Abortion Statistics: Arkansas Residents 2006

Induced Abortions by Gestation* and Age

GESTATION
AGE
TOTAL
<15 15-19 20-24 25-29
30-34
35-39
40+
Unknown
<7 weeks

9

231

481

396

232

164

63

0

1576

7 weeks

3

113

218

164

93

63

20

1

675

8 weeks

5

113

202

152

82

62

17

1

634

9 weeks

4

111

175

124

70

46

14

0

544

10 weeks

2

68

111

100

52

31

7

0

371

11 weeks

2

69

98

55

30

20

3

0

277

12 weeks

7

41

61

36

22

15

5

0

187

13 weeks

2

31

61

46

19

9

3

1

172

14 weeks

0

29

47

23

12

7

2

0

120

15 weeks

2

30

32

16

15

7

3

0

105

16 weeks

5

15

21

12

8

7

3

0

71

17 weeks

3

14

21

23

5

4

2

0

72

18 weeks

1

24

22

11

9

4

2

0

73

19 weeks

1

13

27

19

11

0

3

0

74

20 weeks

0

8

15

4

4

3

1

0

35

21+ weeks

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

 TOTAL

46

910

1592

1182

665

442

148

3

4988

Note: *Gestation computed from first day of last menstrual period except 118 of the 4988 procedures used physicians' estimates.
Source: Center for Health Statistics, Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services - August 29, 2007

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