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.
Number of maternal deaths in the United States from 2018 to 2023, by race/ethnicity
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 04, 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 04, 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 04, 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 04, 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/
