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Excess mortality analysis

WHO's excess-mortality approach implies substantially more deaths worldwide than the 5.9-6 million officially recorded for the period.

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Jan 20, 2026

ABORTION WAS THE LEADING GLOBAL CAUSE OF DEATH IN 2025: 73 MILLION UNBORN LIVES LOST

Multiple advocacy and religious outlets reported that abortion was the leading global cause of death in 2025, citing a Worldometers tally that places annual induced abortions at about 73 million and t...