"Figure 6: The percentage of conceptions leading to abortion for women under 18 years was higher in the least deprived areas of England than in the most deprived areas","" "Percentage of conceptions leading to legal abortion for all ages and women under 18 years by Index of Multiple Deprivation, England, 2010 to 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Deprivation is measured using the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). There are different measures for England and Wales, which are not comparable. 2. Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) deciles range from 1 to 10, with 1 being the most deprived and 10 being the least deprived. 3. For the years 2010 to 2012 the [English indices of deprivation 2010](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2010) have been used, for the years 2014 to 2017, the [English indices of deprivation 2015](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2015) have been used, while the [English indices of deprivation 2019](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019) have been used for 2018. These are very similar but not strictly directly comparable. 4. Figures are based on mothers’ usual area of residence, based on boundaries as of November 2019." "Unit","Percentage of conceptions leading to abortion" "","" "Year","Five most deprived deciles: All ages","Five least deprived deciles: All ages","Five most deprived deciles: Under 18 years","Five least deprived deciles: Under 18 years" "2010","22.5","18.4","44.5","63.8" "2011","22.5","18.3","43.5","62.8" "2012","22.4","18.4","43.7","62.2" "2013","22.9","18.7","45.7","64.2" "2014","22.9","18.4","45.9","64.6" "2015","23.0","18.5","45.9","64.7" "2016","23.6","19.0","46.5","65.3" "2017","24.7","19.7","46.3","66.4" "2018","26.0","21.1","47.9","66.4"