In 2020, it was determined that 83.5 percent of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States were preventable. That is, there was at least some chance of the maternal death being averted by one or more reasonable changes to patient, community, provider, facility, and/or systems factors. The U.S. has one of the highest maternal mortality rates among developed nations, and maternal mortality is disproportionately high among non-Hispanic Black women. This statistic shows the percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020.
Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020
Data From Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 38 U.S. States
Supplementary notes
Notes from the source: "Data were shared for aggregate analysis by jurisdictional MMRCs through MMRIA. MMRIA supports standardized record abstraction, case summary development, documentation of committee decisions, and analysis. Data analyzed included information on pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in 2020 among residents of these 38 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming."
"Pregnancy-related: A death during pregnancy or within 1 year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiologic effects of pregnancy. In addition to having a temporal relationship to pregnancy, these deaths are causally related to pregnancy or its management."
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CDC. (May 27, 2024). Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC. "Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020." Chart. May 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC. (2024). Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC. "Percentage of Pregnancy-related Deaths in The U.S. That Were Preventable in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC, Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable in 2020 [Graph], CDC, May 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
