General Article Abortion statistics for England and Wales: January to June 2022

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Background

This report provides statistics on abortions recorded in England and Wales from January to June 2022. The data in this report should be treated as provisional and revised finalised figures will be published in the annual abortion publication. 

Abortion statistics are usually published annually. Currently, the next planned date of publication will be in 2024 and will cover January to December 2022.

Commentary

Unless specified, the following commentary, charts and tables are provisional and relate only to abortions in England and Wales between January to June 2022, for residents of England and Wales.

Overall number

Between January and June 2022, there were 123,219 abortions performed on residents of England and Wales. This compares with 105,488 over the same period in 2021.

All abortions, by gestation

The total number of abortions for residents of England and Wales in January to June 2022 was 123,219. This was an increase of 17% from the same period in 2021. The majority o...

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