US EditionUS maternal deaths fell in 2024 and may have dropped again last year, government data shows
The CDC reported 649 maternal deaths in 2024, with Black women facing more than three times the death rate of white and Hispanic women, highlighting ongoing racial disparities.
- Fewer U.S. women died around the time of childbirth in 2024, a government analysis shows.
- Available preliminary data suggests the trend of fewer maternal deaths continued in 2025.
- The maternal mortality rate in 2024 was about 18 deaths per 100,000 live births, not significantly lower than 2023.
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Deaths of Women During or Shortly After Birth Fell in 2024: CDC
Deaths of women during birth or not long after have dropped again, according to government data released on March 4. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on March 4 that in 2024, 649 women died during or shortly after birth, for a rate of 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births. That was down from the 669 maternal deaths and the rate of 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023. Maternal mortality covers deaths of women while pregna…
Maternal mortality rate in the US declines to its lowest since 2018: CDC
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Maternal mortality rates in the United States have dropped to their lowest levels in recent years, according to new data published on Thursday. The report, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, compared maternal deaths in 2023 and 2024, with maternal deaths defined as the death of a woman during pregnancy or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. I…
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