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Maternal mortality rates, which are the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, are shown in this report by age group and race and Hispanic origin. This report updates a previous one that showed maternal mortality rates for 2018–2020 .
In 2022, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births and was significantly higher than rates for White (19.0), Hispanic (16.9), and Asian (13.2) women.
Maternal mortality rates in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 live births) [Graph], NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), & CDC, May 2, 2024. [Online].
We compared maternal MRRs by race and ethnicity from our recoded data to corresponding rate ratios from NCHS data. The maternal MRR is the maternal mortality rate for group A (e.g., non-Hispanic Black women) divided by the maternal mortality rate for group B (e.g., non-Hispanic White women).
We used race and ethnicity data from the birth or fetal death records, when available, and from death records when a birth record or fetal death record was unavailable. Race and Hispanic origin are reported separately on the birth, fetal, and death records; more than one race can be selected.
• NCHS restarted release of maternal mortality statistics with 2018 data • Longrved differentials still evident-obse • Trend has been increasing but in the time of the COVID -19 pandemic
This report presents maternal mortality rates for 2021 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System.
By re-examining information on death certificates from 2016 and 2017, researchers found that the maternal mortality rate among non-Hispanic Black women was 3.5 times higher than among non-Hispanic white women. Previously, standard analyses had indicated a 2.5-times-higher death rate for Black women.
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of industrialized countries and this rate is increasing. Pregnant people from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups have higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.
Maternal mortality rates decreased significantly across most racial and ethnic groups between 2021 and 2022.