In 2023, there were around 259 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 2023, by race and ethnicity.
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Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by race/ethnicity
Characteristic
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Non-Hispanic White
291
343
352
503
350
259
Non-Hispanic Black
206
241
293
362
253
247
Hispanic
105
112
158
248
158
117
Non-Hispanic Asian
32
33
7
36
29
23
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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. (February 5, 2025). Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, 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 2023, by race/ethnicity." Chart. February 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), CDC. (2025). Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by race/ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. 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 2023, by Race/Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2025, 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 2023, by race/ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by race/ethnicity [Graph], NCHS (National Vital Statistics System), & CDC, February 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240096/us-number-of-maternal-deaths-by-ethnicity/
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