Official Statistics
Download Table 5
Updated 24 May 2011
Download CSV 1.78 KB
| Table 5: Legal abortions: gestation weeks by purchaser and method of abortion, 2010 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales, residents | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Purchaser (%) | Purchaser (%) | Purchaser (%) | Method (%) | Method (%) |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | NHS Funded | NHS Funded | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Total number | NHS | Independent | Privately | Not set | Not set |
| Gestation weeks | Not set | of abortions | Hospital | Sector | Funded | Medical | Surgical |
| Total | Not set | 189,574 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 43 | 57 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 3 and 4 | Not set | 1,934 | 5 | 81 | 14 | 51 | 49 |
| 5 | Not set | 15,438 | 20 | 70 | 9 | 67 | 33 |
| 6 | Not set | 37,682 | 27 | 67 | 6 | 62 | 38 |
| 7 | Not set | 39,537 | 32 | 64 | 4 | 51 | 49 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 8 | Not set | 32,035 | 46 | 52 | 3 | 45 | 55 |
| 9 | Not set | 18,537 | 51 | 46 | 2 | 23 | 77 |
| 10 | Not set | 13,474 | 53 | 45 | 2 | 13 | 87 |
| 11 | Not set | 8,206 | 47 | 50 | 3 | 13 | 87 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 12 | Not set | 5,892 | 49 | 49 | 3 | 17 | 83 |
| 13 | Not set | 4,081 | 39 | 58 | 3 | 23 | 77 |
| 14 | Not set | 3,129 | 32 | 65 | 3 | 25 | 75 |
| 15 | Not set | 2,089 | 30 | 66 | 4 | 25 | 75 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 16 | Not set | 1,660 | 29 | 68 | 3 | 26 | 74 |
| 17 | Not set | 1,443 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 25 | 75 |
| 18 | Not set | 1,038 | 22 | 74 | 4 | 21 | 79 |
| 19 | Not set | 655 | 20 | 78 | 2 | 21 | 79 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 20 | Not set | 806 | 27 | 69 | 4 | 29 | 71 |
| 21 | Not set | 765 | 40 | 58 | 2 | 39 | 61 |
| 22 | Not set | 543 | 31 | 67 | 2 | 28 | 72 |
| 23 | 1 | 483 | 24 | 70 | 6 | 18 | 82 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Over 24 weeks 1 | Not set | 147 | 100 | . | . | 85 | 15 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 24 | 1 | 23 | 100 | . | . | .. | .. |
| 25 | Not set | 23 | 100 | . | . | .. | .. |
| 26-27 | Not set | 29 | 100 | . | . | .. | .. |
| 28-31 | Not set | 41 | 100 | . | . | .. | .. |
| 32 and over | Not set | 31 | 100 | . | . | .. | .. |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Total | Not set | 189,574 | 37 | 59 | 4 | 43 | 57 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gestation | 3 to 9 | 126,626 | 32 | 63 | 5 | 55 | 45 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gestation | 10 to 12 | 46,109 | 51 | 47 | 2 | 18 | 82 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gestation | 13-19 | 14,095 | 32 | 65 | 3 | 24 | 76 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gestation | 20-23 1 | 2,597 | 31 | 66 | 3 | 30 | 70 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Gestation | Over 24 weeks 1 | 147 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 1 24 weeks and 0 days gestation is included in 23 weeks, because the legislation distinguishes between abortions up to 24 weeks and over 24 weeks | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| .. Values are suppressed where totals are less than 10 (0 - 9) or where a presented total would reveal the suppressed value | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| . Not applicable: abortions undertaken at over 24 weeks can only be carried out in an NHS hospital | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Note: percentages are rounded and may not add up to 100 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |