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. 2018 Nov 23;67(13):1–45. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6713a1

TABLE 10. Reported abortions obtained at ≤13 weeks’ gestation, by weeks of gestation and year — selected reporting areas,* United States, 2006–2015.

Weeks of gestation Year
% change
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2015 2014 to 2015 2006 to 2015
% distribution among abortions reported at ≤13 weeks
≤6
34.0
35.0
35.5
36.7
37.9
37.6
38.4
37.9
37.1
37.7
11.5
0.3
1.6
10.9
7
20.1
20.0
19.8
19.4
19.3
19.6
19.3
19.5
19.3
19.6
-4.0
0.0
1.6
-2.5
8
15.2
14.7
14.8
14.9
14.5
14.6
14.3
14.6
14.9
14.6
-4.6
0.0
-2.0
-3.9
9
10.4
10.2
10.0
9.7
9.8
9.5
9.4
9.4
9.8
9.8
-5.8
3.2
0.0
-5.8
10
7.4
7.4
7.1
6.8
6.7
6.5
6.4
6.4
6.6
6.3
-9.5
-3.1
-4.5
-14.9
11
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.3
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.4
5.2
-5.6
0.0
-3.7
-3.7
12
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
3.9
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.8
-9.3
-5.0
-2.6
-11.6
13
3.1
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
3.1
-6.5
3.3
0.0
0.0
Total (no.) 491,630 485,709 487,837 469,055 460,424 434,216 411,526 393,570 380,683 371,029

* Data from 33 reporting areas; by year, these reporting areas represent 85%–92% of the abortions reported to CDC at ≤13 weeks’ gestation during 2006–2015. Excludes 19 reporting areas (California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming) that did not report, did not report by gestational age, or did not meet reporting standards for ≥1 year.