The rate of abortions among women aged 20 to 24 years generally decreased from 2012 to 2021. In 2012, there were 23.2 abortions per 1,000 women in this age group. This rate had dropped to around 18.6 per 1,000 women by the year 2021. This statistic shows the number of legal abortions per 1,000 women reported in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by age.
Rates of legal abortions reported in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by age*
(per 1,000 women)
* Number of abortions obtained by women in a given age group per 1,000 women in that same age group. Adolescents aged 13–14 years were used as the denominator
for the group of adolescents aged <15 years, and women aged 40–44 years were used as the denominator for the group of women aged ≥40 years. Abortions for
women of unknown age were distributed according to the distribution of abortions among women of known age.
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CDC. (November 24, 2023). Rates of legal abortions reported in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307676/legal-abortions-rate-women-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC. "Rates of legal abortions reported in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by age* (per 1,000 women)." Chart. November 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307676/legal-abortions-rate-women-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC. (2023). Rates of legal abortions reported in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by age* (per 1,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307676/legal-abortions-rate-women-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC. "Rates of Legal Abortions Reported in The U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by Age* (per 1,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307676/legal-abortions-rate-women-in-the-us-by-age/
CDC, Rates of legal abortions reported in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by age* (per 1,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307676/legal-abortions-rate-women-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Rates of legal abortions reported in the U.S. from 2012 to 2021, by age* (per 1,000 women) [Graph], CDC, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307676/legal-abortions-rate-women-in-the-us-by-age/
