In 2020, the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States were mental health conditions, cardiovascular conditions, and infection. These three leading underlying causes were responsible for over half of all pregnancy-related deaths in 2020. Mental health conditions alone accounted for one in five of all pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. showing how important it is to screen for postpartum depression. This statistic shows the percentage of pregnancy-related deaths in 38 U.S. states in 2020, by underlying cause.
Distribution of pregnancy-related deaths in 38 U.S. states in 2020, by underlying cause
Data From Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 38 U.S. States
Supplementary notes
* Mental health conditions include deaths of suicide, overdose/poisoning related to substance use disorder, and other deaths determined by the MMRC to be related to a mental health condition, including substance use disorder.
Notes from the source: "Data were shared for aggregate analysis by jurisdictional MMRCs through MMRIA. MMRIA supports standardized record abstraction, case summary development, documentation of committee decisions, and analysis. Data analyzed included information on pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in 2020 among residents of these 38 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming."
"Pregnancy-related: A death during pregnancy or within 1 year of the end of pregnancy from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiologic effects of pregnancy. In addition to having a temporal relationship to pregnancy, these deaths are causally related to pregnancy or its management."
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CDC. (May 27, 2024). Distribution of pregnancy-related deaths in 38 U.S. states in 2020, by underlying cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/711527/leading-causes-of-maternal-mortality-proportion-in-us/
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CDC. (2024). Distribution of pregnancy-related deaths in 38 U.S. states in 2020, by underlying cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/711527/leading-causes-of-maternal-mortality-proportion-in-us/
CDC. "Distribution of Pregnancy-related Deaths in 38 U.S. States in 2020, by Underlying Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 May 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/711527/leading-causes-of-maternal-mortality-proportion-in-us/
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Distribution of pregnancy-related deaths in 38 U.S. states in 2020, by underlying cause [Graph], CDC, May 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/711527/leading-causes-of-maternal-mortality-proportion-in-us/
