美国孕产妇死亡率在2023年有所下降,但种族差距扩大,黑人妇女面临更高的风险。 US maternal deaths fell in 2023, but racial gaps widened, with Black women facing higher risks.

尽管2023年美国产妇死亡率下降了17%,达到每100 000名新生儿死亡18.6人,但种族差异却在扩大。 Despite a 17% drop in the US maternal mortality rate in 2023 to 18.6 deaths per 100,000 births, racial disparities have widened. 黑人妇女死亡率是白人妇女死亡率的近3.5倍,高于2021-2022年的2.6倍。 Black women died at nearly 3.5 times the rate of white women, up from 2.6 times in 2021-2022. 西班牙裔和亚裔美洲裔妇女的比例也下降了。 The rate for Hispanic and Asian American women also declined. 2023年共有669名妇女在怀孕期间或分娩后不久死亡,低于2022年的817人。 Overall, 669 women died during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth in 2023, down from 817 in 2022. 死亡的主要原因包括出血、血管堵塞和感染,COVID-19发挥了作用。 Leading causes of death included bleeding, blood vessel blockages, and infections, with COVID-19 playing a role.