tyneside
168
54
44
169
52
38
Sunderland
295
51
36
320
55
38
2003
2004( 1)
Number
Rate
Percentage leading to abortion
Number
Rate
Percentage leading to abortion
2,613
52
41
2,511
51
40
Darlington UA
94
49
49
93
48
42
Hartlepool UA
134
69
44
126
64
42
Middlesbrough UA
190
58
35
191
62
38
Redcar and Cleveland UA
143
48
36
173
58
34
Stockton-on-Tees UA
197
51
43
185
49
39
Durham County
458
50
37
444
48
39
Chester-le-Street
21
22
-
41
43
.
Derwentside
82
52
28
77
47
42
Durham
58
40
38
68
47
34
Easington
104
56
39
108
60
44
Sedgefield
110
64
43
76
44
29
Teesdale
14
32
—
11
25
—
Wear Valley
69
56
33
63
51
33
Northumberland
221
38
39
214
37
45
Alnwick
16
28
—
22
38
—
Berwick-upon-Tweed
12
26
—
11
24
—
Blyth Valley
75
49
40
83
54
42
Castle Morpeth
28
29
64
17
19
59
Tynedale
19
16
-
20
18
75
Wansbeck
71
63
35
61
56
43
Tyne and Wear
1,176
56
44
1,085
52
41
Gateshead
175
49
45
159
45
47
Newcastle upon Tyne
268
55
42
282
57
37
North Tyneside
189
52
46
187
51
40
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South Tyneside
180
55
51
165
52
45
Sunderland
364
63
41
292
51
40
(1 )Conceptions for 2004 are provisional. Notes:
1. Following ONS guidance on disclosure of abortion statistics, figures for 2003 and 2004 on percentage of conceptions leading to abortions have been suppressed where the count is less than 10 cases. Occasionally it has been necessary to apply a secondary suppression to avoid the possibility of disclosure by differencing.
2. Rates are per 1000 female population aged 15-17.
