2024-08-19 04:00
The overall maternal mortality rate in 2020 was 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live birthday, an increase from 2019 (20.1 death per 100,000 live births) and 2018 (17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births).
The severe maternal morbidity rate, an overall measure of unexpected serious health outcomes during labor and delivery, increased by 11.1% (from 7.2 to 8.0 events per 1000 deliveries) between 2016 and 2019." (2/3)