Maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States
United States: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 21.08 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States, 1900–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States stood at 21.08.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States peaked at 916 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 7.54, in 1984.
United States ranks 125th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 850 | — |
| 1901 | 800 | -5.9% |
| 1902 | 740 | -7.5% |
| 1903 | 700 | -5.4% |
| 1904 | 790 | +12.9% |
| 1905 | 800 | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 710 | -11.2% |
| 1907 | 720 | +1.4% |
| 1908 | 670 | -6.9% |
| 1909 | 700 | +4.5% |
| 1910 | 690 | -1.4% |
| 1911 | 700 | +1.4% |
| 1912 | 650 | -7.1% |
| 1913 | 680 | +4.6% |
| 1914 | 710 | +4.4% |
| 1915 | 608 | -14.4% |
| 1916 | 622 | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 662 | +6.4% |
| 1918 | 916 | +38.4% |
| 1919 | 737 | -19.5% |
| 1920 | 799 | +8.4% |
| 1921 | 682 | -14.6% |
| 1922 | 664 | -2.6% |
| 1923 | 665 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 656 | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 647 | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 656 | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 647 | -1.4% |
| 1928 | 692 | +7.0% |
| 1929 | 695 | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 673 | -3.2% |
| 1931 | 661 | -1.8% |
| 1932 | 633 | -4.2% |
| 1933 | 619 | -2.2% |
| 1934 | 593 | -4.2% |
| 1935 | 582 | -1.9% |
| 1936 | 568 | -2.4% |
| 1937 | 489 | -13.9% |
| 1938 | 435 | -11.0% |
| 1939 | 404 | -7.1% |
| 1940 | 376 | -6.9% |
| 1941 | 317 | -15.7% |
| 1942 | 259 | -18.3% |
| 1943 | 245 | -5.4% |
| 1944 | 228 | -6.9% |
| 1945 | 207 | -9.2% |
| 1946 | 157 | -24.2% |
| 1947 | 135 | -14.0% |
| 1948 | 117 | -13.3% |
| 1949 | 90 | -23.1% |
| 1950 | 80.04 | -11.1% |
| 1951 | 73.79 | -7.8% |
| 1952 | 66.92 | -9.3% |
| 1953 | 60.3 | -9.9% |
| 1954 | 51.72 | -14.2% |
| 1955 | 46.42 | -10.2% |
| 1956 | 40.48 | -12.8% |
| 1957 | 40.74 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 36.38 | -10.7% |
| 1959 | 36.51 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 36.13 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 35.92 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 34.32 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 35.03 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 32.55 | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 30.53 | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 28 | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 27.08 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 23.67 | -12.6% |
| 1969 | 21.37 | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 20.62 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 17.94 | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 17.91 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 14.45 | -19.3% |
| 1974 | 13.91 | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 12.18 | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 11.69 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 10.69 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 9.13 | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 9.19 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.92 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 8.22 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 7.67 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 7.69 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.54 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.73 | +42.4% |
| 1986 | 11.07 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 11.01 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 10.82 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 10.43 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 10.04 | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 10.27 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.3 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.79 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 11.05 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.33 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 11.12 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.93 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.9 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11.46 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 11.83 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 12.53 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 12.88 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.18 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.28 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.2 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.22 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.97 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 15.41 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 14.07 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 15.26 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 15.82 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.42 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 16.78 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 17.38 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 18.45 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 19.14 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 19.45 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.85 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 21.08 | +6.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 21.08 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 2.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +42.4% | 7.54 | 10.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 748 | 670 | 850 | 10 |
| 1910s | 697.5 | 608 | 916 | 10 |
| 1920s | 680.3 | 647 | 799 | 10 |
| 1930s | 565.7 | 404 | 673 | 10 |
| 1940s | 213.1 | 90 | 376 | 10 |
| 1950s | 53.33 | 36.38 | 80.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.46 | 21.37 | 36.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.77 | 9.13 | 20.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.41 | 7.54 | 11.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.82 | 10.04 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.26 | 11.83 | 15.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.26 | 14.07 | 19.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.08 | 21.08 | 21.08 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in United States was 21.08 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 916 in 1918.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.54 in 1984.
- How does United States rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- United States ranks 125th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.