Maternal Mortality (per 100,000 births) by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2021

NOTE: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race but are categorized as Hispanic for this analysis; other groups are non-Hispanic. Other races are not shown due to small numbers. Maternal deaths are defined as deaths that occur while pregnant or within 42 days of being pregnant. The 2021 mortality data are provisional and subject to change; however, the data are based on over 99 percent of deaths for 2021 as of August 2, 2022. SOURCE: United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), Maternal Health: Outcomes Worsened and Disparities Persisted During the Pandemic, GAO-23-105871 (Washington, D.C.: Oct 2022).
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