Table 4: Induced Abortions by Woman's Age and Weeks of Gestation

Table 4. Induced Abortions of Residents by Woman's Age and Weeks of Gestation, 2010

Weeks of Gestation¹
		Under 9		9-12		13-15		16-19		20 +		Unknown
Age	Total	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%

State Total	21,066	14,114	67.0	4,515	21.4	1,146	5.4	727	3.5	488	2.3	76	0.4
Under 15	74	27	36.5	25	33.8	8	10.8	5	6.8	9	12.2	0	*
15-19	3,325	2,047	61.6	843	25.4	217	6.5	112	3.4	96	2.9	10	0.3
15-17	1,179	699	59.3	307	26.0	83	7.0	47	4.0	36	3.1	7	0.6
18-19	2,146	1,348	62.8	536	25.0	134	6.2	65	3.0	60	2.8	3	*
20-24	6,805	4,478	65.8	1,521	22.4	392	5.8	239	3.5	150	2.2	25	0.4
25-29	5,126	3,516	68.6	1,059	20.7	256	5.0	175	3.4	100	2.0	20	0.4
30-34	3,007	2,123	70.6	568	18.9	144	4.8	95	3.2	72	2.4	5	0.2
35-39	1,916	1,339	69.9	352	18.4	91	4.7	78	4.1	45	2.3	11	0.6
40-44	725	515	71.0	134	18.5	35	4.8	22	3.0	14	1.9	5	0.7
45 and Over	69	56	81.2	10	14.5	0	*	1	*	2	*	0	*
Unknown	19	13	68.4	3	*	3	*	0	*	0	*	0	*
¹ Percents are row-wise percentages which show the proportion of abortions terminated at each gestational age.
^* Percent not calculated because number of events was less than 5.

Source: Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 12/2011.

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