§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will print a table in the Official Report, applying to girls in the age group 15 to 19 and for girls aged 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, for each year since 1970 until the latest available date, the total number of induced abortions, the total number of births, the rate of induced abortions per 1,000 girls and the rate of births per 1,000 girls.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe information is as follows: 205W
Total births (live and still)—occurring in England and Wales Numbers—in thousands Year Age of mother 15 16 17 18 19 15–19 1970 1.2 5.7 15.1 25.0 34.8 81.8 1971 1.3 5.9 15.7 26.0 34.5 83.4 1972 1.3 6.3 15.3 24.4 32.4 79.7 1973 1.4 6.1 14.2 22.1 30.1 73.8 1974 1.3 5.6 14.1 21.0 27.3 69.3 1975 1.3 4.8 12.4 19.7 25.8 63.9 1976 1.2 4.4 10.8 17.8 24.1 58.3 1977 1.1 4.4 10.3 16.6 22.5 54.9 1978 1.2 4.5 10.6 16.9 23.2 56.4 1979 1.1 4.3 11.1 18.2 24.7 59.5 1980 1.1 4.3 11.0 18.8 25.9 61.0
Rales per thousand women Year Age of mother 15 16 17 18 19 15–19 1970 3.7 17.4 46.4 78.2 104.4 50.4 1971 3.9 18.7 47.9 79.6 106.8 51.5 1972 4.0 19.3 47.8 74.6 98.8 48.6 1973 4.0 18.1 43.3 68.9 91.1 44.3 1974 3.7 16.0 41.5 63.7 85.0 40.9 1975 3.6 13.4 35.4 57.7 77.7 36.8 1976 3.2 12.3 30.3 50.4 70.4 32.7 1977 2.8 11.9 28.5 46.3 63.6 30.0 1978 3.0 11.6 28.2 46.7 64.6 30.1 1979 2.9 11.1 28.8 48.2 67.9 30.9 1980 2.6 10.8 27.8 48.3 68.2 31.1
Abortions* under 1967 Act to residents of England and Wales Numbers—in thousands Year Age of mother 15 16 17 18 19 15–19 1970 0.7 1.5 2.2 2.7 3.1 10.2 1971 1.0 2.3 3.5 4.3 4.7 15.8 1972 1.3 3.0 4.5 5.4 5.7 19.9 1973 1.5 3.6 5.3 6.1 6.4 22.9 1974 1.6 3.9 5.7 6.4 6.5 24.1 1975 1.7 4.0 5.9 6.5 6.3 24.5 1976 1.7 4.1 6.0 6.4 6.3 24.4 1977 1.8 4.1 5.9 6.4 6.3 24.5 1978 1.6 4.1 6.0 6.7 6.6 25.0 1979 1.7 4.3 6.6 7.5 7.5 27.6 1980 1.8 4.6 7.3 8.4 8.6 30.7
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Rates per thousand women Year Age of mother 15 16 17 18 19 15–19 1970 2.1 4.6 6.8 8.5 9.3 6.3 1971 3.0 7.2 10.7 13.2 14.5 9.7 1972 3.8 9.0 14.1 16.5 17.5 12.1 1973 4.2 10.5 16.2 19.1 19.5 13.8 1974 4.5 11.1 16.9 19.4 20.1 14.2 1975 4.7 11.3 16.9 19.0 19.1 14.1 1976 4.5 11.3 16.8 18.3 18.3 13.7 1977 4.6 10.9 16.4 17.9 17.7 13.4 1978 4.1 10.5 16.0 18.5 18.4 13.3 1979 4.3 10.9 17.0 19.8 20.8 14.3 1980 4.5 11.5 18.4 21.7 22.6 15.6 * Numbers of abortions under the 1967 Act to residents of England and Wales have been carried forward by six months to give figures corresponding to the age of the woman and the date at the expected time of maternity if the pregnancy had run to its full-term.
Pregnancy rates per thousand women—England and Wales Age of mother at full-term maternity Year 15 16 17 18 19 15–19 1970 5.8 21.9 53.0 86.2 113.0 56.4 1971 6.8 25.8 58.4 92.3 120.6 60.9 1972 7.7 28.2 61.7 90.6 115.7 60.5 1973 8.2 28.6 59.3 87.6 110.1 57.8 1974 8.2 27.0 58.2 82.7 104.6 54.8 1975 8.3 24.7 52.0 76.4 96.3 50.6 1976 7.6 23.6 46.9 68.4 88.2 46.1 1977 7.4 22.6 44.8 64.0 80.9 43.2 1978 7.1 22.1 44.1 65.0 82.6 43.2 1979 7.1 21.9 45.6 67.7 88.2 45.1 1980 7.1 22.3 46.1 69.7 90.4 46.5
§ Mrs. Dunwoodyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the rate of pregnancy per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 19 years and in each individual age group 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 years, respectively, for each year since 1970 until the latest available date.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe following table shows pregnancy rates obtained by adding numbers of maternities occurring in England and Wales to numbers of abortions to residents of England and Wales under the 1967 Act. Maternities leading to still as well as live births are included; multiple births are counted as a single pregnancy. The figures relate to the age of mother and the date at full term maternity; numbers of abortions have been carried forward by six months to give ages and dates as if the pregnancy had run to its full term.
Pregnancy rates per thousand women—England and Wales Age of mother at full-term maternity Year 15 16 17 18 19 15–19 1970 5.8 21.9 53.0 86.2 113.0 56.4 1971 6.8 25.8 58.4 92.3 120.6 60.9 1972 7.7 28.2 61.7 90.6 115.7 60.5 1973 8.2 28.6 59.3 87.6 110.1 57.8 1974 8.2 27.0 58.2 82.7 104.6 54.8 1975 8.3 24.7 52.0 76.4 96.3 50.6 1976 7.6 23.6 46.9 68.4 88.2 46.1 1977 7.4 22.6 44.8 64.0 80.9 43.2 1978 7.1 22.1 44.1 65.0 82.6 43.2 1979 7.1 21.9 45.6 67.7 88.2 45.1 1980 7.1 22.3 46.1 69.7 90.4 46.5