Louisiana’s 2022 abortion report was published by the Louisiana Department of Health in June 2023. Parish and clinic data were provided to Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) by the Department of Health upon request. The report shows that abortions decreased markedly from 2021.
Abortion Totals and Trends
In 2022, there were 4,570 abortions reported in Louisiana, down 39% from the previous year (Fig. 1). CLI estimates that Louisiana’s 2022 abortion rate, 5.0 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, also decreased significantly (by 38%) (Fig. 2).1 As of October 2023, 23 states have released 2022 abortion statistics, with 10 reporting that abortions decreased from 2021.
State Report Summary
The majority of Louisiana abortions involved women in their twenties, with 30% involving women ages 20 to 24 and 27% women ages 25 to 29. Thirty percent were performed on women in their thirties, while 10% were performed on girls under the age of 20 and 3% on women over the age of 40.
Sixty-four percent of the abortions reported in Louisiana were performed on black women, 20% on white women, and 16% on women of other races. There were 26 abortions (0.6%) for which race was not reported. CLI estimates that Louisiana’s black abortion rate was 8.8 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, five times the white abortion rate of 1.7.
Ninety percent of Louisiana abortions were performed on unmarried women. Nine percent were obtained by married women, and 1% by women of unknown marital status.
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