Abstract
Since 1969, CDC has conducted abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions in the United States.
Highlights
This report summarizes abortion data for 2013 that were provided voluntarily to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by the central health agencies of 49 reporting areas
From 2012 to 2013, a 5% decrease occurred in the total number of reported abortions, the abortion rate, and the abortion ratio
Among the same 47 areas that reported every year during this period, the total number of reported abortions decreased 20%, the abortion rate decreased 21%, and the abortion ratio decreased 17% (Figure 1)
Summary
This report summarizes abortion data for 2013 that were provided voluntarily to CDC by the central health agencies of 49 reporting areas (the District of Columbia; New York City; and 47 states, excluding California, Maryland, and New Hampshire). Data were obtained every year during 2004–2013 from 47 reporting areas (excluding California, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, and West Virginia) and were used for trend analyses. Since 1969, CDC has conducted abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions in the United States [1].
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