title: Abortion services in the United States, 1991 and 1992.
abstract: According to a survey by The Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1,529,000 abortions were performed in 1992, the lowest number of abortions since 1979. The abortion rate has gradually declined, from a high of 29 per 1,000 women of reproductive age in 1981 to 26 per 1,000 in 1992. The number of hospitals, clinics and physicians' offices that provide abortions--2,380 in 1992--has been declining at a rate of about 65 a year. Most of the decline has occurred among hospitals; the number providing abortions decreased by 18% between 1988 and 1992. Most U.S. counties (84%) have no known abortion provider, and in nonmetropolitan areas, 94% of counties have no provider. Among metropolitan areas, 33% have either no abortion provider or none that serves at least 50 women per year. Among states, North Dakota and South Dakota have only one provider each. Most abortions (69%) are performed in abortion clinics, and only 7% are performed in hospitals. Fewer than 1% of women who have an abortion are hospitalized for the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Henshaw
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Vort
mesh_terms: D000023:Abortion Applicants / Q000523:psychology; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology