Pregnancy-related death rates by county, race, and ethnicity in the US, 2000-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substantial disparities across geographies and racial and/or ethnic populations contribute to increasing maternal mortality in the US. The present study adds to existing literature by examining pregnancy-related death rates by race and/or ethnicity at the county level and over time.

Methods

We used data from the US National Vital Statistics System and the US National Center for Health Statistics to estimate age-standardized pregnancy-related death rates as maternal deaths per 100,000 females aged 15 to 44 years from 2000 to 2019. We utilized validated small-area estimation methods and adjusted pregnancy-related death rates to account for misreporting of race and/or ethnicity on death certificates. Estimates were stratified by US county and racial and/or ethnic pop

SUBMITTER: Zajdel RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613502 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature