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Table 43b: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by ethnicity, United States, 2001
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Non-Hispanic |
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Total |
Hispanic* |
Total** |
Black or African American |
White |
| Population group |
Number |
Rate |
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Number |
Rate |
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Number |
Rate |
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Number |
Rate |
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Number |
Rate |
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| Total |
399 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
81 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
317 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
146 |
24.7 |
2.0 |
151 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
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| Mother's age |
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| Under 20 |
40 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
10 |
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*** |
30 |
9.4 |
1.7 |
15 |
*** |
*** |
14 |
*** |
*** |
| 20-24 |
70 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
17 |
*** |
*** |
53 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
29 |
14.9 |
2.8 |
24 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
| 25-29 |
90 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
21 |
9.2 |
2.0 |
69 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
33 |
24.7 |
4.3 |
30 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
| 30-34 |
95 |
10.1 |
1.0 |
16 |
*** |
*** |
78 |
9.9 |
1.1 |
29 |
31.6 |
5.9 |
46 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
| 35 and over |
104 |
18.9 |
1.9 |
17 |
*** |
*** |
87 |
18.8 |
2.0 |
40 |
68.2 |
10.8 |
37 |
10.2 |
1.7 |
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| Mother's education (age 20 and over) |
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| Less than high school graduate |
61 |
10.3 |
1.3 |
30 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
30 |
11.0 |
2.0 |
15 |
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*** |
13 |
*** |
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| High school graduate |
130 |
11.8 |
1.0 |
29 |
13.3 |
2.5 |
101 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
44 |
22.8 |
3.4 |
52 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
| At least some college |
125 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
8.0 |
*** |
*** |
117 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
48 |
24.1 |
3.5 |
59 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
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*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
**Includes persons of other races not shown.
***Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.
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