IVF in the UK: statistics 1985, 1995 and 2005
Information about IVF treatment in the UK has been collected by the HFEA since it was established (1 August 1991). Before then, information was not comprehensively recorded. This means that some figures are rough calculations and are for illustrative purposes only.
Number of IVF clinics
- 1985 - 30
- 1995 - 75
- 2005 - 72
Number of patients
- 1985 - 3,717
- 1995 - 22,647
- 2005 - 32,626
Number of IVF cycles
- 1985 - 4,308
- 1995 - 29,325
- 2005 - 41,933
Number of births
- 1985 - 364
- 1995 - 4,401
- 2005 - 9,064
Number of babies
- 1985 - 513
- 1995 - 5,791
- 2005 - 11,268
Live birth rate per cycle
- 1985 - 8.5%
- 1995 - 15%
- 2005 - 21.6%
Multiple birth rate
- 1985 - 24.0%
- 1995 - 28.5%
- 2005 - 23.9%
Number of singleton live births
- 1985 - 228
- 1995 - 3,148
- 2005 - 6,894
Twin live births
- 1985 - 123
- 1995 - 1,117
- 2005 - 2,136
Triplet and higher live births
- 1985 - 13
- 1995 - 136
- 2005 - 34
Average age of women treated
- 1985 - no figures available
- 1995 - 33.7
- 2005 - 34.9
Page last updated: 17 March 2009
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