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Statistics

18.7 million adults in the U.S. have endured the unimaginable loss of a child.


  • 1 in 4 women will experience the pain of miscarriage.


  • 1 in 4 women will undergo an abortion by age 45.


  • 15–20 per 1,000 pregnancies end in an ectopic pregnancy


  • 5.6 infant deaths occur for every 1,000 live births in the U.S.
  • Every year in the U.S.:
    • 4,156 children (ages 1–4) die.
    • 6,239 children (ages 5–14) die.
    • 16,375 teens (ages 12–19) die.


  • 1 in 14 people have experienced the death of a sibling.
  • 18.7 million adults in the U.S. have endured the unimaginable loss of a child.


Why This Matters


These aren’t just numbers...they are stories of love, loss, and lives forever changed. Behind each statistic is a family carrying invisible grief and a child who is deeply missed. When we begin to understand the reach of child and reproductive loss, we can respond with compassion. We can create communities where grief is honored, healing is possible, and no one has to walk this path alone.


References

Abortion Loss
Guttmacher Institute. (2020). Abortion incidence and service availability in the United States.
https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2022/guttmacher-institute-releases-2020-abortion-provider-census-important-data-us

Miscarriage Loss
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). (2018). Early pregnancy loss.
https://www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2018/11/early-pregnancy-loss

Ectopic Pregnancy
March of Dimes. (2023). Ectopic pregnancy.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2801057#:~:text=Approximately%202%25%20of%20all%20pregnancies,such%20as%20in%20vitro%20fertilization.

Infant Death (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Infant mortality.
https://www.cdc.gov/maternal-infant-health/infant-mortality/index.html#:~:text=Infant%20mortality%20is%20the%20death%20of%20an,was%205.6%20deaths%20per%201%2C000%20live%20births.

Teen Death (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Data from the National Vital Statistics System-Mortality. Adolescent and teen mortality data.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db37.htm

Children Ages 1–14 Deaths (CDC)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018-2023). Leading causes of death for ages 1–14.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/child-health.htm

Sibling Loss
My Grief and Loss Organization. Sibling grief prevalence.
https://mygriefandloss.org/kids

18.7 Million Bereaved Parents
Bereavement and Facts (2020). Bereaved parents in the U.S.: Statistics and support. Evermore
https://evermore.org/key-bereavement-facts/

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