Data: The Commonwealth Fund; Note: 13 states use combined 2022–23 numbers due to insufficient data; Chart: Erin Davis and Kavya Beheraj/Axios Visuals Some U.S. states have maternal mortality rates ...

In Louisiana, the risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes is more than four times higher than in California, according to a new report from ...

Global mortality rates are decreasing but not among children, adolescents and young adults, according to study results ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the maternal mortality rate in the United States is very high compared to other wealthy countries: About 22.3 maternal deaths per 100 ...

Michigan’s infant mortality rate reached the lowest point on record in 2023. The state reported 607 infant deaths within their first year of life, compared to 99,178 live births, for a rate of 6.1 ...

Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts ...