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Wyoming Abortion Facts

State abortion stats by rate, rank, total, age, gestation, and procedure type.

State abortion statistics are collected privately by The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and federally by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Because of reporting lag, the most recent data available is generally a few years old. It should be noted that four states (California, Delaware, Maryland, and New Hampshire) did not provide abortion data to the federal government for the last reporting period, and AGI (the research arm of Planned Parenthood) openly advocates abortion.

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CDC DATA (Wyoming)

Total Abortions (2009): ≤20

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that ≤20 abortions took place in Wyoming during 2009. The table below compares Wyoming abortion totals by year.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
≤20 ≤4 9 7 14 12 7 10

Total Abortions Rank (2009): #47

Out of the 46 states* (+ Washington DC) that reported to the CDC, Wyoming's 2008 abortion total places it at #47 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the most abortions and #47 is the state or district with the fewest).
*California, Delaware, Maryland, and New Hampshire did not report data.

Abortion Rate* (2009): NA

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the 2009 abortion rate for Wyoming was NA. The 2009 abortion rate across the 46 reporting states** (+ Washington DC) was 15.1. The table below compares Wyoming abortion rates by year.
*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.
**California, Delaware, Maryland, and New Hampshire did not report data.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
NA NA 0.1 0.1 NA NA NA NA

Abortion Rate Rank (2009): #47

Out of the 46 states* (+ Washington DC) that reported to the CDC, Wyoming's 2008 abortion rate places it at #47 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the highest abortion rate and #47 is the state or district with the lowest).
*California, Delaware, Maryland, and New Hampshire did not report data.

Out-of-State Abortion Percentage (2009): 0.0%

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that 0.0% of the ≤4 abortions that took place in Wyoming were performed on out-of-state residents.

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Known Age (2009):

<15 yrs 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 ≥40 yrs
Wyoming NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
United States 0.5% 15.5% 32.7% 24.4% 14.7% 8.8% 3.3%

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Weeks of Gestation* (2009):

≤8 wks* 9-13 wks* 14-15 wks* 16-17 wks* 18-20 wks* ≥21 wks*
Wyoming NR NR NR NR NR NR
United States 64.0% 27.7% 3.4% 1.9% 1.8% 1.3%

*Gestational weeks are measured from the first day of the woman's last menstruation and not from the day of conception. Though it does not provide an accurate fetal age (which is roughly 2 weeks less than the gestational age), it is the simplest way for an OB/GYN to age a pregnancy since the day of conception is often not known. Hence, if an abortion occurs at 8 weeks gestation, it is actually aborting a 6 week embryo. The images on our Prenatal Development and Abortion Pictures pages are more precisely captioned with fetal ages in accordance with standard teaching texts on prenatal development.

Percentage of Reported Abortions by Procedure Type* (2008):

Curettage Medical Intrauterine Instillation Other
Wyoming NR NR NR NR
United States 82.4% 16.2% 0% 1.6%

*To learn more about how various abortion procedures are performed, visit our Abortion Techniques page.

SOURCE: Abortion Surveillance --- United States, 2009


AGI DATA (Wyoming)

Total Abortions (2008): 90

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) reports that 90 abortions took place in Wyoming during 2008. In 2005, there were 70 abortions reported.

Total Abortions Rank (2008): #51

Out of the 50 states (+ Washington DC) that AGI lists data for, Wyoming's 2008 abortion total places it at number 51 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the most abortions and #51 is the state or district with the fewest).

Abortion Rate* (2008): 0.9

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) reports that the 2008 abortion rate for Wyoming was 0.9. In 2005, the abortion rate in Wyoming was 0.7. It was 1.0 in 2000. The 2008 abortion rate across the entire United States was 19.6.
*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.

Abortion Rate Rank (2008): #51

Out of the 50 states (+ Washington DC) that AGI lists data for, Wyoming's 2008 abortion rate places it at number 51 on the list (#1 on the list is the state or district with the highest abortion rate and #51 is the state or district with the lowest).

Percentage of Pregnancies Ending in Abortion (2008): 1%

In 2008, 9,700 women in Wyoming became pregnant. 82% of these pregnancies resulted in live births and 1% in induced abortions

Total Abortion Facilities (2008): 3

In 2008, the Alan Guttmacher Institute reports that there were 3 abortion providers in Wyoming. There were 2 providers in 2005 and 3 providers in 2000.

Abortion Restrictions (2011):

  • The parent of a minor must consent before an abortion is provided.
  • Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest.

SOURCE: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/sfaa/wyoming.html

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