Cardiometabolic & kidneyResearch article
Maternal Mortality and Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Risk Factors Across High-Income Countries
- Global Burden of Disease 2023 data
Authors' conclusion
The U.S. women of reproductive age face a disproportionate burden of CVD, CKM factors, and maternal mortality rates compared with other high-income countries. Integrating early CVD and CKM screening and management into U.S. health care should be an urgent national priority.
Study context
- Population
- Women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in the United States compared with other high-income countries, 2003 to 2023
- Comparison
- the United States compared with other high-income countries
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
CVD prevalence · 2003 to 2023
United States
3.7% to 3.1%
Further findings
| Outcome | United States | other high-income countries |
|---|---|---|
| CVD DALY rates · 2003 to 2023 | decline by 20% | Not reported in the abstract |
| Maternal mortality rates · 2023 · highest compared to other high-income countries | 33.8 per 100,000 live births | Not reported in the abstract |
| Mortality rates attributed to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy · 2023 · highest compared to other high-income countries | 2.8 per 100,000 live births | Not reported in the abstract |
- Maternal mortality rates: Southern Latin America 65.2 per 100,000 live births
- Mortality rates attributed to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Southern Latin America 8.9 per 100,000 live births
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) DALY rates · 2003 to 2023
- CVD burden remained higher than in other high-income countries
DALY rates attributable to cardio-kidney-metabolic (CKM) risk factors
- body mass index >21 kg/m², United States vs other high-income countries
- 4-fold higher
- fasting plasma glucose >95 mg/dL, United States vs other high-income countries
- 3-fold higher
- systolic blood pressure >115 mm Hg, United States vs other high-income countries
- 2-fold higher
Original publication
Maternal Mortality and Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Risk Factors Across High-Income Countries. JACC Adv. doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102803
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it