This statistic displays the number of abortions that were legally performed on residents of England and Wales from 2000 to 2022. The number of abortions performed in England and Wales has had slight fluctuations since 2000. In 2000 there were 175,542 performed in England and Wales, by 2022 there were nearly 252 thousand abortions performed in England and Wales.
Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022
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UK Department of Health. (May 24, 2024). Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/
UK Department of Health. "Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022." Chart. May 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/
UK Department of Health. (2024). Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/
UK Department of Health. "Annual Number of Abortions Performed Legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/
UK Department of Health, Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], UK Department of Health, May 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/