Table 18
Number and Percent of Reported Induced Abortions by Weeks of Gestation
and Principal Procedure, Michigan Occurrences, 2022

Weeks of
Gestation1
Principal Procedure
All Procedures Suction
Curettage
Medical
(Non-
Surgical)
Dilation
&
Evacuation
Saline or
Prostaglandin
Dilation
&
Curettage
Hysterotomy/
Hysterectomy
Other
Procedures
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Total 30,120 100.0 12,279 40.8 15,606 51.8 2,140 7.1 3 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.0 22 0.1
< 5 248 0.8 41 16.5 205 82.7 1 0.4 - - - - - - - -
5 - 8 19,707 65.4 7,052 35.8 12,572 63.8 27 0.1 - - - - - - 13 0.1
9 - 12 6,415 21.3 3,680 57.4 2,701 42.1 21 0.3 - - - - - - 3 0.0
13 - 16 2,306 7.7 1,299 56.3 40 1.7 966 41.9 - - - - - - 1 0.0
17 - 20 945 3.1 142 15.0 30 3.2 765 81.0 1 0.1 - - 3 0.3 4 0.4
21 - 24 401 1.3 23 5.7 21 5.2 354 88.3 2 0.5 - - - - 1 0.2
25 - 28 5 0.0 - - 3 60.0 2 40.0 - - - - - - - -
Over 28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Note: Gestational age based on the clinician’s estimate. Reports with weeks of gestation not reported are included in the 'Total' row only. Reports with principal procedure not reported are included in the ''All Procedures' column only.  The reporting of procedures used conforms to national recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In abortions where more than one procedure was performed, the principal procedure was determined according to the following hierachy: hysterectomy/hysterotomy, sharp curettage (D&C), saline injection or prostaglandin, dilation and evacuation, medical (non-surgical), suction curettage, and other procedures.

-: A dash indicates quantity zero.
0.0: Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.

1This item is reported in compliance with statute MCL 333.2835(6)(a).

Source: 2022 File of Reported Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.