Previous abortions by age under 19 and Strategic Health Authority of residence, 2009
Age
Strategic Health Authority
Number of previous abortions
under 18
18
Total under age 19
East of England
0
1,445
752
2,197
1+
104
133
237
Total
1,549
885
2,434
East Midlands
0
1,189
661
1,850
1+
60
91
151
Total
1,249
752
2,001
London
0
2,460
1,401
3,861
1+
393
419
812
Total
2,853
1,820
4,673
North East
0
864
401
1,265
1+
47
60
107
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Total
911
461
1,372
North West
0
2,527
1,341
3,868
1+
194
239
433
Total
2,721
1,580
4,301
South Central
0
933
541
1,474
1+
73
96
169
Total
1,006
637
1,643
South East
0
1,166
625
1,791
1+
109
110
219
Total
1,275
735
2,010
South West
0
1,364
747
2,111
1+
92
110
202
Total
1,456
857
2,313
Yorkshire and Humber
0
1,937
1,013
2,950
1+
185
204
389
Total
2,122
1,217
3,339
West Midlands
0
1,661
899
2,560
1+
117
149
266
Total
1,778
1,048
2,826
Wales
0
940
450
1,390
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1+
56
79
135
Total
996
529
1,525
England and Wales
0
16,486
8,831
25,317
1+
1,430
1,690
3,120
Total
17,916
10,521
28,437
Notes: Ages and number of previous abortions are grouped where totals are less than 10 (between zero and nine) or where a presented total would reveal a suppressed value from previously published data.
Asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many women in England and Wales who had (a) one, (b), two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight, (i) nine and (j) 10 or more previous abortions had an abortion in (i) 2008, and (ii) 2009.[HL493]
Earl Howe: The information we can provide for 2008 and 2009 is shown in the following tables. The department has withheld data where there are totals of less than 10 (between zero and nine) cases as we believe the disclosure of this information could breach an individual's confidentiality. This is in accordance with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) guidance on the disclosure of abortion statistics (2005).
Number of previous abortions by Strategic Health Authority of residence, 2008
Number of previous abortions
Strategic Health Authority
0
1
2
3
4
5 or more
Total
East of England
11,114
4067
968
237
53
21
16,460
East Midlands
8,891
2755
594
120
..
..
12,409
London
28,821
14275
4050
1086
305
142
48,679
North East
5,457
1583
341
65
..
..
7,482
North West
17,631
5830
1203
285
50
20
25,019
South Central
8,191
2964
596
126
43
14
11,934
South East
8,718
3531
759
165
56
19
13,248
South West
9,826
3207
590
140
37
12
13,812
West Midlands
13,536
5409
1149
296
63
23
20,476
Yorkshire and Humber
11,857
3843
759
190
39
11
16,699
Wales
6,539
2096
345
70
..
..
9,078
England and Wales
130,581
49,560
11,354
2,780
739
282
195,296
Notes:
Number of previous abortions are grouped where totals are less than 10 (between zero and nine) or where a presented total would reveal a suppressed value from previously published data.
