North Dakota Right to Life

North Dakota Abortion Statistics for the Year 2000


North Dakota averages over 1,200 abortions per year. North Dakota's abortion numbers rose to an all time high in 1982 at 3,076 abortions. Since that time, North Dakota has seen a steady decline in the number of abortions performed each year with the abortion rate staying at 1,200 to 1,400 abortions per year since 1994.
  • Previous Abortions
    0
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    Unknown
    955
    247
    106
    16
    10
    <5
    6
  • Woman's Education
    Grades 1-9
    Grades 10-12
    1-4 Years of College
    Unknown
    13
    755
    583
    7
  • Age of Woman
    Under 15
    15 to 19
    20 to 24
    25 to 29
    30 to 34
    35 to 39
    40 & over
    Unknown
    7
    290
    440
    274
    162
    128
    38
    2
  • Marital Status
    Married
    Not Married
    Unknown
    230
    1,107
    <5
  • Reported Complications
    None
    Infection
    Cervical Laceration
    Other
    1,338
    1
    1
    1
  • Abortions Per Year
    Reporting not required before 1979
    1979
    1980
    1981
    1982
    1983
    1984
    1985
    1986
    1987
    1988
    1989
    1990
    1991
    1992
    1993
    1994
    1995
    1996
    1997
    1998
    1999
    2000
    483
    833
    2,554
    3,076
    3,028
    2,872
    2,826
    2,664
    2,562
    2,221
    1,761
    1,723
    1,602
    1,493
    1,406
    1,301
    1,334
    1,291
    1,219
    1,242
    1,345
    1,341
  • Woman's Place of Residence
    North Dakota
    Minnesota
    South Dakota
    California
    Colorado
    Manitoba
    Florida
    Maryland
    Montana
    Wyoming
    863
    418
    51
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
  • Living Children of Women Having Abortions
    No Children
    1 Child
    2 Children
    3 Children
    4 Children
    5 Children
    7 Children
    Unknown
    593
    322
    265
    109
    39
    10
    <5
    <5
  • Abortions by Age of Preborn
    1 to 4 Weeks
    5 to 8 Weeks
    9 to 12 Weeks
    13 Weeks
    14 Weeks
    15 Weeks
    16 Weeks
    17 Weeks
    Unknown
    <5
    806
    393
    80
    21
    28
    6
    <5
    <5
  • Race of Mother
    White
    Native American
    Black
    Other
    Unknown
    1,184
    114
    19
    19
    5
  • By ND County of Residence
    Out of State
    Adams
    Barnes
    Benson
    Billings
    Bottineau
    Burke
    Burleigh
    Cass
    Cavalier
    Dickey
    Dunn
    Foster
    Grand Forks
    Grant
    Griggs
    LaMoure
    McHenry
    McIntosh
    McKenzie
    McLean
    Morton
    Mountrail
    Nelson
    Oliver
    Pembina
    Pierce
    Ramsey
    Ransom
    Renville
    Richland
    Rolette
    Sargent
    Sioux
    Stark
    Steele
    Stutsman
    Towner
    Traill
    Walsh
    Ward
    Wells
    Williams
    478
    <5
    17
    11
    <5
    6
    <5
    77
    265
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    128
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    <5
    7
    36
    10
    <5
    <5
    8
    6
    15
    9
    <5
    18
    21
    <5
    8
    17
    <5
    29
    <5
    8
    11
    101
    <5
    13

Abortions Reported by the Fargo Women's Health Organization: 584

Abortions Reported by the Red River Valley Women's Clinic: 757
The above statistics were received from the ND Dept of Health.

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