Table 38b: Ethnicity - Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, by ethnicity, United States, 2000

	Total		Hispanic*		Total**		Black or African American		White
Population group	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Total	396	9.8	81	9.9	314	9.8	135	22.3	160	6.8
Mother's age
Under 20	18	***	2	***	16	***	4	***	9	***
20-24	75	7.4	20	8.1	55	7.2	30	15.2	24	4.6
25-29	86	7.9	20	9.2	66	7.7	31	22.5	32	4.9
30-34	93	10	15	***	78	10	33	36.1	39	6.3
35 and over	124	22.7	24	31.4	99	21.4	37	63.4	56	15.4
Mother's education (age 20 and over)
Less than high school graduate	76	13.1	33	11.1	43	15.5	22	27.6	20	11.5
High school graduate	141	12.6	30	14.4	110	12.3	48	24.4	54	8.4
At least some college	130	7.1	12	***	118	7.1	46	23	66	5

*Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

**Includes persons of other races not shown.

***Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

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