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Table 68a
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by race, United States, 2003
    Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total 12.1 0.5 8.7 0.5 30.5 2.3 11.3 2.3 * *
Age Less than 20 6.2 1.2 * * * * * * * *
20-24 7.7 0.9 5.3 0.8 15.8 2.8 * * * *
25-29 8.7 0.9 6.9 0.9 20.7 3.8 * * * *
30-34 10.9 1.1 6.8 0.9 46.1 6.9 * * * *
35 and over 33.1 2.4 23.8 2.3 104.1 12.9 * * * *
Education, age 20 and over Less than high school 13.2 1.8 8.3 1.6 37.0 7.7 * * * *
High school graduate 15.4 1.4 10.5 1.3 36.1 5.0 * * * *
At least some college 8.6 0.8 5.6 0.7 26.9 4.2 * * * *

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

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