California’s maternal mortality rate has increased over an 11-year-period from 1996 through 2006, the most recent data available. The national maternal mortality rate was 13.3 per 100,000 in 2006.
| Year | Rate |
| 1996 | 5.6 |
| 1997 | 9.1 |
| 1998 | 6.7 |
| 1999 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | 10.9 |
| 2001 | 9.7 |
| 2002 | 10.0 |
| 2003 | 14.6 |
| 2004 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 16.9 |
Source for chart: State of California Department of Public Health, California Birth and Death Statistical Master Files
Source for national death rate: Centers for Disease Control
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