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Abortion surveillance--United States, 2000.

Laurie D Elam-Evans1, Lilo T Strauss, Joy Herndon

  • 1Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USA.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries (Washington, D.C. : 2002)
|December 4, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Legal induced abortions in the US saw a slight decrease in 2000, continuing a downward trend. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show fewer abortions and a declining abortion ratio.

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Area of Science:

  • Reproductive Health
  • Public Health Surveillance
  • Demography

Background:

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has monitored legal induced abortions since 1969.
  • Surveillance documents the number and characteristics of women undergoing legal abortions.
  • This data is crucial for understanding pregnancy outcomes and women's health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize and analyze legal induced abortion data reported to the CDC for the year 2000.
  • To describe trends in abortion numbers, ratios, and rates.
  • To characterize women obtaining abortions and gestational ages at procedure.

Main Methods:

  • Compilation of data reported by U.S. states and areas to the CDC.
  • Analysis of data from 49 reporting areas in 2000, compared to previous years.

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  • Calculation of abortion ratios (abortions per 1,000 live births) and rates (per 1,000 women aged 15-44).

    • Main Results:

    • A total of 857,475 legal abortions were reported in 2000, a slight decrease from 1999.
    • The abortion ratio declined by 3.8% and the abortion rate also decreased by 3.8%.
    • Most abortions were obtained by women under 25, white, and unmarried individuals, with the majority performed at <=8 weeks gestation.

    Conclusions:

    • Legal induced abortion numbers have gradually declined since 1990.
    • The trend of decreasing abortions continued in 2000, even with increased reporting areas.
    • Deaths associated with legal abortions remain rare, highlighting the safety of the procedure.