Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2023

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• Personal Author:
  Hoyert, Donna L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  This report presents maternal mortality rates for 2023 based on data from the National Vital Statistics System. A maternal death is defined by the World Health Organization as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes” (1). Maternal mortality rates—the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births—are shown in this report by age group and race and Hispanic origin.
• Subjects:
  Maternal Mortality
• Source:
  National Vital Statistics System
• Series:
  Health-E-Stats
• Document Type:
  Report
• Genre:
  Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  4 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174577/cdc_174577_DS1.pdf
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