This statistic displays the number of abortions that were legally performed on residents of England and Wales from 2000 to 2021. 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 2021 there were nearly 214 thousand abortions performed in England and Wales.
Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021
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UK Department of Health. (November 17, 2022). Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, 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 2021." Chart. November 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/
UK Department of Health. (2022). Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2022, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Annual number of abortions performed legally in England and Wales from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], UK Department of Health, November 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470890/legal-abortions-performed-in-england-and-wales/