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In 2004, the NJ maternal death rate was 21 deaths per 100,000 live births.*
{reference: ; birth data from the Center for Health Statistics, electronic birth certificate file)
In 2004, the US maternal death rate was 13.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.
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The NJ maternal death rate is 60% higher than the US average
NJ 2005 information
In 2005, the NJ maternal death rate was still 21 deaths per 100,000 live births
In 2005, the number of NJ maternal deaths was 23 (reference), while the number of births was 110.302 (reference: Center for Health Statistics, Electronic birth certificate data)
* Note: in 2004, there was a change to the NJ death certificate expanding the check boxes for pregnancy related deaths so it is possible that more women are being included in the NJ maternal death rate than in prior years in NJ and it is possible that more women are being in included in the NJ maternal death rate than other states in the US who do not routinely ask about pregnancy (or as many pregnancy related questions) on death certificates.
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