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Voluntary termination of pregnancy. By motives, type of centre, marital status and age of the woman

Voluntary termination of pregnancy. By motives, type of centre, marital status and age of the woman Catalonia
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Legal motive (1)
Endangered life, physical or psychological health of the woman .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 25,290 26,268 23,088 21,371 17,783 16,639 16,044 16,137 14,681 13,595 12,201 11,075 10,506
Defective foetus .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 602 643 709 604 650 638 561 572 524 538 504 426 406
Rape .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1
More than one motive .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 152 21 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
By request of the mother 20,107 17,862 18,077 19,822 18,894 17,626 17,605 17,433 16,963 19,750 19,053 18,697 9,130 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Adnger to health of mother-medical causes 1,171 1,071 1,128 1,473 1,481 1,421 1,377 1,357 1,465 1,667 2,199 3,108 14,478 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Risk of foetal anomalies 544 557 551 577 576 582 599 666 627 583 621 659 601 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Foetal anomalies incompatible with life 63 45 44 62 63 54 80 65 70 81 77 75 24 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Combination of rasons 0 24 0 2 1 3 0 0 5 2 6 75 72 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Type of centre
Non-hospital (1) 19,243 17,415 17,798 19,844 19,149 18,216 18,226 18,012 17,389 20,251 21,015 21,685 23,536 25,302 26,185 23,066 21,370 17,786 16,632 16,041 16,173 14,692 13,655 12,190 11,059 10,472
Hospital 2,642 2,144 2,002 2,092 1,866 1,470 1,435 1,509 1,741 1,832 941 929 769 744 747 733 606 648 646 564 537 515 481 517 442 441
Marital status
Single 15,887 14,240 14,210 16,025 14,981 14,034 13,732 13,214 12,871 14,959 14,700 14,856 16,113 17,694 18,590 16,565 15,148 12,582 11,793 11,246 10,938 9,951 9,331 8,290 7,385 6,875
Married 4,677 3,939 4,114 4,356 4,415 4,130 4,367 4,527 4,639 5,324 5,301 5,840 5,985 5,975 6,212 5,340 4,916 4,229 3,885 3,797 4,057 3,761 3,475 3,240 3,041 2,991
Widow 44 43 34 55 40 43 49 42 47 47 60 77 72 81 114 96 97 84 65 106 108 91 78 81 109 116
Divorced 575 551 635 704 651 702 664 735 655 777 736 745 818 951 876 648 539 357 379 331 318 295 271 270 219 209
Separated 383 408 517 492 584 549 568 628 603 673 671 874 1,142 1,211 1,056 1,114 1,251 1,137 1,142 1,118 1,276 1,100 965 817 745 719
Not stated 319 378 290 304 344 228 281 375 315 303 488 222 175 134 84 36 25 45 14 7 13 9 16 9 2 3
Age
<15 years 56 59 44 72 53 79 70 45 81 92 99 85 83 92 86 106 100 78 83 74 71 44 44 37 25 26
15-19 years 2,247 2,043 1,824 2,254 2,141 1,912 1,954 1,978 1,963 2,475 2,543 2,516 2,708 2,822 2,947 2,991 2,776 2,476 2,395 2,284 2,291 2,211 2,201 2,084 1,797 1,728
20-24 years 5,060 4,134 4,255 4,749 4,663 4,232 4,047 3,894 3,630 4,403 4,307 4,607 5,172 5,887 6,495 5,852 5,259 4,687 4,436 4,312 4,457 4,223 4,040 3,560 3,250 3,077
25-29 years 4,749 4,189 4,397 4,737 4,494 4,148 4,106 4,089 3,934 4,634 4,837 5,103 5,783 6,324 6,906 5,920 5,615 4,524 4,239 4,112 4,010 3,462 3,120 2,710 2,490 2,372
30-34 years 4,358 3,947 4,007 4,426 4,228 3,922 4,101 4,335 4,229 4,893 5,052 5,103 5,376 5,814 5,578 4,746 4,236 3,480 3,220 3,016 3,035 2,689 2,338 2,198 1,967 1,793
35-39 years 3,569 3,429 3,473 3,828 3,667 3,700 3,738 3,584 3,701 4,006 3,650 3,737 3,723 3,709 3,562 3,033 2,875 2,249 2,080 2,016 2,006 1,830 1,710 1,471 1,343 1,337
40-44 years 1,684 1,622 1,645 1,710 1,633 1,566 1,510 1,465 1,469 1,465 1,372 1,363 1,366 1,289 1,262 1,074 1,049 874 773 727 768 689 613 595 586 527
45 years or more 162 136 155 160 136 127 135 131 123 115 96 100 94 109 96 77 66 66 52 64 71 57 59 52 43 52
Not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0 1
Total 21,885 19,559 19,800 21,936 21,015 19,686 19,661 19,521 19,130 22,083 21,956 22,614 24,305 26,046 26,932 23,799 21,976 18,434 17,278 16,605 16,710 15,207 14,136 12,707 11,501 10,913
Source:
1997-2011: Departament de Salut. Estadística de la interrupció voluntària de l'embaràs, Servei d'Informació i Estudis, Direcció General de Planificació i Recerca en Salut.
2012-2022: Ministry of Health.
Notes:
Since the entry in force of Organic Law 2/2010, of March 3, on sexual and reproductive health and voluntary interruption of pregnancy (BOE 2010; (55):1-14), the legal motives are presented in a different classification.
(1) Authorized centres.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: November 2, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Abortion
Interruption of a pregnancy before the foetus is able to survive independently.
Hospital centre
Centre that provides a permanent service, including admission, with medical and nursing care, and that provides beds for continuous attention. Hospital centres are classified according to the type of hospital care given: acute admission, socio-sanitary and psychiatric to which they dedicate 80% or more of their operative beds. If a centre provides more than one type of care, without any of them reaching 80%, then they are classed as mixed hospitals.
Non hospital centre or service
Centre or service that offers health care to patients that are not admitted to beds. Does not include external surgeries of hospital centres.

Methodological aspects

The voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) was depenalized for the first time in Spain in 1985, in three cases: serious danger to the life or health of the pregnant woman, presumed defects in the fetus and rape.

On July 5, 2010 came into force the Law on Sexual and Reproductive Health that regulates the practice of abortion, to ensure better health care for women. The timing and motives currently authorized are: during the first 14 weeks of gestation at the request of the woman, and during the first 22 weeks of gestation, provided there is serious risk to the life or health of the pregnant woman or whenever there are serious abnormalities in the fetus. Beyond the twenty-second week of pregnancy, the Act contemplates two exceptional cases of termination of pregnancy: when detecting fetal anomalies incompatible with life, or when the fetus is found in an extremely serious and incurable disease at the time of diagnosis and so confirm a clinical committee. In addition, the Act establishes a set of guarantees relating to effective access to health provision of the voluntary termination of pregnancy and the protection of privacy and confidentiality of women.

The voluntary termination of pregnancy can be performed on all public and private health centers accredited. These centers should provide, in accordance with the Order of theDepartment of Health (1986), the information that feeds the Register of voluntary termination of pregnancy database. The first outpatient health center for this medical intervention was not accredited until December 19, 1988.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".