2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.75a

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Table 1.75a
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, United States, 1999 and 2004

Population group		2004			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		540	13.1	0.6	391	9.9	0.5
Mother's age	0-19	28	6.6	1.3	32	6.6	1.2
	20-24	112	10.8	1.0	61	6.2	0.8
	25-29	121	11.0	1.0	88	8.2	0.9
	30-34	114	11.8	1.1	90	10.1	1.1
	35 and over	165	28.2	2.2	120	23.0	2.1
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian/Pacific Islander	22	9.6	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Black	214	34.7	2.4	154	25.4	2.0
	White	300	9.3	0.5	214	6.8	0.5
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	80	8.5	0.9	67	8.8	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, all races	459	14.6	0.7	321	10.2	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, Black	209	36.1	2.5	150	25.5	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	225	9.8	0.7	149	6.4	0.5
Mother's education,^a age 20 and over	Less than high school	40	12.0	1.9	65	11.8	1.5
	High school graduate	87	14.7	1.6	135	12.3	1.1
	At least some college	103	9.5	0.9	128	7.2	0.6
Residence location^b	Large central metro	219	16.5	1.1	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large fringe metro	97	10.1	1.0	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Medium metro	94	11.5	1.2	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Small metro	48	12.6	1.8	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	46	11.9	1.8	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Noncore (nonmetro)	36	15.3	2.6	DNA	DNA	DNA

^a Data on mother's education are from 36 reporting States and the District of Columbia. Data are not directly comparable to those of previous years.

^b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.