In 2021, according to the statistics website Worldometer, there were just over 42.6 million abortions worldwide, making it the leading cause of death last year across the globe. This contrasts with 8.2 million deaths from cancer, 5 million from smoking, 1.7 million from HIV / AIDS, 1.3 million from traffic accidents, 1 million from suicide … and 3.5 million from coronavirus.