In 2022, there were around 350 maternal deaths among non-Hispanic white women in the United States.
This statistic presents the number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race and ethnicity.
Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race/ethnicity
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 race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), und CDC. "Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race/ethnicity." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), CDC. (2024). Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), and CDC. "Number of Maternal Deaths in The United States from 2018 to 2022, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System) & CDC, Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2022, by race/ethnicity [Graph], NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), & CDC, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
