Table 2. Official abortion statistics in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.
1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010/1990 | |
Abortions, thousand | ||||||||
Belarus | 261 | 193 | 122 | 65 | 42 | 36 | 33 | 7.8 |
Russia | 4103 | 2766 | 2139 | 1676 | 1386 | 1292 | 1186 | 3.5 |
Ukraine | 1019 | 740 | 434 | 264 | 217 | 195 | 177 | 5.8 |
Abortions per 1000 women aged 15–49 | ||||||||
Belarus | 106.0 | 74.9 | 46.2 | 24.7 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 7.9 |
Russia | 113.9 | 72.8 | 54.2 | 42.7 | 36.1 | 34.2 | 31.9 | 3.6 |
Ukraine | 82.6 | 58.2 | 34.1 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 5.5 |
Abortions per 100 live births | ||||||||
Belarus | 183 | 189 | 129 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 5,9 |
Russia | 206 | 203 | 169 | 121 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 3.1 |
Ukraine | 155 | 150 | 113 | 62 | 43 | 38 | 36 | 4.3 |
Note: The data include all types of abortions (medical/pharmaceutical, vacuum/mini, and surgical).
Data sources: Statistical Yearbook of The Republic of Belarus: 2011/National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, 2011, p. 228 (in Russian), available: http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/publications/archive/2011.php; Demographic Yearbook of Russia 2010: Statistical Handbook/Federal State Statistics Service, Moscow, 2010, p. 172 (in Russian), available: http://www.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat/rosstatsite/main/publishing/catalog/statisticCollections/doc_1137674209312; Statistical Yearbook of Ukraine: 2010/State Statistics Service of Ukraine, 2011, p. 465 (in Ukrainian), available: http://www.ukrstat.gov.ua/.