U.S. Maternal Mortality from Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, 1999–2023

United States data on 1,851 maternal deaths related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy from 1999 to 2023. The dataset, created by Macy Anderson, analyzes age-adjusted mortality rates and trends across demographic groups using CDC WONDER data. It was last updated on May 20, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in maternal mortality based on annual percent change (APC/AAPC) calculations.
• Investigating racial disparities in health outcomes based on mortality rates for Non-Hispanic Black and White females.
• Studying age-stratified mortality patterns based on trends for women aged 25–34 and 35–44.
• Examining geographic variations in maternal health burden based on census region analysis, particularly the South.

Strengths

• Contains 1,851 recorded deaths over a 24-year period (1999–2023).
• Provides age-adjusted mortality rates calculated using the 2000 US standard population.
• Includes trend analysis using Joinpoint regression to calculate Annual Percent Change.
• Explicitly quantifies a key disparity: mortality rates for Non-Hispanic Black females were 4–5 times higher than for Non-Hispanic White females.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes potential limitations from incomplete reporting in the underlying CDC WONDER death certificate data.
• The dataset is small in scale at 478.2 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER).

Collection Method

Population-based retrospective study analyzing mortality data.

Time Range

1999 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 05:47:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States, with analysis by census region (e.g., South).