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Health

Abortion

Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many terminations of pregnancies of women in each (a) age group and (b) region have taken place in each of the last 10 years. [223429]

Mr. Bradshaw: The information is shown in the following table.

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Abortions by age and strategic health authority/region( 1) of residence, England and Wales, 1998 to 2007
	Under 18	18-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35+	Total
Strategic Health Authority
2007
North East	1,025	1,031	2,314	1,509	861	861	7,601
North West	3,035	3,385	7,668	4,863	3,105	2,969	25,025
Yorkshire and the Humber	2,090	2,246	4,999	3,194	1,968	2,186	16,683
East Midlands	1,431	1,686	3,782	2,486	1,603	1,750	12,738
West Midlands	2,288	2,651	6,352	4,234	2,711	2,734	20,970
East of England	1,751	2,018	4,448	3,348	2,293	2,718	16,576
London	3,386	4,454	13,862	12,560	8,218	7,733	50,213
South Central	1,216	1,522	3,397	2,458	1,762	2,001	12,356
South East Coast	1,388	1,715	3,636	2,769	1,997	2,421	13,926
South West	1,636	1,749	3,864	2,576	1,699	2,122	13,646
Wales	1,043	1,209	2,641	1,707	1,040	1,125	8,765
Total	20,289	23,666	56,963	41,704	27,257	28,620	198,499
2006
North East	905	950	2,144	1,322	880	845	7,046
North West	2,595	3,111	6,951	4,303	2,882	2,819	22,661
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,922	2,138	4,806	2,948	2,108	2,049	15,971
East Midlands	1,323	1,506	3,535	2,344	1,771	1,721	12,200
West Midlands	2,197	2,484	6,076	4,018	2,806	2,743	20,324
East of England	1,604	1,891	4,475	3,301	2,394	2,871	16,536
London	3,173	4,639	14,081	12,869	8,501	7,809	51,072
South Central	1,163	1,501	3,482	2,554	1,895	2,112	12,707
South East Coast	1,278	1,604	3,466	2,657	2,014	2,410	13,429
South West	1,455	1,683	3,800	2,454	1,875	2,094	13,361
Wales	1,004	1,160	2,524	1,626	1,027	1,089	8,430
Total	18,619	22,667	55,340	40,396	28,153	28,562	193,737
Government Office Region
2005
North East	882	952	2,124	1,274	887	820	6,939
North West	2,548	2,719	6,667	3,990	2,901	2,720	21,545
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,726	1,945	4,463	2,868	2,013	1,958	14,973
East Midlands	1,251	1,464	3,484	2,285	1,699	1,713	11,896
West Midlands	2,054	2,354	5,557	3,677	2,743	2,759	19,144
East of England	1,526	1,738	4,215	3,039	2,380	2,547	15,445
London	3,232	4,521	13,971	12,544	8,559	7,698	50,525
South East	2,460	2,814	6,911	4,959	3,831	4,449	25,424
South West	1,450	1,536.	3,591	2,278	1,809	2,097	12,761
Wales	894	1,033	2,359	1,416	1,014	1,048	7,764
Total	18,023	21,076	53,342	38,330	27,836	27,809	186,416
2004
North East	986	983	2,154	1,320	887	813	7,143
North West	2,454	2,725	6,246	3,809	2,857	2,688	20,779
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,715	1,822	4,246	2,658	2,016	1,902	14,359
East Midlands	1,299	1,476	3,448	2,147	1,706	1,689	11,765
West Midlands	1,888	2,369	5,550	3,527	2,680	2,585	18,599
East	1,462	1,797	4,104	2,889	2,387	2,679	15,318
London	3,408	4,554	14,180	12,639	8,751	7,874	51,406
South East	2,351	2,820	6,887	5,070	3,912	4,416	25,456
South West	1,400	1,652	3,596	2,295	1,853	2,070	12,866
Wales	929	1,052	2,290	1,405	1,015	1,033	7,724
Total	17,892	21,250	52,701	37,759	28,064	27,749	185,415
2003
North East	1,023	911	2,094	1,182	914	794	6,918
North West	2,410	2,534	5,838	3,488	2,853	2,733	19,856
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,702	1,833	4,078	2,510	2,055	1,936	14,114
East Midlands	1,269	1,373	3,176	2,133	1,651	1,630	11,232
West Midlands	1,999	2,149	5,157	3,297	2,762	2,420	17,784
East	1,516	1,742	4,178	2,852	2,484	2,707	15,479
London	3,587	4,445	14,492	12,323	9,178	7,828	51,853
South East	2,269	2,659	6,642	4,625	3,914	4,384	24,493
South West	1,389	1,494	3,274	2,221	1,866	1,994	12,238
Wales	958	952	2,272	1,387	1,072	974	7,615
Total	18,122	20,092	51,201	36,018	28,749	27,400	181,582
2002
North East	880	831	1,901	1,160	892	779	6,443
North West	2,361	2,447	5,523	3,595	2,858	2,565	19,349
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,683	1,667	3,914	2,453	2,074	1,789	13,580
East Midlands	1,209	1,309	3,005	1,973	1,688	1,586	10,770
West Midlands	1,886	2,092	4,773	3,243	2,708	2,449	17,151
East	1,461	1,568	3,860	2,756	2,473	2,497	14,615
London	3,501	4,343	14,112	12,439	8,967	7,694	51,056
South East	2,220	2,607	6,143	4,670	3,876	4,158	23,674
South West	1,342	1,489	3,106	2,142	1,872	1,947	11,898
Wales	906	916	2,141	1,364	1,095	974	7,396
Total	17,449	19,269	48,478	35,795	28,503	26,438	175,932
Regional office
2001
Trent	354	2,854	3,746	2,420	2,007	1,852	13,233
North West	487	4,336	5,556	3,661	2,921	2,421	19,382
Northern and Yorkshire	437	3,529	4,620	2,979	2,277	2,103	15,945
West Midlands	413	3,566	4,658	3,304	2,775	2,348	17,064
Eastern	305	2,838	3,895	2,909	2,472	2,255	14,674
London	640	7,182	13,990	12,501	9,200	7,590	51,103
South East	518	4,848	6,642	5,150	4,102	4,249	25,509
South West	285	2,578	3,039	2,175	1,938	1,899	11,914
Wales	219	1,700	2,145	1,407	1,090	979	7,540
Total	3,658	33,431	48,291	36,506	28,782	25,696	176,364
2000
Trent	350	2,966	3,654	2,628	2,080	1,744	13,422
North West	465	4,563	5,474	4,038	2,946	2,407	19,893
Northern and Yorkshire	496	3,648	4,605	3,310	2,338	2,074	16,471
West Midlands	456	3,660	4,740	3,421	2,821	2,319	17,417
Eastern	300	2,775	3,696	3,056	2,432	2,231	14,490
London	641	6,748	13,593	12,508	9,058	7,260	49,808
South East	539	4,713	6,304	5,169	4,120	4,062	24,907
South West	303	2,425	3,015	2,235	1,850	1,787	11,615
Wales	198	1,720	2,066	1,487	1,090	958	7,519
Total	3,748	33,218	47,147	37,852	28,735	24,842	175,542
1999
Trent	403	3,034	3,576	2,752	2,092	1,759	13,616
North West	474	4,225	5,332	4,117	3,114	2,478	19,740
Northern and Yorkshire	479	3,740	4,476	3,412	2,382	2,057	16,546
West Midlands	393	3,528	4,181	3,375	2,768	2,311	16,556
Eastern	306	2,844	3,496	3,031	2,482-	2,336	14,495
London	522	6,438	12,752	12,624	9,146	6,879	48,361
South East	502	4,676	6,177	5,185	4,151	4,028	24,719
South West	310	2,578.	3,028	2,452	1,896	1,809	12,073
Wales	214	1,744	2,044	1,544	1,108	941	7,595
Total	3,603	32,807	45,062	38,492	29,139	24,598	173,701
1998
Trent	401	3,075	3,575	2,962	2,218	1,733	13,964
North West	476	4,221	5,415	4,368	3,055	2,462	19,997
Northern and Yorkshire	520	3,824	4,554	3,550	2,575	2,092	17,115
West Midlands	460	3,596	4,354	3,730	2,869	2,265	17,274
Anglia and Oxford	315	2,962	3,756	3,203	2,633	2,250	15,119
North Thames	444	5,587	10,474	10,117	7,454	5,499	39,575
South Thames	495	4,715	7,379	7,261	5,551	4,559	29,960
South and West	411	3,487	4,227	3,544	2,904	2,465	17,038
Wales	237	1,769	2,066	1,631	1,190	936	7,829
Total	3,759	33,236	45,800	40,366	30,449	24,261	177,871
(1 )There were changes in boundaries in 2006, 2002 and 1999. Strategic health authorities (SHA) are shown for 2006 and 2007. Government office regions are shown for 2002 to 2005. These are the same as the new SHAs, with the exception of the south east region, which equates to the combined area covered by the new South Central and South East Coast SHAs. Prior to 2002 data are shown for regional offices. Note: Age not stated are included in age group 20-24.

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