In 2022, an estimated 817 women died due to maternal causes in the United States. This was a decrease from 1,205 reported cases of maternal deaths in 2021.
This statistic presents the number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age group.
Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age
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."
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NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), & CDC. (May 2, 2024). Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240050/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-age/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), und CDC. "Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240050/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-age/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), CDC. (2024). Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240050/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-age/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), and CDC. "Number of Maternal Deaths in The United States from 2018 to 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240050/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-age/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System) & CDC, Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240050/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by age [Graph], NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), & CDC, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240050/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-age/
