2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...

INDUCED TERMINATIONS 2003 LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT
The 879 reported late abortions comprised 8.3% of the total reported (Table 4.3). Younger women (under age 20 years) were
more likely to obtain late abortions than older women (over 20 years) were. (Figure 4.1 and Table 4.3).
Percent of
reported abortions
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Figure 4.1: Percent of Women Obtaining Early* or Late** Abortions
by Age Group, Occurring in Louisiana, 2003
32.0
14.6
44.1
10.9
49.2
9.2
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51.5
6.7
55.2
6.3
57.5
< 15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 >=35
Age Group in Years
* Early abortion: performed at or before 8 weeks gestation
** Late abortion: performed at or after 16 weeks gestation
The suction procedure was used in 87.8% of reported abortions in Louisiana in 2003 (Table 4.2).
Table 4.2 Induced Terminations of Pregnancy by Weeks of Gestation and
Type of Procedure, Occurring in Louisiana, 2003
5.7
Early
Late
Curettage
Weeks of
Dilation and
Gestation Total Suction Sharp Hysterectomy Evacuation Other Unknown
All 10642 9347 15 **** 337 791 150
8 & under 5358 4506 7 0 31 731 83
9 1172 1143 **** 0 12 0 16
10 944 921 **** 0 5 **** 16
11 670 658 **** 0 **** 0 8
12 465 447 **** 0 8 **** 6
13 488 479 0 0 **** **** ****
14 280 269 0 0 6 **** ****
15 228 224 **** 0 **** 0 ****
16 165 118 0 **** 43 0 ****
17 118 85 0 0 31 **** 0
18 97 54 0 0 38 **** ****
19 125 74 0 0 49 0 ****
20 99 71 0 0 25 **** ****
21 & over 275 187 0 **** 81 **** ****
Unknown 158 111 0 0 **** 43 ****
Source: Louisiana State Center for Health Statistics. **** Count is greater than 0 and less than 5.
Some procedures, including Intrauterine Instillation (Saline, Prostaglandin) and Hysterotomy were not included in the
table as their count was 0.