The Commonwealth Fund: Maternal Mortality Rates in US versus 11 Other Countries

  1. U.S.
  2. Black: 55.3 deaths per 100
  3. 000 live births
  4. U.S.
  5. average: 23.8 deaths per 100
  6. 000 live births
  7. U.S.
  8. White: 19.1 deaths per 100
  9. 000 live births
  10. U.S.
  11. Hispanic: 18.2 deaths per 100
  12. 000 live births
  13. New Zealand: 13.6 deaths per 100
  14. 000 live births
  15. Korea: 11.8 deaths per 100
  16. 000 live births
  17. Canada: 8.4 deaths per 100
  18. 000 live births
  19. France: 7.6 deaths per 100
  20. 000 live births
  21. Switzerland: 7 deaths per 100
  22. 000 live births
  23. United Kingdom: 6.5 deaths per 100
  24. 000 live births
  25. Norway: 3.7 deaths per 100
  26. 000 live births
  27. Germany: 3.6 deaths per 100
  28. 000 live births
  29. Japan: 2.7 deaths per 100
  30. 000 live births
  31. Australia: 2 deaths per 100
  32. 000 live births
  33. Netherlands: 1.2 deaths per 100
  34. 000 live births