Outcomes of key Health indicators such as maternal mortality rate and fertility rate have slowed down inTamil Naduand the state was also no longer a top performer in organ transplant, former health minister Dr C Vijayabaskar said.
There were 54 maternal deaths for every one lakh live births in Nadu between 2018 and 2020 as per the special bulletin on maternal mortality rate of the sample registration system (SRS), he said. Although there was a dip compared to the 58 deaths during 2017-2019, the mere four-point difference pushed Tamil Nadu to the fifth slot compared to the third slot it held since 2010.
Tamil Nadu, which had one of the best performers in organ transplant and donation has dropped behind Telangana and Maharashtra in the last two years, he said.