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82-223-XWE
Induced Abortion Statistics
2003

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Table 1-1
Induced abortions, by area of report and type of facility performing the abortion — Hospitals and clinics


                                               1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
    number
Total, Canada and American states 106,517 108,329 111,757 111,819 110,520 105,862 105,669 106,498 105,535 104,248
Canada 106,179 107,870 111,456 111,526 110,223 105,631 105,454 106,323 105,383 104,099
Newfoundland and Labrador 858 870 812 819 803 834 871 859 798 880
Prince Edward Island 1 , 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Nova Scotia 2,389 2,268 2,264 2,213 2,240 2,068 2,089 2,105 1,996 2,064
New Brunswick 712 1,097 1,143 1,146 1,117 1,061 1,117 1,039 1,062 991
Quebec 27,319 27,496 28,787 30,224 31,632 30,693 31,185 31,038 30,841 30,780
Ontario 45,223 46,174 47,024 44,118 42,503 39,969 39,541 38,831 38,109 36,654
Manitoba 3,568 3,476 3,741 3,729 3,553 3,653 3,511 3,515 3,441 3,882
Saskatchewan 2 1,728 1,816 1,810 1,802 1,779 1,706 1,761 1,752 1,729 1,755
Alberta 9,186 9,113 9,446 10,594 10,742 10,507 10,780 10,894 10,962 11,027
British Columbia 14,811 15,189 16,007 16,501 15,459 14,676 14,070 15,820 16,076 15,669
Yukon Territory 2 146 130 169 134 145 112 143 125 131 131
Northwest Territories includingNunavut 2 239 241 253 246 250 .. .. .. .. ..
Northwest Territories 2 .. .. .. .. .. 256 278 261 238 266
Nunavut 2 , 3 .. .. .. .. .. 96 108 84 .. ..
Reported by American states 338 459 301 293 297 231 215 175 152 149

1. As of 1983, Prince Edward Island no longer reports hospital abortions to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey.
2. Clinic abortions are not reported by Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories or Nunavut.
3. For 2002 and 2003, Nunavut residents are excluded due to incomplete reporting.
Note: See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables " section.
Source: Statistics Canada, Therapeutic Abortion Database; Canadian Institute for Health Information, Therapeutic Abortion Survey (CANSIM table 106-9005).

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