The objective of the present disclosure is to provide an absorbent article having a dry top sheet without any feeling of stickiness in the top sheet, even after high viscosity menstrual blood has been absorbed. The absorbent article of the present disclosure has the following structure. The absorbent article (1) has a liquid-permeable top sheet (2), a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body (3). The absorbent article (1) is characterized by: having an excretory orifice contact region (4), first embossed portions (5), an external peripheral region (6), and second embossed portions (7); the first embossed portions (5) and second embossed portions (7) being formed by embossing a layer comprising the top sheet (2) and the absorbent body (3); and the top sheet (2) inside the excretory orifice contact region (4) and the second embossed portions (7) respectively comprising a prescribed blood lubricating agent.