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The data was sourced from Worldometer, a real-time statistics provider, which makes the distinction between induced abortions and natural abortions, known as miscarriages. | The abortion statistics for 2023 are in, and they make for grim reading. The Christian Post reported that abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2023, topping infectious diseases and cancer. Approximately 44.6 million babies were murdered in the womb over the course of 2023, marking the fifth consecutive year in which abortion was the world’s leading cause of death. Other significant causes of death included infectious diseases (12.9 million), cancer (8.2 million), smoking (4.9 million), alcohol abuse (2.4 million), HIV and AIDS (1.6 million), traffic accidents (1.3 million) and suicide (over 1 million).