From 2007 to 2016, the pregnancy-related death rate among White women who were college graduates was almost 8 per 100,000 live births. The statistic illustrates the pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity.
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Pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity
(per 100,000 live births)
Characteristic
White
Black
American Indian
Asian/Pacific Islander
Hispanic
Total
Less than high school
25
45.6
50.8
18.7
12.6
21.6
High school
25.2
59.1
43.7
22.9
11.2
27.4
Some college
11.7
41
32
15.4
9.4
16.4
College graduate or higher
7.8
40.2
-
13.2
9.3
10.9
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MMWR, & CDC. (September 6, 2019). Pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity (per 100,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058816/pregnancy-related-death-rates-in-the-us-by-education-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, und CDC. "Pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity (per 100,000 live births)." Chart. September 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058816/pregnancy-related-death-rates-in-the-us-by-education-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity (per 100,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058816/pregnancy-related-death-rates-in-the-us-by-education-and-ethnicity/
MMWR, and CDC. "Pregnancy-related Death Rates in The U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by Education and Ethnicity (per 100,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058816/pregnancy-related-death-rates-in-the-us-by-education-and-ethnicity/
MMWR & CDC, Pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity (per 100,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058816/pregnancy-related-death-rates-in-the-us-by-education-and-ethnicity/ (last visited July 11, 2025)
Pregnancy-related death rates in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by education and ethnicity (per 100,000 live births) [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, September 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058816/pregnancy-related-death-rates-in-the-us-by-education-and-ethnicity/
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