Of the 83,576 reported abortions performed on Canadian women in 2019, detailed reports on the number and percentage of repeat or first-time abortions exist for only 17,421.  The number of previous abortions is not known for the remaining 66,155 abortions.  All of the abortions with detailed records on repeat or first-time abortions were performed in hospitals; clinic data on previous abortions is not available, and the figures do not include any abortions from Quebec.

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), who collects and disseminates abortion data in Canada, has not reported the clinic data on previous abortions, or any information on repeat abortions in Quebec, for any of its releases since it began disseminating abortion information for the year 2007.  Statistic Canada had previously been responsible for disseminating statistics on abortion in Canada.

2019: Number and percentage distribution of previous induced abortions reported  by Canadian hospitals (excluding Quebec)

Number of previous
induced abortions
Number of induced abortions reported by hospitalsPercentage of induced abortions reported
by hospitals
08,18647.0%
12,79616.0%
2 or more1,7609.6%
Unknown4,76927.4%
Total17,421100.0%

 

2017: Number and percentage distribution of previous induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals (excluding Quebec)

Number of previous
induced abortions
Number of induced abortions reported by hospitalsPercentage of induced abortions reported
by hospitals
010,48047.4%
13,78817.2%
2 or more2,1779.9%
Unknown5,64225.5%
Total22,087100.0%

 

2016: Number and percentage distribution of previous induced abortions reported by Canadian hospitals (excluding Quebec)

Number of previous
induced abortions
Number of induced abortions reported by hospitalsPercentage of induced abortions reported
by hospitals
011,24249.1%
13,74516.3%
2 or more2,2249.7%
Unknown5,70724.9%
Total22,918100.0%

 

2015: Number and percentage distribution of previous induced abortions reported by  Canadian hospitals (excluding Quebec)

Number of previous
induced abortions
Number of induced abortions reported by hospitalsPercentage of induced abortions reported
by hospitals
010,96546.5%
14,07117.3%
2 or more2,3039.8%
Unknown6,22226.4%
Total23,561100.0%

 

Sources for these tables:

  1. Discharge Abstract Database, Canadian Institute for Health Information.
  2. National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, Canadian Institute for Health Information.