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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2007

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Table 77a
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total White Black API AI/AN
Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total   13.1 0.6 9.3 0.5 34.7 2.4 9.6 2.0 * *
Mother's age Less than 20 6.6 1.3 * * * * * * * *
20-24 10.8 1.0 6.5 0.9 27.9 3.7 * * * *
25-29 11.0 1.0 6.9 0.9 38.6 5.1 * * * *
30-34 11.8 1.1 9.0 1.1 40.4 6.4 * * * *
35 and over 28.2 2.2 22.0 2.2 79.2 11.2 * * * *
Mother's education,a age 20 and over Less than high school 12.0 1.9 8.8 1.8 * * * * * *
High school graduate 14.7 1.6 8.8 1.4 42.6 6.3 * * * *
At least some college 9.5 0.9 6.2 0.8 37.3 5.6 * * * *
Residence locationb Large central metro 16.5 1.1 10.4 1.1 38.5 3.8 * * * *
Large fringe metro 10.1 1.0 6.6 0.9 32.1 4.9 * * * *
Medium metro 11.5 1.2 9.7 1.2 26.6 5.0 * * * *
Small metro 12.6 1.8 9.3 1.7 * * * * * *
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 11.9 1.8 10.0 1.7 * * * * * *
Noncore (nonmetro) 15.3 2.6 12.0 2.5 * * * * * *

a Data are from 36 reporting States and the District of Columbia. Data are not directly comparable to those of previous years.

b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

 

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