Abortion ratio (induced abortions per 100 live births) - All ages

Source:2008-2010 Vital Statistics Data as of February, 2012

(Click on a county name for trend graph data)

  Abortions Average Births Crude
Region/County 2008 2009 2010 Total 2008-2010 Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany 55 49 52 156 511 10.2
Cattaraugus 147 142 139 428 990 14.4
Chautauqua 253 255 243 751 1,403 17.8
Erie 4,106 3,822 3,866 11,794 9,745 40.3
Genesee 162 126 117 405 645 20.9
Niagara 780 813 813 2,406 2,261 35.5
Orleans 66 69 62 197 431 15.2
Wyoming 59 48 42 149 402 12.3
Region Total 5,628 5,324 5,334 16,286 16,388 33.1
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 318 281 334 933 979 31.8
Livingston 150 134 111 395 578 22.8
Monroe 3,766 3,503 3,100 10,369 8,604 40.2
Ontario 240 198 187 625 1,066 19.5
Schuyler 25 24 35 84 169 16.5
Seneca 78 63 69 210 382 18.3
Steuben 106 196 230 532 1,109 16.0
Wayne 177 191 156 524 1,043 16.8
Yates 33 39 31 103 319 10.8
Region Total 4,893 4,629 4,253 13,775 14,249 32.2
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 176 186 166 528 823 21.4
Cortland 141 120 135 396 528 25.0
Herkimer 163 167 148 478 651 24.5
Jefferson 197 184 187 568 2,064 9.2
Lewis 31 20 31 82 332 8.2
Madison 99 116 108 323 674 16.0
Oneida 862 826 868 2,556 2,628 32.4
Onondaga 1,845 1,741 1,675 5,261 5,460 32.1
Oswego 253 225 218 696 1,370 16.9
St Lawrence 160 169 154 483 1,222 13.2
Tompkins 268 288 311 867 878 32.9
Region Total 4,195 4,042 4,001 12,238 16,630 24.5
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 773 766 751 2,290 2,061 37.0
Chenango 110 96 108 314 511 20.5
Tioga 112 103 115 330 459 24.0
Region Total 995 965 974 2,934 3,031 32.3
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 420 1,001 1,326 2,747 3,130 29.3
Clinton 207 183 203 593 798 24.8
Columbia 43 123 174 340 591 19.2
Delaware 127 101 95 323 456 23.6
Essex 79 90 84 253 390 21.6
Franklin 125 102 105 332 511 21.7
Fulton 139 166 140 445 581 25.5
Greene 43 107 115 265 447 19.7
Hamilton 79 90 84 253 390 21.6
Montgomery 173 162 147 482 614 26.2
Otsego 138 121 123 382 517 24.6
Rensselaer 142 502 769 1,413 1,724 27.3
Saratoga 434 457 474 1,365 2,275 20.0
Schenectady 809 869 841 2,519 1,813 46.3
Schoharie 77 91 89 257 297 28.8
Warren 208 223 197 628 636 32.9
Washington 166 144 108 418 630 22.1
Region Total 3,330 4,442 4,990 12,762 15,412 27.6
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 982 914 792 2,688 2,903 30.9
Orange 1,741 1,642 1,595 4,978 5,156 32.2
Putnam 161 121 123 405 936 14.4
Rockland 693 561 589 1,843 4,680 13.1
Sullivan 284 337 282 903 884 34.1
Ulster 695 671 648 2,014 1,733 38.7
Westchester 4,011 3,452 2,911 10,374 11,255 30.7
Region Total 8,567 7,698 6,940 23,205 27,547 28.1
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 20,804 20,673 19,809 61,286 22,799 89.6
Kings 27,779 27,272 25,989 81,040 41,841 64.6
New York 13,417 12,321 11,399 37,137 20,068 61.7
Queens 17,648 17,626 17,518 52,792 30,765 57.2
Richmond 2,827 2,737 2,612 8,176 5,695 47.9
Region Total 82,475 80,629 77,327 240,431 121,168 66.1
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 3,621 3,404 3,401 10,426 14,639 23.7
Suffolk 4,677 3,875 3,992 12,544 17,324 24.1
Region Total 8,298 7,279 7,393 22,970 31,963 24.0
New York State Total 118,381 115,008 111,212 344,601 246,387 46.6

*: Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

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