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Share of pregnancy-associated deaths due to pregnancy U.S. 2008-2017, by age at death

Proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths determined to be pregnancy-related in the U.S. from 2008 to 2017, by age at death

The data displays the proportion of pregnancy-associated deaths in the United States from 2008 to 2017 that were pregnancy-related, by age at death. At this time, only 31.9% of pregnancy-associated deaths among those aged 20 to 24 years were pregnancy-related, compared to 42.3% of pregnancy-associated deaths among those aged 35 to 44 years.

Less than 20 years	26.5
20-24 years	31.9
25-29 years	25.7
30-34 years	42
35-44 years	42.3

Share of pregnancy-associated deaths due to pregnancy U.S. 2008-2017, by age at death

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