Abortion statistics

Abortion – is the termination of pregnancy less than 22 completed weeks of gestation.

Early abortion - up to 12 weeks gestation (11 weeks 6 days).

Late abortion - 12 to 22 weeks gestation (21 weeks, 6 days).

Legal abortion – termination of pregnancy before 12 weeks of pregnancy according to the choice of woman, performed in a certified medical institution.

Medical abortion – termination of pregnancy less than 24 completed weeks of gestation because of mothers anatomical or functional disorders or predictable fetus’ congenital or heredity dysfunction’s, or because of social indications.

Spontaneous abortion – is willfully termination of pregnancy with partial or total pushing out fetus from uterus less then 22 completed weeks of gestation.

Missed abortion – is variety of spontaneous abortion without pushing of fetus from uterus.

Abortion with unknown origin – termination of the pregnancy when the factors lead to this termination are unknown

Induced abortions – legal, medical and criminal abortions.

Medication abortion - performed until the 7th week of pregnancy, termination of pregnancy with medications. Medically assisted abortion is an alternative method of surgical termination of pregnancy.

Total pregnancy rate – includes the number of all pregnancies (births, abortions, ectopic pregnancies) per 1,000 females aged 15-49.

Statistical region – abortion data are classified by region of the healthcare institution according Cabinet of Ministers Order No. 271 “On statistical regions of the Republic of Latvia and their administrative units”.

A state statistical report “Report regarding antenatal care, abortions and contraception”, Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) of Latvia

Average population by statistical region, Central Statistical Bureau

Abortion statistics according data from National Statistical Report "Report on antenatal care, abortion and contraception", Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 720 “Rules on standard forms for official statistics in the field of health care'' Annex 6 “Report on antenatal care, abortion, and contraception”.

Information is submitted by outpatient and inpatient helath care institutions where termination of pregnancy occurs.

Statistical Yearbook of Health Care in Latvia Link

The Centre for Disease Prevention and Control of Latvia

Janis Misins

Head of the Health Statistics Unit

Phone Number: +371 67501582

Creation date of metadata: 02.09.2019.