Abortion Is 1/3 Of All Deaths - What Can We Do About It?
Submitted by Stand for Life Blog
Number of deaths: 2,426,264
Death rate: 810.4 deaths per 100,000 population
Life expectancy: 77.7years
Infant Mortality rate: 6.69 deaths per 1,000 live births
Number Of Deaths For Leading Causes Of Death:
Heart disease: 631,636
Cancer: 559,888
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 137,119
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,583
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 121,599
Diabetes: 72,449
Alzheimer’s disease: 72,432
Influenza and Pneumonia: 56,326
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 45,344
Septicemia: 34,234
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables B, D, 7, 30
One statistic is missing. How many deaths by abortion were there in 2006? The total is over 1,206,200 unborn humans dying. Consequently, if that 1.2 million is added to the 2.4 million deaths that the CDC reports, then abortion is the cause of death for 1/3 of all deaths in 2006.
In the year 2002 there were slightly over 2.4 million deaths reported, but without the 1,293,000 abortions included in that statistic that year. The ratio is even more than 1/3 of all deaths caused by abortion. Since 1973 approximately 50 million unborn humans have died that are excluded from government death statistics.
To start there are many activities this week marking the 37th anniversary of Roe v Wade. Most states will have events, but there are two major national marches and events in Washington DC and San Francisco. If you can’t make it to those there’s a great new opportunity called the Virtual March For Life where thousands have already signed up. Let’s remember the unborn every day of the year. The following videos explain more about the events.