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# Abortion Global Leading Cause of Death in 2025, Claiming Over 73 Million Lives
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/85958-abortions-top-global-death-toll-in-2025-claiming-over-73-million-lives/
- Published: 2026-01-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:15:52.000Z
- Description: In 2025, abortions worldwide—over 73 million—surpassed all other causes of death, making it the leading global killer.
- Author: News
- Tags: #Category: News, Leading cause of death, Roe v. Wade, Abortion

**WASHINGTON, D.C. —** Abortion was the [leading cause of death globally](https://www.lifenews.com/2026/01/02/abortion-was-the-leading-cause-of-death-worldwide-in-2025-killing-73-million-people/) in 2025, with over 73 million unborn babies killed, according to statistics compiled by Worldometers. The independent site aggregates government and organizational data and bases its figures on a 2024 World Health Organization fact sheet, which estimates roughly 39 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–49 worldwide.

[![](https://uoj.news/content/images/2025/07/85958-abortions-top-global-death-toll-in-2025-claiming-over-73-million-lives-image-3af89d6219e8.png)On this topicAustralia’s 'Baby Bonus' Now Funds Late-Term Abortions](https://uoj.news/news/84839-australias-baby-bonus-now-funds-late-term-abortions/)

In comparison, an estimated 10 million people died from cancer, 6.2 million from smoking, and 2 million from HIV/AIDS, making abortion far the most prevalent cause of human death. In the United States, nearly one million abortions occur annually, accounting for nearly 20% of all pregnancies and surpassing deaths from any other cause. Since Roe v. Wade in 1973, an estimated 66 million unborn children have been aborted in the U.S.

Pro-life advocates emphasize the human reality of each unborn child, noting that every fetus possesses unique DNA and a beating heart at the time of abortion.  
  
Previously, the [UOJ reported](https://uoj.news/news/85828-texas-wins-legal-battle-biden-era-abortion-privacy-rule-overturned/) on Texas overturning Biden-era abortion-privacy rules.