The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 in December 2024, an increase from 18.6 the year before. Maternal deaths spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, bumping the nation’s ...

That’s up from 669 deaths in 2023, but down from 2022 and 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years.The maternal mortality rate rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 live births ...