Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, United States, 1999 and 2002 |
| 2002 | 1999 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Number | Rate | Standard error | Number | Rate | Standard error | |
| Total | 357 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 391 | 9.9 | 0.5 | |
| Mother's age | 0-19 | 29 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 32 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| 20-24 | 59 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 61 | 6.2 | 0.8 | |
| 25-29 | 79 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 88 | 8.2 | 0.9 | |
| 30-34 | 88 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 90 | 10.1 | 1.1 | |
| 35 and over | 102 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 120 | 23.0 | 2.1 | |
| Race | AI/AN | 0 | DSU | DSU | 5 | DSU | DSU |
| API | 19 | DSU | DSU | 18 | DSU | DSU | |
| Asian | 12 | DSU | DSU | 12 | DSU | DSU | |
| NHOPI | 1 | DSU | DSU | 1 | DSU | DSU | |
| Black | 148 | 24.9 | 2.0 | 154 | 25.4 | 2.0 | |
| White | 190 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 214 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
| Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 62 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 67 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 291 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 321 | 10.2 | 0.6 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 144 | 24.9 | 2.1 | 150 | 25.5 | 2.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 128 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 149 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
| Mother's education ( age 20 and over) | Less than high school | 55 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 65 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
| High school graduate | 138 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 135 | 12.3 | 1.1 | |
| At least some college | 107 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 128 | 7.2 | 0.6 | |
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.