HL Deb 22 July 1991 vol 531 cc34-41WA
Lord Brightman

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the answer of the Baroness Hooper of 6th February (WA 54), whether the tables of abortion statistics for 1990 are now available.

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

The information requested is given in the tables:—

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 1990
Statutory grounds and mothers age Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS
All grounds
All ages 186,912 183,127 1,193 790 972 769 35 6 9 6 0 5
Under 15 933 822 12 6 19 13 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 2,689 2,549 40 37 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 1
16–19 37,950 36,840 327 223 317 231 8 0 2 1 0 1
20–24 59,799 58,508 405 264 330 270 12 4 3 0 0 3
25–29 41,555 40,981 192 116 142 116 7 0 1 0 0 0
30–34 23,988 23,665 113 78 71 49 4 2 2 4 0 0
35–39 14,002 13,807 67 44 39 41 2 0 1 1 0 0
40–44 5,538 5,452 32 19 19 15 1 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 446 431 5 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 (with other)
All ages 437 426 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 87 86 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 115 111 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 84 81 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 62 60 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 21 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and 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
2 (alone)
All ages 167,641 164,395 974 667 870 712 15 1 1 1 0 5
Under 15 924 873 12 6 19 13 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 2,662 2,523 40 37 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 1
16–19 36,993 35,936 309 211 307 222 6 0 1 0 0 1
20–24 55,379 54,241 351 234 288 257 5 0 0 0 0 3
25–29 36,171 35,733 135 83 118 100 2 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 19,668 19,441 73 52 58 41 1 1 0 1 0 0
35–39 11,119 10,988 37 30 31 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 4,366 4,311 15 12 16 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 348 338 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 (with or without 2)
All ages 17,223 17,036 71 53 40 21 2 0 0 0 0 0
Under 15 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 742 723 8 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 3,988 3,916 21 21 19 10 1 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 4,848 4,801 20 14 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 3,964 3,940 10 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 2,608 2,595 6 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 987 978 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 71 68 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 (alone)
All ages 1,175 875 137 62 48 30 16 5 7 5 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 89 59 9 5 6 6 2 0 1 1 0 0
20–24 242 174 30 6 18 2 6 4 2 0 0 0
25–29 364 283 35 18 11 13 3 0 1 0 0 0
30–34 225 163 27 16 7 3 3 1 2 3 0 0
35–39 170 121 23 12 6 5 1 0 1 1 0 0
40–44 74 55 12 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 9 8 1 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 431 401 8 6 11 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Under 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 38 36 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 73 64 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25–29 87 82 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 68 60 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statutory grounds and mothers age Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
35–39 58 56 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 90 88 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 and over 15 14 0 0 1 0 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 1 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 1 0 1 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 1 1 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
45 and 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

Abortions by gestation, statutory grounds and category of premises Scotland 1990: Residents and non-residents
Statutory grounds and category of premises Gestation Total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
All grounds
Total 10,192 10,137 23 13 7 3 4 3 1 1 0 0
NHS 9,983 9,928 23 13 7 3 4 3 1 1 0 0
Non-NHS 209 209 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 1
Total 26 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 26 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 2
Total 9,565 9,543 13 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
NHS 9,373 9,351 13 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 192 192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 3
Total 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 4
Total 99 72 7 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 0
NHS 99 72 7 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 0 0
Non-NHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 5, 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 39 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 36 32 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than one ground including ground 4
Total 368 367 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NHS 354 353 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-NHS 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Abortions by gestation, statutory grounds and age of mother Scotland 1990:Residents and non-residents
Statutory grounds and category of premises Gestation total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Not known
All grounds
All ages 10,192 10,137 23 13 7 3 4 3 1 1 0 0
Under 15 54 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 186 185 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statutory grounds and category of premises Gestation total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Not known
16–19 2,532 2,524 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 3,232 3,216 9 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0
25–29 2,056 2,045 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
30–34 1,160 1,154 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
35–39 699 693 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 252 248 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
45+ 21 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 1
All ages 26 25 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 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 2
All ages 9,565 9,543 13 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Under 15 54 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 186 185 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16–19 2,483 2,480 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 3,071 3,061 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 1,878 1,876 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
30–34 1,051 1,049 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 614 613 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 212 211 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45+ 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 3
All ages 95 95 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 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 22 22 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 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 4
All ages 99 72 7 8 3 2 3 2 1 1 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 9 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 22 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

Abortions by gestation, statutory grounds and age of mother

Scotland 1990—Residents and non-residents
Statutory grounds Age Gestation total 0–19 20 21 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
One ground only 4
25–29 35 26 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
30–34 12 9 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
35–39 15 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
45+ 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
One ground only 5, 6
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
45+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statutory grounds Age Gestation total 0–19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Unknown
More than one ground including ground 4
All ages 39 35 3 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45+ 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
More than one ground excluding ground 4
All ages 368 367 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 29 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–24 107 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25–29 98 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30–34 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35–39 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40–44 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 plus 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0