HC Deb 01 December 1976 vol 921 cc152-3W
Mr. Grist

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of abortions performed in each year in England and Wales from and including 1970 on girls aged 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 years expressed as a percentage of all girls in the relevant age bracket.

ABORTIONS: NUMBERS AND RATES PER 10,000 GIRLS
1970 1971 1972
Years of age Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
12 … … 20 1 16 0 7 0
13 … … 85 3 77 2 98 3
14 … … 391 12 529 16 586 17
15 … … 1,233 39 1,671 51 2,113 62
16 … … 2,530 78 3,465 109 4,318 131
17 … … 3,188 98 4,426 135 5,395 169
18 … … 3,864 121 5,193 159 6,038 184

1973 1974 1975*
Years of age Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
12 … … 14 0 9 0 12 0
13 … … 108 3 117 3 120 3
14 … … 693 20 718 20 747 20
15 … … 2,270 65 2,490 70 2,691 75
16 … … 5,082 150 5,348 153 5,411 152
17 … … 5,775 176 6,225 183 6,394 182
18 … … 6,374 199 6,564 199 6,389 187
* Provisional.