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California Abortion Statistics

State abortion statistics from the leading public and private sources.

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Collective state abortion statistics are gathered privately by the Guttmacher Institute and federally by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Because of reporting lag, their most recent data can be 2-3 years old. In most cases, state-level abortion facts are more current than the numbers reported by Guttmacher or the CDC. Guttmacher’s abortion statistics are estimates built on surveys of all known and suspected abortion providers; the CDC totals are made up of the actual abortion counts reported to the state health department by each abortion facility.

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GUTTMACHER DATA

Estimated Total Abortions (2023): 179,660

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that approximately 179,660 abortions took place in California during 2023. This number includes abortions performed on out-of-state residents but does not include abortions performed on California residents in other states. The table below compares California abortion totals by selected year.

2023 2020 2017 2014 2011 2008 2005
179,660 154,060 132,680 157,350 181,730 214,190 208,430

Estimated Abortion Percentage (2023): 31%

In 2023, an estimated 31% of pregnancies in California ended in abortion. This number does not take into account miscarriages. It was arrived at by dividing Guttmacher's abortion estimate by the sum total of live births—as reported by the CDC—and estimated abortions.

Estimated Abortion Rate* (2023): 22.7

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that the 2023 abortion rate for California was 22.7. The 2023 abortion rate across the entire United States was 15.6. The table below compares California abortion rates by selected year.

2023 2020 2017 2014 2011 2008 2005
CA 22.7 19.2 16.4 19.5 23 27.6 27.1
U.S. 15.6 14.4 13.5 14.6 16.9 19.4 19.4

*The abortion rate is the number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years.

Percentage of All U.S. Abortions (2023): 17.4%

In 2023, approximately 17.4% of all U.S. abortions occurred in California.

Abortion Clinic Density: 2.2

Based on the 2020 counts, there are 2.2 abortion clinics for every 100,000 women of reproductive age (15-44) in California. Across the entire United States there are 1.2 abortion clinics for every 100,000 women of reproductive age.

Abortion Clinics in California (2020): 173

In 2020, the Guttmacher Institute reports that there were 173 abortion clinics in California and 419 facilities that performed abortion. The table below compares total California abortion facilities by selected year.

2020 2017 2014 2011 2008 2005
173 419 512 512 522 424

State Abortion Restrictions (2024):

  • An abortion cannot be performed after fetal viability.

SOURCE: https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/california/abortion-policies

CDC DATA

California did not provide state abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control for the last reporting period.

SOURCE: Abortion Surveillance --- United States, 2021

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