Table 21
Number and Percent of Reported Induced Abortions by Principal Procedure
and Type of Facility, Michigan Occurrences, 2021

Principal
Procedure
Type of Facility
Total Hospital Freestanding
Outpatient
Surgical
Facility
Physician's
Private
Office
Other
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
Number
No.
Percent
%
All Procedures 30,074 238 0.8 26,649 88.6 351 1.2 2,806 9.3
Suction Curettage 12,732 24 0.2 12,536 98.5 104 0.8 54 0.4
Medical (Non-Surgical) 15,367 33 0.2 12,336 80.3 246 1.6 2,746 17.9
Dilation and Evacuation 1,783 177 9.9 1,603 89.9 1 0.1 2 0.1
Saline or Prostaglandin - - - - - - - - -
Dilation and Curettage 4 - - 4 100.0 - - - -
Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy 1 1 100.0 - - - - - -
Other Procedures 42 3 7.1 37 88.1 - - 2 4.8


Note:  Reports with principal procedure not reported are included in the 'All Procedures' row only. Reports with type of facility unknown are included in the 'Total' column only.  The reporting of procedures used has been changed to conform 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.

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