Table 18
Number and Percent of Reported Induced Abortions by Weeks of Gestation
and Principal Procedure, Michigan Occurrences, 2021

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 30,074 100.0 12,732 42.3 15,367 51.1 1,783 5.9 - - 4 0.0 1 0.0 42 0.1
< 5 355 1.2 99 27.9 251 70.7 1 0.3 - - - - - - 2 0.6
5 - 8 20,678 68.8 7,667 37.1 12,850 62.1 36 0.2 - - - - - - 25 0.1
9 - 12 5,699 18.9 3,504 61.5 2,134 37.4 34 0.6 - - 1 0.0 - - 9 0.2
13 - 16 2,076 6.9 1,152 55.5 55 2.6 853 41.1 - - 3 0.1 - - 3 0.1
17 - 20 787 2.6 214 27.2 22 2.8 546 69.4 - - - - 1 0.1 1 0.1
21 - 24 374 1.2 52 13.9 17 4.5 303 81.0 - - - - - - 1 0.3
25 - 28 5 0.0 3 60.0 - - 2 40.0 - - - - - - - -
Over 28 2 0.0 - - 2 100.0 - - - - - - - - - -


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: 2021 File of Reported Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.