Abortion statistics record the number and rate of induced abortions registered in New Zealand. We produce and publish these statistics on behalf of the Abortion Supervisory Committee.

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Abortion Statistics 
Annual statistics about abortions. Find out about:

• abortion numbers and rates
• the duration of pregnancies ending in abortion
• the ages and ethnicities of women having abortions
• the number of previous abortions and live births of women having abortions
• how national abortion rates compare with those of other countries.

Data

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Infoshare 
Select the following categories from the Infoshare homepage for annual data about abortions:
Subject category: Health
Group: Abortion statistics

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Reports and articles

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Abortion trends in New Zealand 1980–2007 (published 2010)
Outline of national abortion trends in New Zealand since 1980, showing how different aspects have changed over time.

Information about data

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Abortion statistics 
Technical information about how abortion statistics are produced.