Abortion in Russia
This page gives information of type abortion about the country Russia.
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Data sources
Abortion data is obtained from Johnston's archive, which in turn relies on a variety of sources. Data is not of high reliability.
Fertility data referenced on this page is drawn from the Human Fertility Database, which is of high reliability. The UN data and the HFD data correlate highly, even though the former is slightly less accurate, so the inconsistency in data sources should not affect broad conclusions. For more detailed fertility data, see the fertility in Russia page.
Abortion ratio and abortion rate
| Year | Abortion ratio | Abortion ratio minus previous year's abortion ratio | Abortion rate | Abortion rate minus previous year's abortion rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1216.9 | |||
| 1958 | 1382.2 | 165.3 | ||
| 1959 | 1492.8 | 110.6 | 165 | |
| 1960 | 1571.7 | 78.9 | 109.8 | -55.2 |
| 1961 | 1787.7 | 216 | 118.2 | 8.4 |
| 1962 | 1983.9 | 196.2 | 124.6 | 6.4 |
| 1963 | 2202.1 | 218.2 | 130.7 | 6.1 |
| 1964 | 2533.6 | 331.5 | 137.3 | 6.6 |
| 1965 | 2744.7 | 211.1 | 139.4 | 2.1 |
| 1966 | 2718.7 | -26 | 135 | -4.4 |
| 1967 | 2703.9 | -14.8 | 125.4 | -9.6 |
| 1968 | 2682.6 | -21.3 | 120.8 | -4.6 |
| 1969 | 2571.5 | -111.1 | 116.4 | -4.4 |
| 1970 | 2541.2 | -30.3 | 136.6 | 20.2 |
| 1971 | 2450.4 | -90.8 | 114.9 | -21.7 |
| 1972 | 2365.6 | -84.8 | 112.3 | -2.6 |
| 1973 | 2379.9 | 14.3 | 111.4 | -0.9 |
| 1974 | 2247.3 | -132.6 | 109.6 | -1.8 |
| 1975 | 2217.7 | -29.6 | 129.4 | 19.8 |
| 1976 | 2216 | -1.7 | 111.5 | -17.9 |
| 1977 | 2172.8 | -43.2 | 110.1 | -1.4 |
| 1978 | 2136.8 | -36 | 110 | -0.1 |
| 1979 | 2084.2 | -52.6 | 108 | -2 |
| 1980 | 2045.7 | -38.5 | 123.1 | 15.1 |
| 1981 | 1967.6 | -78.1 | 106.1 | -17 |
| 1982 | 1917 | -50.6 | 124.3 | 18.2 |
| 1983 | 1742 | -175 | 104.8 | -19.5 |
| 1984 | 1810.2 | 68.2 | 124 | 19.2 |
| 1985 | 1916.7 | 106.5 | 121.5 | -2.5 |
| 1986 | 1842.1 | -74.6 | 124 | 2.5 |
| 1987 | 1754.3 | -87.8 | 101.9 | -22.1 |
| 1988 | 1962.5 | 208.2 | 126.6 | 24.7 |
| 1989 | 2049.3 | 86.8 | 122.7 | -3.9 |
| 1990 | 2063.2 | 13.9 | 114 | -8.7 |
| 1991 | 2090.9 | 27.7 | 100.3 | -13.7 |
| 1992 | 2204.3 | 113.4 | 95 | -5.3 |
| 1993 | 2352.4 | 148.1 | 88.4 | -6.6 |
| 1994 | 2202.2 | -150.2 | 82.4 | -6 |
| 1995 | 2058.1 | -144.1 | 73.9 | -8.5 |
| 1996 | 2077.3 | 19.2 | 69 | -4.9 |
| 1997 | 2018.9 | -58.4 | 65 | -4 |
| 1998 | 1857.8 | -161.1 | 61 | -4 |
| 1999 | 1819.7 | -38.1 | 56.2 | -4.8 |
| 2000 | 1714.4 | -105.3 | 55 | -1.2 |
| 2001 | 1630.2 | -84.2 | 51.8 | -3.2 |
| 2002 | 1409.5 | -220.7 | 48.7 | -3.1 |
| 2003 | 1296.2 | -113.3 | 46.6 | -2.1 |
| 2004 | 1228.3 | -67.9 | 45.1 | -1.5 |
| 2005 | 1223.5 | -4.8 | 43.7 | -1.4 |
| 2006 | 1085.5 | -138 | 40.3 | -3.4 |
| 2007 | 918.6 | -166.9 | 38 | -2.3 |
| 2008 | 808.4 | -110.2 | 36.1 | -1.9 |
| 2009 | 733.6 | -74.8 | 34.2 | -1.9 |
| 2010 | 663 | -70.6 | 31.9 | -2.3 |
| 2011 | 626.1 | -36.9 | ||
| 2012 | 564.8 | -61.3 |
Relation between abortion and fertility
The second and fourth columns are not standard demographic variables but have simply been computed to give a better intuition about the maximum extent to which abortion availability could have directly affected fertility. In particular, note that abortions undertaken in a given year may substitute for a birth next year, so the year-to-year data has some inconsistencies. Also, because detailed age-specific abortion data was not available, the abortion-adjusted TFR does not take into account the age distribution of abortions but simply uses the abortion ratio to adjust the TFR (in the same way as for the CBR), therefore the measure is incorrect.
| Year | Crude birth rate (CBR) | Abortion-adjusted crude birth rate (if every abortion had been substituted by a birth) | Total fertility rate (TFR) | Abortion-adjusted TFR (Crude estimate without considering age distribution of mothers undergoing abortions) | Abortion ratio | Abortion rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1216.9 | |||||
| 1958 | 1382.2 | |||||
| 1959 | 23.61 | 58.855008 | 2.583 | 6.4389024 | 1492.8 | 165 |
| 1960 | 23.16 | 59.560572 | 2.556 | 6.5732652 | 1571.7 | 109.8 |
| 1961 | 21.86 | 60.939122 | 2.458 | 6.8521666 | 1787.7 | 118.2 |
| 1962 | 20.14 | 60.095746 | 2.34 | 6.982326 | 1983.9 | 124.6 |
| 1963 | 18.72 | 59.943312 | 2.283 | 7.3103943 | 2202.1 | 130.7 |
| 1964 | 16.88 | 59.647168 | 2.16 | 7.632576 | 2533.6 | 137.3 |
| 1965 | 15.71 | 58.829237 | 2.087 | 7.8151889 | 2744.7 | 139.4 |
| 1966 | 15.34 | 57.044858 | 2.098 | 7.8018326 | 2718.7 | 135 |
| 1967 | 14.42 | 53.410238 | 2.006 | 7.4300234 | 2703.9 | 125.4 |
| 1968 | 14.07 | 51.814182 | 1.97 | 7.254722 | 2682.6 | 120.8 |
| 1969 | 14.24 | 50.85816 | 1.984 | 7.085856 | 2571.5 | 116.4 |
| 1970 | 14.61 | 51.736932 | 1.995 | 7.064694 | 2541.2 | 136.6 |
| 1971 | 15.08 | 52.032032 | 2.024 | 6.9836096 | 2450.4 | 114.9 |
| 1972 | 15.3 | 51.49368 | 2.027 | 6.8220712 | 2365.6 | 112.3 |
| 1973 | 15.06 | 50.901294 | 1.962 | 6.6313638 | 2379.9 | 111.4 |
| 1974 | 15.61 | 50.690353 | 1.995 | 6.4783635 | 2247.3 | 109.6 |
| 1975 | 15.71 | 50.550067 | 1.971 | 6.3420867 | 2217.7 | 129.4 |
| 1976 | 15.9 | 51.1344 | 1.953 | 6.280848 | 2216 | 111.5 |
| 1977 | 15.86 | 50.320608 | 1.918 | 6.0854304 | 2172.8 | 110.1 |
| 1978 | 15.91 | 49.906488 | 1.899 | 5.9567832 | 2136.8 | 110 |
| 1979 | 15.81 | 48.761202 | 1.865 | 5.752033 | 2084.2 | 108 |
| 1980 | 15.91 | 48.457087 | 1.863 | 5.6741391 | 2045.7 | 123.1 |
| 1981 | 16.07 | 47.689332 | 1.882 | 5.5850232 | 1967.6 | 106.1 |
| 1982 | 16.63 | 48.50971 | 1.956 | 5.705652 | 1917 | 124.3 |
| 1983 | 17.57 | 48.17694 | 2.088 | 5.725296 | 1742 | 104.8 |
| 1984 | 16.97 | 47.689094 | 2.051 | 5.7637202 | 1810.2 | 124 |
| 1985 | 16.61 | 48.446387 | 2.051 | 5.9821517 | 1916.7 | 121.5 |
| 1986 | 17.25 | 49.026225 | 2.177 | 6.1872517 | 1842.1 | 124 |
| 1987 | 17.2 | 47.37396 | 2.229 | 6.1393347 | 1754.3 | 101.9 |
| 1988 | 16.03 | 47.488875 | 2.142 | 6.345675 | 1962.5 | 126.6 |
| 1989 | 14.66 | 44.702738 | 2.018 | 6.1534874 | 2049.3 | 122.7 |
| 1990 | 13.44 | 41.169408 | 1.894 | 5.8017008 | 2063.2 | 114 |
| 1991 | 12.09 | 37.368981 | 1.733 | 5.3565297 | 2090.9 | 100.3 |
| 1992 | 10.69 | 34.253967 | 1.549 | 4.9634607 | 2204.3 | 95 |
| 1993 | 9.38 | 31.445512 | 1.37 | 4.592788 | 2352.4 | 88.4 |
| 1994 | 9.59 | 30.709098 | 1.395 | 4.467069 | 2202.2 | 82.4 |
| 1995 | 9.27 | 28.348587 | 1.338 | 4.0917378 | 2058.1 | 73.9 |
| 1996 | 8.88 | 27.326424 | 1.271 | 3.9112483 | 2077.3 | 69 |
| 1997 | 8.59 | 25.932351 | 1.219 | 3.6800391 | 2018.9 | 65 |
| 1998 | 8.76 | 25.034328 | 1.233 | 3.5236674 | 1857.8 | 61 |
| 1999 | 8.32 | 23.459904 | 1.158 | 3.2652126 | 1819.7 | 56.2 |
| 2000 | 8.7 | 23.61528 | 1.196 | 3.2464224 | 1714.4 | 55 |
| 2001 | 9.05 | 23.80331 | 1.224 | 3.2193648 | 1630.2 | 51.8 |
| 2002 | 9.69 | 23.348055 | 1.287 | 3.1010265 | 1409.5 | 48.7 |
| 2003 | 10.22 | 23.467164 | 1.333 | 3.0608346 | 1296.2 | 46.6 |
| 2004 | 10.45 | 23.285735 | 1.341 | 2.9881503 | 1228.3 | 45.1 |
| 2005 | 10.18 | 22.63523 | 1.288 | 2.863868 | 1223.5 | 43.7 |
| 2006 | 10.39 | 21.668345 | 1.296 | 2.702808 | 1085.5 | 40.3 |
| 2007 | 11.33 | 21.737738 | 1.406 | 2.6975516 | 918.6 | 38 |
| 2008 | 12.08 | 21.845472 | 1.494 | 2.7017496 | 808.4 | 36.1 |
| 2009 | 12.41 | 21.513976 | 1.537 | 2.6645432 | 733.6 | 34.2 |
| 2010 | 12.61 | 20.97043 | 1.569 | 2.609247 | 663 | 31.9 |
| 2011 | 626.1 | |||||
| 2012 | 564.8 |