This is also the lowest rate seen since 2018, which had a maternal mortality rate of 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The U.S. maternal mortality rate fell to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2024, statistically similar to the 2023 rate of 18.6 per 100,000, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

Five notes: 1. In 2024, there were 649 maternal deaths in the U.S., translating to a mortality rate of 17.9 per 100,000 births. Maternal deaths are defined as those that occur while a woman is ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported that 649 mothers died in 2024 during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. That is down from 669 deaths in 2023, and a ...

Kalamazoo County has recorded its lowest infant mortality rate for Black babies since at least 1980, with 7 deaths per 1,000 ...

Rising maternal and infant mortality rates are making birth a more risky proposition in the U.S. We'll visit a community in Georgia where one woman is pushing to open a birth center. The Trump ...

New data from the CDC shows that, nationally, maternal deaths dipped (barely) in 2024. South Carolina is showing better numbers, too, but they are still far worse than the nation's overall. Especially ...

Pronatalism – the belief that low birth rates are a problem that must be reversed – is having a moment in the U.S. Demographers generally gauge births in a population with a measure called the total ...

*The CDC has released new data showing a continued drop in birth rates among Black women in the U.S. According to provisional data, the Black birth rate declined by 4% in 2024 alone. That puts it in ...