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According to a 2010–2011 report although the United States was spending more on healthcare than any other country in the world, more than two women died during childbirth every day, making maternal mortality in the United States the highest (12.7 deaths per 100,000 births) when compared to 49 other countries in the developed world.
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births. [1] From Our World in Data (using World Health Organization definition): "The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. It depicts the risk of maternal death relative to the number of ...
Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest ...
The estimated maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) for 48 states and Washington, DC (excluding California and Texas) increased by 26.6%, from 18.8 in 2000 to 23.8 in 2014. [4] California showed a declining trend, whereas Texas had a sudden increase in 2011-2012. [ 4 ]
In 2003, in an effort to better track and understand maternal mortality in the US, the National Center for Health Statistics – part of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Data collected by the Commonwealth Fund found that the U.S. had the highest maternal mortality rate of all of the countries studied, with nearly 24 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The United States is down one spot from 2013, ranking 31st. Statistics show that 1 in 27 women from the bottom ranking countries will die from pregnancy-related causes. In addition, 1 in 7 children will die before his or her fifth birthday. [7] The 2015 report is the last edition of the report published on the Save the Children website.
The 2018 Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Biennial Report showed the rate of maternal deaths in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, measured in terms of women dying while pregnant or within 42 days ...