In 2019, 754 women were identified as having died of maternal causes in the United States, compared with 658 in 2018. The maternal mortality rate for 2019 was significantly higher than the rate for 2018.
In 2019, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic black women was 44.0 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.5 times the rate for non-Hispanic white women (17.9) and 3.5 times the rate for Hispanic women
Rates for non-Hispanic black women were significantly higher than rates for non-Hispanic white and Hispanic women. The increase in the maternal mortality rate from 2018 (14.9) to 2019 for non-Hispanic white women was statistically significant. The observed increases from 2018 to 2019 for non-Hispanic black women and Hispanic women were not significant.
Rates increased with maternal age, with rates in 2019 of 12.6 deaths per 100,000 live births for women under age 25, 19.9 for those aged 25–39, and 75.5 for those aged 40 and over.
The rate for women aged 40 and over was 6.0 times higher than the rate for women under age 25.
Hoyert, D. L. (2019). Products - Health E Stats - Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2019. Cdc.Gov. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality-2021/maternal-mortality-2021.htm
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