Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2024, with an estimated 45 million unborn babies lost to abortion, according to data compiled by Worldometer.
By December 31, 2024, approximately 45.1 million abortions had been performed throughout the year, Worldometer revealed. This figure far surpassed deaths from other causes, such as cancer (8.2 million), smoking (5 million), HIV/AIDS (1.7 million), traffic accidents (1.35 million), and suicide (1.1 million).
When combined, deaths from all non-abortion causes totaled 62.5 million, meaning abortions accounted for over 42 percent of all global deaths in 2024. Remarkably, deaths from abortion exceeded those from cancer, malaria, HIV/AIDS, smoking, alcohol, and traffic accidents combined.
Worldometer—recognized by the American Library Association as one of the best free reference websites—maintains a real-time tally of significant global statistics, including population changes, births, deaths, and environmental data. The platform’s abortion statistics are derived from the World Health Organization’s most recent data.
The staggering number of lives lost to abortion has prompted some to label it “the social justice issue of our time,” citing its overwhelming scale compared to other human rights concerns.
In the United States, abortion constitutes roughly a third of all annual deaths. The numbers are even more troubling within the African American community, where abortion accounts for over 60 percent of deaths, as highlighted in a 2016 study published in the Open Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Rev. Clenard Childress, Jr., a prominent pastor, has described the prevalence of abortion in the black community as a “black genocide.” He noted that 52 percent of all African American pregnancies end in abortion and criticized the procedure for being “the least regulated medical practice,” often overlooked by health authorities.
Statistics show nearly 1,800 unborn black babies are aborted daily in the U.S., making them disproportionately affected compared to other racial groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), black women have the highest abortion rate among all demographics, at 24.4 abortions per 1,000 women, compared to just 5.7 per 1,000 among white women.
The CDC also reported that black babies are more than four times as likely to be aborted as white babies. For every 1,000 live births, there are 429 abortions among black women compared to 106 among white women. This equates to over 39 percent of all U.S. abortions being performed on black babies, even though African Americans represent only 12.4 percent of the U.S. population.
In contrast, white Americans, who make up 61.6 percent of the population, account for just 31.9 percent of abortions. This stark disparity has led critics to assert that abortion functions as a racially biased institution in the United States, disproportionately affecting black communities.
Such a sad commentary on the current value of life.
May God forgive us.🙏
So…the Liberal abortion sacrament is the real systemic racism.
Rose, you are absolutely correct.
I will answer for my many sins when I stand before God. At least, I will not be judged for any participation in any process of abortion.