Israel Health & Medicine:
Terminations of Pregnancies

(1990 - Present)

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1990-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010
2012
Applications
19,414
21,143
20,999
21,363
21,689
     Approved
17,985
20,777
20,592
20,809
21,104
     Approval Rate
92.6%
98.2%
98.1%
97.4%
97.3%
Actual Terminations
17,002
19,996
19,750
19,531
20,063
     Per 1,000 women age 15-49
13.3%
12.4%
11.4%
10.7%
10.7%
     Per 100 live births
14.5%
14.2%
13.0%
11.7%
11.7%
     % of Pregnancies
12.7%
12.5%
11.5%
10.5%
10.5%

* - For multi-annual data, numbers represent per-year average

Sources: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics

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