In 2021, over half of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales led to an abortion, while in the same year 40.1 percent 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 30 to 34-year-olds, at 18.3 percent.
Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 30, 2023). Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Conceptions Leading to Abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/ (last visited December 08, 2024)
Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in England and Wales from 1990 to 2021, by age group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/297711/abortion-in-england-and-wales-by-age-group/