Agency Name
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Service
Prevent chronic disease by promoting access to health resources and a healthy environment.
Goal
Improve preventive health care.
Indicator
Pregnancy-associated mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (Five-year averages) (CY)
Source
Bureau of Maternal Infant and Reproductive Health, MMRIA database
Description
The number of pregnancy-associated deaths among Black women and birthing people per 100,000 live births. Data is by calendar year. To address variability caused by small numbers of deaths, pregnancy-associated mortality ratios are presented as five-year rolling averages. There is a data lag time of 143 weeks due to Health Department protocol and CDC guidance on the case identification and review process timeline to accurately evaluate each death.
Createdon
2023-12-07T16:24:00.000
Reporting Period
Calendar Year
Valuedate
2019-04-01T00:00:00.000