NYC Abortions

Some stats from the New York State Department of Health for pregnancy and abortion in NYC, 2010.

• There were 208,541 pregnancies in New York City in 2010.  They resulted in 124,791 live births and 83,750 abortions, a 40% abortion rate.
• Among non-Hispanic blacks there were far more abortions than births, 38,574 to 26,635, or 60%.   So for every 1,000 African-American babies born, 1,448 were aborted.
• Among Non-Hispanic black teens, the abortion rate was even greater - 5,956 abortions to 2,265 live births, or 72%.  For every 1,000 African-American babies born to teens, 2,630 were aborted.
• The abortion rate among teens as a whole was 63% - 12,139 abortions to 7,207 live births. For every 1,000 babies born among New York City teens 1,684 were aborted.
• 16% of all pregnancies in New York City - 14% of abortions - were with teen mothers.
• 54% of abortions were with mothers in their 20's;
• 30% of abortions were with mothers in their 30's or 40's;
• 14% of abortions were with married mothers.