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Own work from Maternal deaths and mortality rates by state, 2018-2022 and 2018-2021 (previous map). Listed at Data Files and Resources. National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). National Center for Health Statistics. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the United States specifically, maternal mortality is still a prevalent issue in health care. From the year 2003 to 2013, only 8 countries worldwide saw an increase of the maternal mortality rate. The United States was included in this group, seeing an increase in the pregnancy-related mortality ratio over the past 3 decades.
After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for ...
Race plays a role in maternal mortality. In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for Black women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births. [9] This is 2.6 times the rate for White women. [1] Approximately 1 in 6 Black infants were born in maternity care deserts and 1 in 4 Native American babies were born in maternity care deserts. [1]
But a new study suggests that maternal mortality rates in the US may be lower and more stable than federal data suggests – though still very high. ... In March 2022, the CDC sent out additional ...
The United States continues to have a higher rate of women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum compared with all other high-income nations, even despite recent declines in the US maternal ...
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 ...
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 ...