Forty-five million lives lost to abortion in 2024

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Abortion emerged as the primary cause of death worldwide in 2024, with Worldometer reporting an unprecedented 45.1 million terminated pregnancies. This figure surpassed deaths from other major causes, including 8.2 million from cancer, 5 million from smoking, 1.7 million from HIV/AIDS, 1.35 million from traffic accidents, and 1.1 million from suicide.

The data, compiled by Worldometer, a reference website recognized by the American Library Association, indicates that abortion-related deaths constituted 42 percent of all human mortality in 2024. The total number of abortions exceeded the combined deaths from cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents.

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Abortion Was Leading Global Cause of Death in 2024 with over 45 Million Killed
—Abortion was the leading cause of death globally in 2024, with a record 45 million unborn babies killed in the womb, according to data provided by Worldometer.
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— Sue Ellen (@SueEllenBelI) January 1, 2025

Worldometer’s statistics, derived from World Health Organization data, maintain a continuous count of global metrics, encompassing population changes, births, deaths, and various other indicators.

In the United States, the impact of abortion is particularly pronounced within the African American community. A 2016 study in the Open Journal of Preventive Medicine revealed that while abortion represents approximately one-third of all annual deaths nationally, it accounts for over 60 percent of African American deaths.

The Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr. has noted that 52 percent of all African American pregnancies end in abortion and that whereas abortion is the most common operation performed on women, it is also “the least regulated medical procedure” and is often “completely ignored by health regulation enforcement.”

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data highlights significant racial disparities in abortion rates. African American women experience the highest rate at 24.4 abortions per 1,000 women, compared to white women at 5.7 abortions per 1,000 women. This translates to black infants being four times more likely to be aborted than their white counterparts.

The disparity becomes even more evident when examining abortion ratios. CDC statistics show 429 abortions per 1,000 live births among black women, versus 106 abortions per 1,000 live births among white women. This indicates that more than four in ten black pregnancies end in abortion.

JUST IN: Abortion Tops Global Death Causes in 2024 with Over 45 Million Lives Lost

In 2024, abortion emerged as the leading cause of death worldwide, with a staggering 45.1 million unborn babies killed, according to data from Worldometer.

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Despite comprising only 12.4 percent of the U.S. population, African Americans account for 39.5 percent of all abortions performed in the country. Meanwhile, white Americans, who make up 61.6 percent of the population, represent 31.9 percent of abortions. These statistics indicate a declining percentage of blacks in the overall population, largely attributed to the disproportionate abortion rates within the community.

The data demonstrates a clear racial disparity in abortion practices within the United States, with African American children being terminated at substantially higher rates than their white peers, regardless of the practitioners’ intentions.