In 2020 and 2021, the perinatal mortality rate in the United States was around two times higher for non-Hispanic Black women compared to non-Hispanic white and Hispanic women. This graph shows the perinatal mortality rates in 2020 and 2021 in the United States, by race/ethnicity of the mother.
Perinatal mortality rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021, by race/ethnicity of mother
(per 1,000 live births)
Characteristic
2020
2021
Non-Hispanic Black
9.94
9.45
Non Hispanic White
4.67
4.67
Hispanic
5.06
4.92
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Perinatal mortality rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 completed weeks of gestation or more and infant deaths younger than age 7 days per 1,000
live births and fetal deaths at 28 completed weeks of gestation or more in a specified race and Hispanic-origin group.
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CDC. (December 7, 2023). Perinatal mortality rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021, by race/ethnicity of mother (per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310142/perinatal-mortality-rates-by-ethnicity-of-mother/
CDC. "Perinatal mortality rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021, by race/ethnicity of mother (per 1,000 live births)." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310142/perinatal-mortality-rates-by-ethnicity-of-mother/
CDC. (2023). Perinatal mortality rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021, by race/ethnicity of mother (per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310142/perinatal-mortality-rates-by-ethnicity-of-mother/
CDC. "Perinatal Mortality Rates in The United States in 2020 and 2021, by Race/Ethnicity of Mother (per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310142/perinatal-mortality-rates-by-ethnicity-of-mother/
CDC, Perinatal mortality rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021, by race/ethnicity of mother (per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310142/perinatal-mortality-rates-by-ethnicity-of-mother/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Perinatal mortality rates in the United States in 2020 and 2021, by race/ethnicity of mother (per 1,000 live births) [Graph], CDC, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1310142/perinatal-mortality-rates-by-ethnicity-of-mother/
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