Mississippi again leads the nation's states in stillbirths. It's an area the state is well too familiar with, according to a 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report based on 2021 data.
Mississippi leads all states with a nation-worst rate of 10 deaths per 1,000 live births, almost twice the national rate of 5.73.
The state total was a slight improvement from the previous year. Mississippi also led the nation in the 2022 report (10.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2020).
Alabama ranked second worst with 8.71 deaths per 1,000 live births. Louisiana was nearly twice as good as Mississippi at 5.23 stillbirths per 1,000 live births.
The South, in general, was the worst in the country.
Guam and Puerto Rico were worse than Mississippi.
No singular cause for the stillbirths was specified in the National Vital Statistics Report.
Common causes were complications of the placenta, umbilical cord and membranes; maternal conditions unrelated to pregnancy; maternal complications of pregnancy and congenital malformations. Tobacco users had nearly double the rate of the national average. (Clarion Ledger 08/11/23) Mississippi leads nation with worst stillbirth rate (clarionledger.com)
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