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U.S. maternal-mortality rates spiked in 2021 and the racial gap increased, new data shows

In One Chart Last Updated: March 16, 2023 at 9:13 p.m. ET First Published: March 16, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. ET In 2021, more than 1,200 U.S. women died of causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, according to the CDC Maternal deaths in 2022 are on track to fall back to prepandemic levels, officials say.
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In 2021, more than 1,200 U.S. women died of causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, according to the CDC

Maternal deaths in 2022 are on track to fall back to prepandemic levels, officials say.

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Deaths of pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S. spiked to a six-decade high in 2021, according to recently released federal data. 

In 2021, 1,205 U.S. women died of causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, up from 861 in 2020 and 754 in 2019, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The maternal mortality rate for 2021 was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared with a rate of 23.8 in 2020 and 20.1 in 2019.

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