Post by M. Hawbaker on Jan 4, 2020 15:38:55 GMT
Abortion was the leading cause of death globally in 2019, with more than 42 million life-ending procedures completed, according to statistics compiled by Worldometers. The number of worldwide abortions is equivalent to the combined populations of America’s 31 largest cities, according to U.S. Census data listed on the World Population Review website.
Using the data, LifeNews reported an estimated 42.3 million deaths were attributed to abortion. By comparison, 8.2 million people died from cancer in 2019, 5 million from smoking, 13 million from disease, and 1.7 million died of HIV/AIDS, for a combined total of 27.9 million deaths.
The abortions statistics are based on the latest numbers provided by the World Health Organization, which estimates 40 million to 50 million abortions are performed annually worldwide, equal to about 125,000 a day. That means that as of today, the third day of the new year, there have been 375,000 abortions.
In the United States, Worldometer, citing data from the medical journal “Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,” estimates nearly half of pregnancies are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies in America—excluding miscarriages—end in abortion, resulting in about 3,000 a day or nearly a 1 million annually. That means during the first three days of 2020, there have been 9,000 abortions, the equivalent of 17 American schools, using National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average school campus has 528 students.
In the United States, Worldometer, citing data from the medical journal “Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,” estimates nearly half of pregnancies are unintended, and four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion. Twenty-two percent of all pregnancies in America—excluding miscarriages—end in abortion, resulting in about 3,000 a day or nearly a 1 million annually. That means during the first three days of 2020, there have been 9,000 abortions, the equivalent of 17 American schools, using National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average school campus has 528 students.
