Table 77a Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
White |
Black |
API |
AI/AN |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Total |
|
13.1 |
0.6 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
34.7 |
2.4 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
Mother's age |
Less than 20 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
20-24 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
27.9 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
25-29 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
38.6 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
30-34 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
9.0 |
1.1 |
40.4 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
35 and over |
28.2 |
2.2 |
22.0 |
2.2 |
79.2 |
11.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Mother's education,a age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
12.0 |
1.9 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
14.7 |
1.6 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
42.6 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
9.5 |
0.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
37.3 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Large central metro |
16.5 |
1.1 |
10.4 |
1.1 |
38.5 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large fringe metro |
10.1 |
1.0 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
32.1 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
11.5 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
26.6 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
12.6 |
1.8 |
9.3 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
11.9 |
1.8 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore (nonmetro) |
15.3 |
2.6 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
a Data 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.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.