Reduce maternal deaths — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
23.8 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (2020)

Target:
15.7 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births occurred in 2018

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**Maternal deaths**
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), **2018**-**2020**
Population	2018	2019	2020
Total	17.4 SE 0.677	20.1 SE 0.733	23.8 SE 0.812

Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS ; National Vital Statistics System - Natality (NVSS-N), CDC/NCHS

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†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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