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Table 1.75a
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, United States, 1999 and 2004 |
| Population group |
2004 |
1999 |
| Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
540 |
13.1 |
0.6 |
391 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
| Mother's age |
0-19 |
28 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
32 |
6.6 |
1.2 |
| 20-24 |
112 |
10.8 |
1.0 |
61 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
| 25-29 |
121 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
88 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
| 30-34 |
114 |
11.8 |
1.1 |
90 |
10.1 |
1.1 |
| 35 and over |
165 |
28.2 |
2.2 |
120 |
23.0 |
2.1 |
| Race |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
22 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Black |
214 |
34.7 |
2.4 |
154 |
25.4 |
2.0 |
| White |
300 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
214 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
80 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
67 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
459 |
14.6 |
0.7 |
321 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
209 |
36.1 |
2.5 |
150 |
25.5 |
2.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
225 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
149 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
| Mother's education,a age 20 and over |
Less than high school |
40 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
65 |
11.8 |
1.5 |
| High school graduate |
87 |
14.7 |
1.6 |
135 |
12.3 |
1.1 |
| At least some college |
103 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
128 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
| Residence locationb |
Large central metro |
219 |
16.5 |
1.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Large fringe metro |
97 |
10.1 |
1.0 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Medium metro |
94 |
11.5 |
1.2 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Small metro |
48 |
12.6 |
1.8 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) |
46 |
11.9 |
1.8 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
| Noncore (nonmetro) |
36 |
15.3 |
2.6 |
DNA |
DNA |
DNA |
a Data on mother's education 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.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.
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