From 2017 to 2019, it was determined that 82.4 percent of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable. That is, there was a least some chance of the maternal death being averted by one of more reasonable changes to patient, community, provider, facility, and/or systems factors. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, and maternal mortality is disproportionally high among non-Hispanic Black women. This statistic shows the percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019.
Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019
A death is considered preventable if the committee determines that there was at least some chance of the death being averted by one or more reasonable changes to patient, community, provider, facility, and/or systems factors.
Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) are multidisciplinary
committees that convene at the state
or local level to comprehensively
review deaths during or within a year
of pregnancy (pregnancy-associated
deaths).
Data on 1,018 pregnancy-related deaths among residents of 36 states from
2017–2019 were shared with CDC through the Maternal Mortality Review
Information Application (MMRIA).
A preventability determination was missing (n=4) or unable to be determined (n=18) for a total of 22 (2.2%)
pregnancy-related deaths.
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CDC. (September 19, 2022). Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC. "Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC. "Percentage of Pregnancy-related Deaths in The U.S. That Were Preventable from 2017 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
CDC, Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. that were preventable from 2017 to 2019 [Graph], CDC, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/711539/maternal-mortality-distribution-of-preventability-in-us/
