Pregnancy-associated homicide rates are higher in states with greater income inequality

Pregnancy-associated homicide rates by geography, 2011-2018

Bar chart showing the pregnancy-associated homicide rate is 2.21 in states with low income inequality and 4.68 in states with high income inequality.

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States were considered high for inequality if they were greater than the 75th percentile of the Gini index, a common measure of inequality. Data covers the years 2011−2018.

Source: Tulane University analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Census data
Chart: Aaron Mendelson / The TraceThe 19th・19thnews.org