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Abortion statistics, England & Wales: 2009
25 May 2010
Among young women, the under-16 abortion rate was 4.0 and the under-18 rate was 17.6 per 1,000 women, both lower than in 2008. The abortion rate was highest at 33 per 1,000, for women aged 19, 20 & 21, but again, each lower than in 2008.