Abortion surveillance: preliminary analysis--United States, 1989

Abstract

In 1989, 1,396,658 legal abortions were reported to CDC from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City, an increase of 1.9% over the number reported for 1988. In 1989, the national abortion ratio was 346 legal abortions per 1000 live births, a decrease from 352 legal abortions per 1000 live births in 1988. The national abortion rate (number of legal abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44 years) for 1989 was 24, the same as for 1988. As in previous years, approximately 91% of women who had a legal abortion were residents of the state in which the procedure was performed.