Abortion rate drops in Georgia
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The number of abortions reported in Georgia has slightly decreased since 2012.
Official statistics released today showed the most abortions occurred in women aged 20-44.
Data by Georgia’s Ministry of Health and published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed 33,400 abortions were registered in Georgia in 2015.
This was slightly lower than in 2024 when there were 33,500 registered abortions, in 2013 there were 38,000 and in 2012 the rate was 39,200.
The number of abortions by the age of women in 2015:
- Younger than 15 – 9
- 15-19 years old – 1,335
- 20-44 years old – 31,870
- Older than 45 - 163
Statistics showed the number of people who needed an ambulance service and emergent medical care increased in 2015.
The total number of patients who used ambulance services in the past four years:
- In 2015 - 1,452,857 patients.
- In 2014 – 1,221,404 patients
- In 2013 – 1,199,884 patients
- In 2012 – 1,035,270 patients.
The Health Ministry said the increase of data was caused by: 1) improving the emergent medical care system; 2) growth of accessibility to the health services and growth of encounters; 3) expanding of the health insurance system.
The main characteristics of public health in Georgia in 2015:
- Number of physicians of all specialties – 24,300
- Number of paramedics – 16,400
- Number of hospitals – 259
- Number of hospital beds – 12,800
- Occupancy of one hospital bed – about 5 days
- Number of medical institutions rendering out-patient services– 2,385
- Number of visits in medical institutions rendering out-patient services – 13,243,900
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