TNPSC Thervupettagam

Maternal Mortality in India

July 20 , 2020 1724 days 1382 0
  • Special bulletin on Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in India 2016-18 is released by the Office of the Registrar General’s Sample Registration System (SRS).
  • According to recent report MMR in India has declined to 113 in 2016-18 from 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016.
  • The southern states registered a lower MMR: Andhra Pradesh (65), Telangana (63), Karnataka (92), Kerala (43), and Tamil Nadu (60).
  • The Northern states registered a higher MMR: Assam (215), Bihar (149), Madhya Pradesh (173), Chhattisgarh (159), Odisha (150), Rajasthan (164), Uttar Pradesh (197) and Uttarakhand (99).
  • MMR is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births.

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