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Table 23.  Abortion Ratio1 by Woman's Age and County of Residence, 2007
County All
Ages		 15-19 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44
     
State Total2 278 611 777 540 388 224 154 188 312
Adams 77 127 222 * 126 * 77 * *
Asotin 194 360 * 263 177 139 229 * *
Benton 186 414 563 335 218 141 66 136 286
Chelan 184 425 458 400 242 108 88 106 421
Clallam 263 726 1,615 490 248 179 147 212 *
Clark 204 525 655 479 252 153 134 161 210
Columbia * * * * * * * * *
Cowlitz 157 237 431 166 150 148 102 112 368
Douglas 175 247 261 240 220 150 72 250 *
Ferry 164 * * * * * * * *
Franklin 121 221 300 175 158 91 68 73 *
Garfield * * * * * * * * *
Grant 85 113 143 98 104 59 52 116 *
Grays Harbor 209 259 282 247 229 205 113 172 643
Island 196 583 1,400 420 224 149 90 174 280
Jefferson 295 273 * * 197 349 286 296 667
King 364 1,138 1,468 1,001 726 350 181 191 310
Kitsap 272 639 1,034 509 338 202 171 188 292
Kittitas 289 824 700 875 449 175 179 178 *
Klickitat 128 444 * 385 119 68 98 * *
Lewis 232 397 395 397 203 190 173 317 615
Lincoln 95 * * * * * * * *
Mason 245 544 484 583 203 158 210 275 *
Okanogan 172 214 364 146 233 155 105 98 *
Pacific 166 226 * * 177 129 152 * *
Pend Oreille 120 292 * * * * * * *
Pierce 333 657 838 588 424 250 207 253 423
San Juan 381 1,125 * * 684 250 * 400 *
Skagit 215 488 500 479 243 145 141 120 240
Skamania 135 * * * 200 116 * * *
Snohomish 291 848 1,011 782 453 214 142 208 295
Spokane 229 564 1,018 436 274 179 124 151 364
Stevens 123 283 500 205 136 88 57 122 *
Thurston 321 742 862 698 475 215 161 284 537
Wahkiakum 192 * * * * * * * *
Walla Walla 209 569 621 535 266 159 50 120 *
Whatcom 279 710 980 612 486 161 133 164 327
Whitman 274 889 * 1,364 728 104 78 190 *
Yakima 178 262 344 218 201 162 94 130 247
1 The abortion ratio shown under "All Ages" equals total abortions per 1,000 live births.  Age-Specific rate equals the number of induced abortions for women in a specific age group per 1,000 live births in the age group.
2 Total abortions includes    15 for which county of residence was unknown.
* Ratio not calculated because number of events was less than 5.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 12/2008.
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