CDC / National Center for Health Statistics

Maternal mortality: the 2024 national picture

2024 U.S. maternal mortality rates were 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births for Black non-Hispanic women and 14.2 for White non-Hispanic women.

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Maternal mortality

United States · 2024

Black non-Hispanic44.8
White non-Hispanic14.2
Deaths per 100,000 live births.
Source: CDC / NCHS, 2024 data.
National snapshot, not a local estimate.
U.S. maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, 2024
PopulationRate
Black non-Hispanic women44.8
White non-Hispanic women14.2

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This national snapshot compares two population groups using the same year, measure and unit. It is not an estimate for Los Angeles.

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