TNPSC Thervupettagam

MMR in Tamil Nadu 2023

October 10 , 2023 412 days 4924 0
  • Tamil Nadu’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) had surged to 90 per one lakh live births during 2021-2022.
  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it dropped to 52 per one lakh live births during 2022-2023.
  • There were more or less the same number of live births during 2021-2022 and 2022-2023—about 9.20 lakh.
  • In 2021–2022, of 827 maternal deaths, 250 were due to COVID-19.
  • The number of maternal deaths recorded during 2022-2023 was 479.
  • The State’s Directorate of Public Health (DPH) made the collaboration with Preventive Medicine with Singapore Health Services and Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to enhancing maternal and child health services.
  • Singapore had an MMR of 10 per one lakh live births.

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