In 2019, 54.5 percent of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales led to an abortion, while in the same year half of pregnancies among 20 to 24-year-olds also led to an abortion. The age group with the lowest share of conceptions leading to abortions was among 35 to 39-year-olds, at 17.3 percent.
Share of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2019, by age group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 5, 2021). Share of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2019, by age group." Chart. August 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Share of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2019, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Conceptions Leading to Abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2019, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2019, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/ (last visited July 07, 2022)