This report presents maternal mortality rates for 2023 based on data from the National Vital
Statistics System. A maternal death is defined by the World Health Organization as “the death
of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the
duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy
or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes” (1). Maternal mortality rates—
the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births—are shown in this report by age group
and race and Hispanic origin.