TABLE 1—
Maternal Mortality Rate Ratios (MRRs) by Race/Ethnicity: United States, 2016–2017
| Maternal,a MRR (95% CI)b | Late Maternal,c MRR (95% CI)b | Combined Maternal and Late Maternal, MRR (95% CI)b | ||||
| NCHS Coded | Confirmed | NCHS Coded | Confirmed | NCHS Coded | Confirmed | |
| Non-Hispanic Black/Non-Hispanic White | 2.46 (2.20, 2.75) | 3.55 (2.94, 4.28) | 2.14 (1.79, 2.57) | 3.52 (2.17, 5.71) | 2.37 (2.16, 2.60) | 3.55 (2.98, 4.22) |
| Hispanic/Non-Hispanic White | 0.76 (0.66, 0.88) | 1.08 (0.85, 1.36) | 0.87 (0.70, 1.07) | 1.29 (0.72, 2.26) | 0.79 (0.70, 0.89) | 1.11 (0.89, 1.36) |
| Non-Hispanic Black/Hispanic | 3.23 (2.78, 3.75) | 3.30 (2.62, 4.19) | 2.47 (1.96, 3.12) | 2.73 (1.56, 4.92) | 2.99 (2.64, 3.39) | 3.21 (2.59, 3.99) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; NCHS = National Center for Health Statistics.
a
Deaths during pregnancy, birth, or up to 42 d postpartum.
b
Rate ratio = maternal mortality rate for group A divided by maternal mortality rate for group B.
c
Deaths between 43 and 365 d postpartum.