has seen a significant reduction in maternal mortality rate (MMR) in recent years. As per the recently released Sample Registration System (SRS) Special Bulletin 2018-20, the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the state has dropped to 43 points from 56 points in 2017-19 reducing by 13 points.
Telangana stood at the third position in the country with the lowest number of deaths, after Kerala and Maharashtra. MMR is calculated as the number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births.
The national Average MMR stands at 97, almost double of Telangana. MMR was 92 at the time of the formation of the state and has reduced by 53 points since then. The State Government has ascribed the decrease to measures in child and maternal care taken by the government.
The national average has come down to 97 from 130 in 2014, a decrease of only 33 points. The top three states with the highest maternal mortality are Assam at 195, Madhya Pradesh at 173 and Uttar Pradesh at 167. Between 2017-19 and 2018-20, the MMR steadily increased in the respective states.