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<p>Information on the number of legal abortions which have taken place cumulatively,
and annually, in Great Britain between 1993 and 2021, inclusive, is set out in the
following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Great
Britain</p></td><td><p>Cumulative Great Britain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1993</p></td><td><p>168,714</p></td><td><p>11,069</p></td><td><p>179,783</p></td><td><p>179,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1994</p></td><td><p>166,876</p></td><td><p>11,389</p></td><td><p>178,265</p></td><td><p>358,048</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1995</p></td><td><p>163,638</p></td><td><p>11,143</p></td><td><p>174,781</p></td><td><p>532,829</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1996</p></td><td><p>177,495</p></td><td><p>11,978</p></td><td><p>189,473</p></td><td><p>722,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1997</p></td><td><p>179,746</p></td><td><p>12,109</p></td><td><p>191,855</p></td><td><p>914,157</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1998</p></td><td><p>187,402</p></td><td><p>12,485</p></td><td><p>199,887</p></td><td><p>1,114,044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1999</p></td><td><p>183,250</p></td><td><p>12,168</p></td><td><p>195,418</p></td><td><p>1,309,462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000</p></td><td><p>185,375</p></td><td><p>11,997</p></td><td><p>197,372</p></td><td><p>1,506,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2001</p></td><td><p>186,274</p></td><td><p>12,128</p></td><td><p>198,402</p></td><td><p>1,705,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2002</p></td><td><p>185,385</p></td><td><p>11,870</p></td><td><p>197,255</p></td><td><p>1,902,491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003</p></td><td><p>190,660</p></td><td><p>12,308</p></td><td><p>202,968</p></td><td><p>2,105,459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004</p></td><td><p>194,498</p></td><td><p>12,462</p></td><td><p>206,960</p></td><td><p>2,312,419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>194,353</p></td><td><p>12,665</p></td><td><p>207,018</p></td><td><p>2,519,437</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>201,173</p></td><td><p>13,167</p></td><td><p>214,340</p></td><td><p>2,733,777</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>205,598</p></td><td><p>13,778</p></td><td><p>219,376</p></td><td><p>2,953,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>202,158</p></td><td><p>13,908</p></td><td><p>216,066</p></td><td><p>3,169,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>195,743</p></td><td><p>13,112</p></td><td><p>208,855</p></td><td><p>3,378,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>196,109</p></td><td><p>12,949</p></td><td><p>209,058</p></td><td><p>3,587,132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>196,082</p></td><td><p>12,558</p></td><td><p>208,640</p></td><td><p>3,795,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>190,972</p></td><td><p>12,578</p></td><td><p>203,550</p></td><td><p>3,999,322</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>190,800</p></td><td><p>11,954</p></td><td><p>202,754</p></td><td><p>4,202,076</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>190,092</p></td><td><p>11,787</p></td><td><p>201,879</p></td><td><p>4,403,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>191,014</p></td><td><p>12,153</p></td><td><p>203,167</p></td><td><p>4,607,122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>190,406</p></td><td><p>12,133</p></td><td><p>202,539</p></td><td><p>4,809,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>197,533</p></td><td><p>12,546</p></td><td><p>210,079</p></td><td><p>5,019,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>205,295</p></td><td><p>13,358</p></td><td><p>218,653</p></td><td><p>5,238,393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>209,519</p></td><td><p>13,610</p></td><td><p>223,129</p></td><td><p>5,461,522</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>210,860</p></td><td><p>13,896</p></td><td><p>224,756</p></td><td><p>5,686,278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>214,869</p></td><td><p>13,758</p></td><td><p>228,627</p></td><td><p>5,914,905</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures
for England and Wales are for all legal abortions that occurred in England & Wales.</li><li>Figures
for Scotland show all legal terminations of pregnancy performed in Scotland.</li></ol>
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