India achieves National Health Policy target; 'significant' decline in MMR: Government
- IBEF
- December 1, 2022
India has reached a critical milestone by meeting the National Health Policy (NHP) objective for the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR). According to a special bulletin issued by the Registrar General of India, the Maternal Mortality Ratio has dropped from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20. According to the report, Assam has the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 195, while Kerala has the lowest at 19 per lakh live births.
India's MMR has increased by 6 points and now stands at 97 per lakh live births. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births within a certain time period. According to Sample Registration System (SRS) data, the country's MMR has gradually decreased from 130 in 2014-2016 to 122 in 2015-17, 113 in 2016-18, 103 in 2017-19, and 97 in 2018-20.
With this achievement, India has met the National Health Policy (NHP) objective of MMR being less than 100 per lakh live births and is on course to meet the SDG target of less than 70 per lakh live births by 2030, according to the Ministry of Health.
Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.
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