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- Tamil Nadu’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is down six points.
- It has dipped from 66 to 60 per one lakh live births, according to the 2018 State Health Management Information System data.
- Tamil Nadu achieved the Sustainable Development Goal of bringing MMR down to under 70 per one lakh live births by 2030 back in 2014-2016.
- The country’s maternal mortality rate stood at 130.
About MMR
- Maternal mortality refers to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth.
- It is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births.
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