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Reduce maternal deaths — MICH‑04 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
17.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births (2024)

National Target:
15.7 per 100,000

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births occurred in 2018

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Maternal deaths, 2018-2024
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
17.4
SE 0.677
20.1
SE 0.733
23.8
SE 0.812
32.9
SE 0.947
22.3
SE 0.779
18.6
SE 0.719
17.9
SE 0.702

Maternal deaths by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2024
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
DSU
DSU
97.5
SE 16.737
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only
13.0
SE 2.272
13.5
SE 2.313
12.1
SE 2.283
16.3
SE 2.679
12.5
SE 2.314
10.5
SE 2.137
17.0
SE 2.653
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
34.4
SE 2.395
41.1
SE 2.619
51.1
SE 2.957
64.5
SE 3.344
46.0
SE 2.832
45.6
SE 2.868
40.7
SE 2.750
White only
14.1
SE 0.710
16.3
SE 0.770
18.8
SE 0.842
27.1
SE 1.001
18.3
SE 0.822
13.9
SE 0.723
13.6
SE 0.711
2 or more races
DSU
DSU
DSU
20.2
SE 4.401
DSU
DSU
DSU
Hispanic or Latino
11.8
SE 1.156
12.6
SE 1.194
18.2
SE 1.450
28.0
SE 1.778
16.9
SE 1.341
12.4
SE 1.144
12.1
SE 1.109
Not Hispanic or Latino
19.2
SE 0.818
22.6
SE 0.895
25.9
SE 0.977
34.9
SE 1.128
24.4
SE 0.952
21.0
SE 0.895
20.2
SE 0.881
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
118.7
SE 21.325
DSU
DSU
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
13.3
SE 2.349
13.8
SE 2.406
12.3
SE 2.372
16.8
SE 2.806
13.2
SE 2.459
10.7
SE 2.223
18.1
SE 2.823
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
37.3
SE 2.600
44.0
SE 2.833
55.3
SE 3.232
69.9
SE 3.675
49.5
SE 3.111
50.3
SE 3.198
44.8
SE 3.077
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
14.9
SE 0.872
17.9
SE 0.967
19.1
SE 1.018
26.6
SE 1.188
19.0
SE 1.016
14.5
SE 0.901
14.2
SE 0.894
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU

Maternal deaths by Age group, 2018-2024
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<15 years
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
15-19 years
11.1
SE 2.486
12.2
SE 2.670
15.8
SE 3.164
18.4
SE 3.536
15.3
SE 3.262
17.0
SE 3.475
DSU
20-24 years
10.3
SE 1.193
12.8
SE 1.347
13.1
SE 1.401
20.5
SE 1.779
13.6
SE 1.461
11.5
SE 1.366
14.1
SE 1.516
25-29 years
10.6
SE 0.980
14.6
SE 1.162
19.3
SE 1.374
22.6
SE 1.484
14.8
SE 1.209
15.3
SE 1.246
11.0
SE 1.054
30-34 years
14.9
SE 1.167
18.9
SE 1.318
20.4
SE 1.380
29.2
SE 1.619
19.2
SE 1.311
16.9
SE 1.242
17.3
SE 1.246
35 years and over
40.9
SE 2.430
39.7
SE 2.379
47.7
SE 2.623
66.6
SE 3.026
45.1
SE 2.451
31.5
SE 2.048
31.6
SE 2.020

Maternal deaths by Educational attainment (20 years and over), 2018-2024
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
24.7
33.0
38.4
54.5
SE 4.060
33.3
SE 3.151
27.8
SE 2.904
24.5
SE 2.694
High school
28.4
31.8
37.2
53.0
SE 2.454
38.6
SE 2.079
26.6
SE 1.728
28.3
SE 1.770
Some college or Associate degree
15.7
18.4
21.8
31.0
SE 1.791
18.9
SE 1.415
20.4
SE 1.509
15.0
SE 1.311
4-year college degree or more
9.5
10.3
13.0
17.0
SE 1.151
11.1
SE 0.928
9.7
SE 0.873
11.5
SE 0.940

Maternal deaths by Geographic location, 2018-2024
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
16.7
SE 0.713
18.4
SE 0.755
22.7
SE 0.852
31.3
SE 0.994
DNA
DNA
DNA
Non-metropolitan
21.6
SE 2.053
30.8
SE 2.467
31.1
SE 2.526
42.9
SE 2.947
DNA
DNA
DNA

Maternal deaths by Marital status (15 years and over), 2018-2024  1
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Marital status (15 years and over)
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Maternal deaths by Country of birth, 2018-2024
(maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
18.7
SE 0.799
22.3
SE 0.878
25.4
SE 0.950
35.7
SE 1.115
24.3
SE 0.928
20.6
SE 0.866
18.9
SE 0.832
Outside US
12.8
SE 1.218
12.0
SE 1.191
18.0
SE 1.508
22.4
SE 1.696
15.0
SE 1.343
12.3
SE 1.209
14.4
SE 1.275

Disparity