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Maternal Mortality Ratio
Why is it in the news?
- India has registered a 26.9 per cent reduction in Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) since 2013.
- The decline in MMR has been from 77 to 72 per 100,000 live births among southern states and in the other states, from 93 to 90.
More in the news
- For better and regional level understanding, the government has categorised states into three groups - Empowered Action Group (EAG), southern states and "other" states.
(1) EAG states comprise Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and Assam.
(2) The southern states are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
(3) The "other" states categories cover the remaining states and Union territories.
- Findings of the Report:
(1) The ratio has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016 and to 122 in 2015-17.
(2) It is a 6.15% reduction since the last survey figures of 2014-2016.
(3) Karnataka has shown the highest percentage decline in MMR,
(4) Kerala, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have already met the sustainable development goals target of 70 per 100,000 MMR.
(5) Retaining its first position, Kerala has reduced itsMMR from 46 in 2014-2016 to 42 in 2015-2017.
Source
The Hindu.