Aditi Tandon
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 16
India has seen a 7.4 per cent decline in maternal deaths in the latest estimates by the government, riding on the success of states like Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana.
As per the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) estimates by The Registrar General of India (RGI), the country's maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is now 113 deaths for every one lakh live births. This marks a reduction of 7.4 per cent from the MMR of 122 in the 2015-17 estimates and 130 in the 2014-16 estimates.
However, Punjab is among the five states to have witnessed a rise in maternal mortality burden, against the previous estimates.
In Punjab, the MMR has risen from 122 to 129 over two SRS estimates — an increase of seven points over 2015-17, which translates into 5.7 per cent rise. The other states where the MMR has increased are Kerala, West Bengal, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, Kerala has the lowest MMR of 43 in India.
Five states — Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh — have achieved the UN Sustainable Development Target of 70 or lesser maternal deaths against every one lakh live births.
In the latest RGI estimates, Telangana has shown the maximum percentage decline of 17.1 per cent in the MMR while Rajasthan has shown the maximum point decline of 22 points from 186 to 164 MMR.
Haryana has posted positive results, registering a decline of seven points in the MMR from 98 in 2015-17 to 91 in the new estimates. The state's percentage decline in the MMR is 7.1 per cent over the 2015-17 estimates.
Overall, South Indian states as a block have the lowest MMR of 67 in India. These states comprise Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The highest MMR is in Assam, 215.
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