Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2025, Killing 73 Million People
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More human beings died from abortions than any other cause of death in 2025.
A heartbreaking reminder about the prevalence of abortion, statistics compiled by Worldometers indicate that there were over 73 million abortions world-wide in 2025. The independent site collects data from governments and other organizations and then reports the data each day, along with estimates and projections, based on those numbers.
Worldometers bases its daily abortion figures on a May 2024 fact sheet from the World Health Organization, which estimates a tragically high number of babies killed in abortions.
“Around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year,” the WHO says. ---More...
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