Fetal and Perinatal Mortality: United States, 2013

This report presents 2013 fetal and perinatal mortality data (PDF, 24 pages) by maternal age, marital status, race, Hispanic origin, and state of residence, as well as by fetal birth weight, gestational age, plurality, and sex. The data show fetal mortality rates were higher for a number of groups, including teenagers, women aged 35 and over, unmarried women, male fetuses, and multiple deliveries. In addition, the fetal mortality rate for non-Hispanic black women was more than twice the rate for non-Hispanic white women.