From 2017 to 2019, an overwhelming large proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths was among non-Hispanic Black women. That is nearly one in three pregnancy-related death was that of a non-Hispanic Black woman. This statistic shows the proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths in 36 U.S. states that were determined to be pregnancy-related from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity.
Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. states from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity
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Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) are multidisciplinary
committees that convene at the state
or local level to comprehensively
review deaths during or within a year
of pregnancy (pregnancy-associated
deaths).
Data on 1,018 pregnancy-related deaths among residents of 36 states from
2017–2019 were shared with CDC through the Maternal Mortality Review
Information Application (MMRIA).
Race or ethnicity was missing for 16 (1.6%) pregnancy-related deaths
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CDC. (September 19, 2022). Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. states from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/711439/maternal-mortality-proportion-due-to-pregnancy-in-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. states from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711439/maternal-mortality-proportion-due-to-pregnancy-in-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. (2022). Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. states from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711439/maternal-mortality-proportion-due-to-pregnancy-in-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC. "Proportion of Pregnancy-associated Deaths Determined to Be Pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. States from 2017 to 2019, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711439/maternal-mortality-proportion-due-to-pregnancy-in-us-by-ethnicity/
CDC, Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. states from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711439/maternal-mortality-proportion-due-to-pregnancy-in-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in 36 U.S. states from 2017 to 2019, by ethnicity [Graph], CDC, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/711439/maternal-mortality-proportion-due-to-pregnancy-in-us-by-ethnicity/