In 2022, 817 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes with a rate of 22.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, a drop from the 1,205 deaths with a rate of 32.9 in 2021.
Maternal mortality rates fell for multiple racial/ethnic groups in 2022, though disparities persist, with Black women having a significantly higher rate compared to white and Hispanic women.
Collection
[
|
...
]