Table B-1
Characteristics of Reported Induced Abortions
Michigan Occurrences, 1985 - 2023

Characteristics of Occurrences 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Reported Occurrences 42,678 36,183 31,091 26,807 25,209 23,307 23,366 23,230 26,120 27,629 27,151 26,395 26,594 26,716 27,339 29,669 30,074 30,120 31,241

Age of Woman:		                                       
Under 181 n.a. 3,820 2,798 1,860 1,732 1,410 1,179 1,035 971 917 814 791 757 710 694 724 683 717 757
Percent
 of All Occurrences
 n.a. 10.6 9.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.0 4.5 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.4

Weeks of Gestation:		                                        
12 Weeks or Less 35,631 31,729 26,177 23,263 22,509 20,487 20,445 20,059 22,577 23,795 23,327 22,569 23,113 23,252 23,892 26,402 26,732 26,370 27,743
Percent
 of All Occurrences
 83.5 87.7 84.2 86.8 89.3 87.9 87.5 86.3 86.4 86.1 85.9 85.5 86.9 87.0 87.4 89.0 88.9 87.5 88.8

Principal Procedure Used:		                                      
Suction Curettage 40,974 35,912 30,507 22,683 20,090 19,012 18,916 17,060 19,225 18,402 17,451 16,791 15,314 14,547 13,598 12,311 12,732 12,279 11,999
Percent
 of All Occurrences
 96.0 99.3 98.1 84.6 79.7 81.6 81.0 73.4 73.6 66.6 64.3 63.6 57.6 54.5 49.7 41.5 42.3 40.8 38.4

Facility Type: 		                                     
Freestanding or
Hospital Satellite Clinic 		13,830 15,469 10,494 6,066 6,936 4,617 5,521 6,374 6,569 12,129 21,613 24,752 25,102 24,405 24,925 26,507 26,649 25,997 25,446
Percent
 of All Occurrences
 32.4 42.8 33.8 22.6 27.5 19.8 23.6 27.4 25.1 43.9 79.6 93.8 94.4 91.3 91.2 89.3 88.6 86.3 81.5
Physician's Private Office 20,757 20,056 20,337 20,384 18,127 18,648 17,617 16,624 19,386 15,299 5,396 1,487 619 734 763 904 351 37 43
Percent
 of All Occurrences
 48.6 55.4 65.4 76.0 71.9 80.0 75.4 71.6 74.2 55.4 19.9 5.6 2.3 2.7 2.8 3.1 1.2 0.1 0.1

Immediate Complications:2		                                      
Presence of Immediate Complication(s) 112 34 9 26 5 5 5 7 13 15 11 26 14 8 6 7 4 4 16
Ratio
 per 1,000 Occurrences
 2.6 0.9 0.3 1.0 * * * 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 * * 0.5

Subsequent Complications:2		                                      
Presence of Subsequent Complication(s) n.a. n.a. n.a. 7 9 10 10 14 59 43 36 11 15 67 67 75 132 178 247
Ratio
 per 1,000 Occurrences
 n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 1.3 0.4 0.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.4 5.9 7.9
                                       

Note:  Subsequent complications are those complications that are not evident and reported in conjunction with the abortion but are reported within 7 days of initially providing care for a condition that is known to have been caused by an abortion.

* Ratio does not meet standards of precision or reliability. • "n.a." indicates data not available.
* Ratio does not meet standards of precision or reliability. • "n.a." indicates data not available. • Percent are of all occurrences. • Ratios are per 1,000 occurrences.

1This item is reported in compliance with statute MCL 333.2835(6)(b).
2This item is reported in compliance with statute MCL 333.2835(6)(c).
Source:  1985 - 2023 Files of Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.