Mortality Rates Among U.S. Women of Reproductive Age, 1999-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High and increasing levels of pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity in the U.S. indicate that the underlying health status of reproductive-aged women may be far from optimal, yet few studies have examined mortality trends and disparities exclusively among this population.

Methods

All-cause and cause-specific mortality data for 1999-2019 were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER Underlying Cause of Death database. Levels and trends in mortality between 1999 and 2019 for women aged 15-44 years stratified by age, race/ethnicity, and state were examined. Given the urgent need to address pregnancy-related health disparities, the correlation between all-cause and pregnancy-related mortality rates across states for the years 2015-2019

SUBMITTER: Gemmill A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8940663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature