Maternal Health
Pregnancy-related mortality, C-section rates, and birth outcome disparities across NYC
Infant Mortality Rate by Maternal Race/Ethnicity
Deaths per 1,000 live births · NYC DOHMH
Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality
Non-Hispanic Black women in NYC die from pregnancy-related causes at rates 8–12x higher than white and Asian women. Structural racism, unequal access to quality prenatal care, and implicit bias in healthcare contribute to this gap. NYC launched the Maternal Mortality Review Board and the By My Side Birth Support Program to address these disparities.
Data Sources
Pregnancy-associated mortality from NYC DOHMH (dataset 27x4-cbi6, 2016–2017). C-section rates from NY State DOH Vital Statistics (dataset ms2r-yf4h), filtered to NYC counties. Preterm birth data available on neighborhood profile pages.
Live — queried from NYC Open Data + NY State