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Year	Abortions per 1,000 women (aged 15-44)	Abortions per 1,000 known pregnancies
1979	5.3	65
1980	8.5	105
1981	9.6	117
1982	9.6	121
1983	9.7	124
1984	9.6	123
1985	9.3	120
1986	10.5	132
1987	11.3	137
1988	12.8	148
1989	12.9	149
1990	14.0	156
1991	14.0	162
1992	13.9	163
1993	14.3	168
1994	15.3	182
1995	16.1	191
1996	17.3	204
1997	17.6	208
1998	17.4	207
1999	18.0	213
2000	18.7	220
2001	19.1	226
2002	19.9	242
2003	20.8	247
2004	20.2	237
2005	19.3	232
2006	19.6	231
2007	20.1	222
2008	19.7	217
2009	19.3	218
2010	18.2	205
2011	17.4	204
2012	16.3	193
2013	15.6	192
2014	14.4	186
2015	14.2	177


Source: Statistics New Zealand

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