Table 43b: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

              Non-Hispanic
  Total Hispanic* Total** Black or African American White
Population group Number Rate SE Number Rate SE Number Rate SE Number Rate SE Number Rate SE
                               
Total 399 9.9 0.5 81 9.5 1.1 317 10.1 0.6 146 24.7 2.0 151 6.5 0.5
                               
Mother's age                              
    Under 20 40 8.8 1.4 10 *** *** 30 9.4 1.7 15 *** *** 14 *** ***
    20-24 70 6.9 0.8 17 *** *** 53 7.0 1.0 29 14.9 2.8 24 4.6 0.9
    25-29 90 8.5 0.9 21 9.2 2.0 69 8.4 1.0 33 24.7 4.3 30 4.8 0.9
    30-34 95 10.1 1.0 16 *** *** 78 9.9 1.1 29 31.6 5.9 46 7.4 1.1
    35 and over 104 18.9 1.9 17 *** *** 87 18.8 2.0 40 68.2 10.8 37 10.2 1.7
                               
Mother's education (age 20 and over)                              
    Less than high school graduate 61 10.3 1.3 30 9.5 1.7 30 11.0 2.0 15 *** *** 13 *** ***
    High school graduate 130 11.8 1.0 29 13.3 2.5 101 11.5 1.1 44 22.8 3.4 52 8.3 1.2
    At least some college 125 6.8 0.6 8.0 *** *** 117 7.1 0.7 48 24.1 3.5 59 4.5 0.6
                               

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

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

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

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

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