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. ↩