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In the United Kingdom, for example, the maternal mortality rate for 2021-2023 was 12.67 per 100,000 live births. There is much work to be done to reduce our rate even further.
Risk of Maternal Mortality Is Twice as High in Abortion-Banned States, New Study Says In 2023, the first full year without Roe, the risk of maternal death in Texas was 155% higher than in California.
Maternal mortality data is murky — but the crisis faced by new moms is clear. ... Various sources estimate that the rate of maternal mortality per 100,000 live births in 2020 was 23.8 ...
However, a sharp increase was recorded in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adjusted maternal mortality rates peaking at 18.9 deaths per 100,000 live births -- nearly double the rate of ...