Statistics

The following are facts and statistics gathered from the most-cited sources regarding abortion. Ultimately, to know the truth is to know more than just the facts and numbers.

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Abortion worldwide

via World Health Organization (last updated November 2021

  • Annually, an estimated 73 million babies die from abortions worldwide

  • That’s approximately one baby being aborted every 2.3 seconds.

abortion in the united states

via Guttmacher Institute / National Right to Life (last updated January 2022)

  • An estimated 63.4 million babies in the U.S. have been aborted since 1973

  • Approximately 19.5% of all U.S. pregnancies end in induced abortion
    (CDC, 2019).

63.4 MILLION abortions since 1973

Characteristics of Women Having Abortions

via Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (last updated November 2021)

  • 57.1% of all women having abortions are in their 20’s.

  • Non-Hispanic Black women had the highest abortion rate (23.8 abortions per 1,000 women) and ratio (386 abortions per 1,000 live births), and non-Hispanic White women had the lowest abortion rate (6.6 abortions per 1,000 women) and ratio (117 abortions per 1,000 live births).

  • 33.4% of women having abortions are white, 38.4% are black, 21% are Hispanic, and 7.2% other races.

  • According to the Guttmacher Institute, most people seeking abortion are poor or low-income (75%), are women of color (61%), are in their 20s (72%), report a religious affiliation (62%), and have at least one child (59%).

  • More than 6 in 10 U.S. women obtaining an abortion report a religious affiliation.

    • 30% are Protestant

    • 23% are Catholic

    • 8% are other religions

Abortion Norms After 20 weeks gestation

The United States is one of only seven countries in the world that permit elective abortion past 20 weeks. Upholding laws restricting abortion on demand after 20 weeks would situate the United States closer to the international mainstream, instead of leaving it as an outlying country with ultra-permissive abortion policies.