HL Deb 06 February 1991 vol 525 cc54-61WA
Lord Brightman

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will update the tables of abortion statistics given in the Official Report on 6th December 1989 (H.L. Deb, cols. 975–994).

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hooper)

The latest updated figures, which give information for 1989, are shown in the tables and in each instance represent the latest available whole data year. We hope that figures for 1990 will be available in May 1991.

Number of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 Gestation by completed weeks by statutory grounds and category of premises Residents and non-residents Scotland. 1989
Gestation weeks
Statutory grounds and category of premises Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS
All grounds
Total 10,159 10,130 12 7 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
NHS 9,955 9,926 12 7 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Non-NHS 204 204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only
1
Total 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
Total 9,450 9,441 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 9,262 9,253 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 188 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Total 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Total 93 76 5 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
NHS 93 76 5 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 and 6
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than one ground including ground 4
Total 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Excluding ground 4
Total 439 437 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 427 425 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 Gestation by completed weeks by statutory grounds and mother's age Residents and non-residents England and Wales, 1989
Gestation weeks
Statutory grounds and mother's age Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS
All grounds
All ages 183,974 179,939 1,216 882 942 912 58 5 9 9 0 2
Under 15 869 802 22 12 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 2,707 2,595 31 31 22 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 19 38,821 37,600 332 265 312 293 17 1 0 1 0 0
20 to 24 59,357 58,055 377 296 294 309 18 3 3 1 0 1
25 to 29 39,529 38,887 211 137 148 129 8 1 5 3 0 0
30 to 34 22,954 22,639 110 56 78 60 7 0 1 3 0 0
35 to 39 13,806 13,572 85 46 46 53 4 0 0 0 0 0
40 to 44 5,489 5,363 44 34 24 19 4 0 0 1 0 0
45 and over 433 417 4 5 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unknown 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 (with other)
All ages 357 343 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gestation weeks
Statutory grounds and mother's age Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
16 to 19 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 24 86 84 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 to 29 72 68 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 to 34 62 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 to 39 51 45 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 to 44 18 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 (alone)
All ages 163,800 160,288 1,004 754 846 870 36 0 0 1 0 1
Under 15 867 800 22 12 17 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 2,687 2,575 31 31 22 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 19 37,832 36,652 315 255 305 290 15 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 24 54,771 53,627 321 253 263 294 13 0 0 0 0 0
25 to 29 33,950 33,424 163 113 128 119 3 0 0 0 0 0
30 to 34 18,409 18,176 76 40 61 54 2 0 0 0 0 0
35 to 39 10,750 10,597 49 23 33 47 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 to 44 4,191 4,108 23 22 16 19 2 0 0 1 0 0
45 and over 336 322 4 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unknown 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 (with or without 2)
All ages 18,133 17,967 58 51 37 18 1 0 0 0 0 1
Under 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 to 19 820 802 7 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 to 24 4,117 4,048 23 24 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 to 29 5,082 5,047 14 8 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 to 34 4,203 4,180 8 6 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
35 to 39 2,760 2,748 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 to 44 1,070 1,062 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 74 73 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 (alone)
All ages 1,187 873 139 65 49 20 20 5 9 7 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 80 59 9 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
20–24 298 217 32 16 15 7 4 3 3 1 0 0
25–29 321 247 32 14 8 6 5 1 5 3 0 0
30–34 211 157 21 10 13 2 4 0 1 3 0 0
35–39 170 115 28 14 6 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 104 75 17 7 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
45 & over 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 (with any other except 1)
All ages 492 464 11 8 5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 32 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20–24 84 78 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 104 101 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 67 63 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 75 67 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 105 101 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 & over 19 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 or 6
All ages 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 & over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of notifications of abortions carried out under the Abortion Act 1967 Gestation by completed weeks by statutory grounds and mother's age Residents and non-residents Scotland 1989
Gestation weeks
Statutory grounds and mother's age Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS
All grounds
All ages 10,159 10,130 12 7 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Under 15 53 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 208 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 2,553 2,546 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 3,186 3,180 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 1,960 1,957 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
30–34 1,217 1,212 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 704 698 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 263 262 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only
All ages 11 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ground 2
All ages 9,450 9,441 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 53 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 208 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 2,506 2,503 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 2,997 2,994 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 1,775 1,775 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 1,081 1,081 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 607 605 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 213 213 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ground 3
All ages 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ground 4
All ages 93 76 5 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 19 16 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 22 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
30–34 23 18 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 13 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ground 5 or 6 except 1
All ages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gestation weeks
Statutory grounds and mother's age Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
45 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More thin one ground including ground 4
All ages 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than one ground excluding ground 1
All ages 439 437 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 29 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–31 83 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

There was an error in the reply of 6th December 1989, cols. 975–976, in line 1—the year should have read 1987 and not 1988.