Abortion Statistics

National Vital Statistics Reports (released June 20, 2012) pdf

Induced Abortions in Ohio, 2012

Abortion Death of Minority Babies

Black Death Toll (2008):
360,000 Surgical Abortions1
+ 289,072 Deaths from “all other causes,” excluding abortion2
649,072 Total Black Deaths

  • In 2008 Black women received 30% of the abortions even though African Americans are only 12.6% of the national population.3
  • Black babies die from abortion at a rate of nearly 1,000 per day.4

Abortion Also Disproportionately Impacts the Hispanic Community

Hispanic Death Toll (2008):
300,000 Surgical Abortions
+ 139,241 Deaths from “all other causes,” excluding abortions
439,241 Total Hispanic Deaths

  • In 2008, Hispanic women received 25% of the abortions even though Hispanics are only 16.3% of the population.
  • Hispanic babies die from abortion at a rate of over 800 per day.

Combined Black and Hispanic Abortion Totals (2008):

360,000 Black Surgical Abortions (30% of the U.S. Abortions)
+ 300,000 Hispanic Surgical Abortions (25% of the U.S. Abortions)
660,000 Combined Black and Hispanic Abortions

  • Blacks and Hispanics only make up a 28.9% combined portion of the U.S. population, but account for a 55% combined portion of the abortions in the U.S.
  1. Guttmacher Institute, Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States, August 2011
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 60, Number 6, June 6, 2012; Table 1.
  3. Guttmacher Institute, Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States, August 2011.
  4. Ibid.