Since 1973 the total number of abortions is:
43,369,780
The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) compiled this table of of abortion statistics. 1973 is the year abortion was legalized in the United States. The numbers on the right side of the table are the total number of abortions in the U.S. in that particular year. AGI stands for Allan Guttmacher Institute. The AGI is Planned Parenthood's research and policy analysis affliliate. Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the U.S.
| Year |
AGI |
1973 |
744,600 |
1974 |
898,600 |
1975 |
1,034,200 |
1976 |
1,179,300 |
1977 |
1,316,700 |
1978 |
1,409,600 |
1979 |
1,497,700 |
1980 |
1,553,900 |
1981 |
1,577,300 |
1982 |
1,573,900 |
1983 |
1,575,000 |
1984 |
1,577,200 |
1985 |
1,588,600 |
1986 |
1,574,000 |
1987 |
1,559,100 |
1988 |
1,590,800 |
1989 |
1,566,900 |
1990 |
1,608,600 |
1991 |
1,556,500 |
1992 |
1,528,900 |
1993 |
1,495,000 |
1994 |
1,423,000 |
1995 |
1,359,690 |
1996 |
1,360,730 |
1997 |
1,335,000 |
1998 |
1,319,000 |
1999 |
1,314,000 |
2000 |
1,312,990 |
2001 |
§ 1,312,990 |
2002 |
§ 1,312,990 |
2003 |
§ 1,312,990 |
§ NRLC estimates

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