The Commonwealth Fund: Maternal Mortality Rates in US versus 11 Other Countries

1. U.S., Black: 55.3 deaths per 100,000 live births
2. U.S., average: 23.8 deaths per 100,000 live births
3. U.S., White: 19.1 deaths per 100,000 live births
4. U.S., Hispanic: 18.2 deaths per 100,000 live births
5. New Zealand: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 live births
6. Korea: 11.8 deaths per 100,000 live births
7. Canada: 8.4 deaths per 100,000 live births
8. France: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 live births
9. Switzerland: 7 deaths per 100,000 live births
10. United Kingdom: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 live births
11. Norway: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
12. Germany: 3.6 deaths per 100,000 live births
13. Japan: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
14. Australia: 2 deaths per 100,000 live births
15. Netherlands: 1.2 deaths per 100,000 live births

Source: The Commonwealth Fund, December 1, 2022
Source URL: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/us-maternal-morta...

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