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Induced abortions by area of residence of patient

  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
  hospitals
  number of induced abortions
Total 71,845 68,290 63,832 63,535 61,259
Canada 71,795 68,273 63,815 63,507 61,227
Newfoundland and Labrador 534 343 340 358 341
Prince Edward Island 13 12 7 18 35
Nova Scotia 1,893 1,901 1,766 1,895 1,798
New Brunswick 641 702 598 617 623
Quebec 19,134 19,472 17,647 18,374 18,329
Ontario 26,500 24,016 22,340 21,771 20,632
Manitoba 3,298 3,150 3,166 3,042 2,944
Saskatchewan 1,834 1,799 1,724 1,784 1,768
Alberta 6,369 6,063 5,924 5,907 5,461
British Columbia 11,154 10,346 9,778 9,131 8,726
Yukon Territory x x x x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x 276 .. .. ..
Northwest Territories1 .. .. 221 260 268
Nunavut1 .. .. x x x
Province or territory not reported .. 45 39 43 34
Non-residents of Canada2 50 17 17 28 32
  rate per 1,000 women aged 15-443
Canada4 10.5 10.0 9.4 9.3 9.0
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.0 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.9
Prince Edward Island 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.2
Nova Scotia 9.0 9.1 8.5 9.2 8.9
New Brunswick 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.7 3.8
Quebec 11.6 12.0 10.9 11.5 11.5
Ontario 10.3 9.3 8.6 8.3 7.8
Manitoba 13.3 12.8 12.9 12.5 12.1
Saskatchewan 8.4 8.3 8.0 8.4 8.5
Alberta 9.5 8.9 8.6 8.5 7.8
British Columbia 12.4 11.5 10.9 10.2 9.7
Yukon Territory x x x x x
Northwest Territories including Nunavut x 16.8 x x x
Northwest Territories1 .. .. 21.7 25.9 26.5
Nunavut1 .. .. x x x
Note: Data users should be aware of certain limitations to the Therapeutic Abortion Survey. There are recognized issues concerning coverage, increased submission of aggregate counts instead of detailed records, and an increased reliance on age estimation.
1. Data for Nunavut include the complete 1999 calendar year. In previous years, the totals for the Northwest Territories included residents of what became Nunavut.
2. Abortions performed in Canada on non-Canadian residents.
3. Abortions performed on women aged 14 and under and aged 45 and over are included in the 15–44 age group. Excludes non-Canadian residents.
4. Includes cases of unknown area of residence.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 106-9013 and catalogue no. 82-223-XIE; Canadian Institute for Health Information.
Last modified: 2004-03-31.

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