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Abortion is listed as an official cause of death for almost 2,700 pregnant people.

1930

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Where abortion is illegal, self-induced abortions are responsible for nearly one-fifth (18%) of pregnancy-related deaths recorded in 1930.

The actual number may be much higher, as these are only the deaths officially recorded with abortion as the cause of death on the death certificate. The mortality rate will go down after the introduction of antibiotics for the treatment of infections.