Table 68b
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| |
|
|
|
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| |
|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Total |
12.1 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.6 |
8.1 |
0.6 |
31.2 |
2.3 |
10.1 |
1.1 |
| Age |
Less than 20 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| 20-24 |
7.7 |
0.9 |
8.4 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
15.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
| 25-29 |
8.7 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
21.7 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
2.0 |
| 30-34 |
10.9 |
1.1 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
47.1 |
7.1 |
* |
* |
| 35 and over |
33.1 |
2.4 |
32.9 |
2.6 |
21.0 |
2.4 |
108.9 |
13.5 |
35.6 |
6.2 |
| Education, age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
13.2 |
1.8 |
17.5 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
37.2 |
7.9 |
* |
* |
| High school graduate |
15.4 |
1.4 |
17.1 |
1.6 |
11.2 |
1.6 |
37.1 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
| At least some college |
8.6 |
0.8 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
26.9 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.
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