New York State Maternal Mortality* Rate Per 100,000 Live Births

*The definition of maternal mortality has changed. See About Maternal and Infant Health.

New York State  Maternal Mortality* Rate Per 100,000 Live Births

Maternal Mortality* Rate Per 100,000 Live Births

Year New York State Upstate New York New York City
2000 14.3 9.5 19.8
2001 19.3 8.2 31.8
2002 12.8 3.8 22.9
2003 16.6 15.7 17.6
2004 20.1 16.1 24.4
2005 12.6 8.6 17.1
2006 17.3 10.0 25.1
2007 14.2 10.0 18.7
2008 26.0 18.8 33.7
2009 20.7 12.8 28.7