2020 maternal mortality for non-Hispanic Black women was 55.3/100,000; 2.9 times higher than non-Hispanic White women. Read more.
In 2020, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 55.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.9 times the rate for non-Hispanic White women (19.1) (Figure 1 and Table). Rates for non-Hispanic Black women were significantly higher than rates for non-Hispanic White and Hispanic women. The increases from 2019 to 2020 for non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women were significant. The observed increase from 2019 to 2020 for non-Hispanic White women was
Why This Is Important The number of perinatal death involving Black women was already disgraceful. But the COVID-19 pandemic reduced both resources and accessibility to obstetrical resources. There was also no vaccine.
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