Legal abortions rate U.S. by age 2012-2021

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)

Characteristic	Less than 15 years	15 to 19 years	20 to 24 years	25 to 29 years	30 to 34 years	35 to 39 years	40 years or older
2012	0.8	9.2	23.2	18.8	12.3	7.3	2.8
2013	0.6	8.2	21.8	18.1	11.8	7	2.6
2014	0.5	7.3	20.8	17.9	11.6	7	2.5
2015	0.5	6.7	19.9	17.8	11.7	7	2.5
2016	0.4	6.2	19	17.7	11.6	6.9	2.5
2017	0.4	5.9	18.3	17.3	11.5	6.7	2.5
2018	0.4	5.8	18.1	17.5	11.8	6.8	2.5
2019	0.4	5.8	18.1	17.8	12.3	7	2.6
2020	0.4	5.5	18.1	17.7	12.1	6.7	2.4
2021	0.4	5.4	18.6	18.3	12.5	6.8	2.4

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Release date

November 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

* 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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