1. A Presentation on Maternal Mortality Levels (2010-12) A Presentation on Maternal Mortality Levels (2010-12) Office of Registrar General, India 20 th December 2013

2. Publications on Maternal Mortality The first report on Maternal Morality in India (1997-2003)-Trends, Causes and Risk Factors released in October, 2006. The special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India (2004-2006) released in 2009. The special bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India (2007-2009) released in 2011. This special bulletin is the third in the series of Maternal Mortality. 2

3. Data Published In this bulletin, data is published on:- – Maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR) – Maternal Mortality Rate – Life time risk 3

4. MATERNAL MORTALITY Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) Refers to the number of women who die as a result of complications of pregnancy or childbearing in a given year per 100,000 live births in that year. Maternal Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate is defined as the number of maternal deaths to women in the ages 15-49 per lakh of women in that age group. Life time Risk Life time risk is defined as the probability that, one women of reproductive age (15- 49) will die due to child birth or puerperium assuming that chance of death is uniformly distributed across the entire reproductive span. 4

5. MMR estimates 2010-12: Highlights Results are given at all India and for Major states. Decline in MMR estimates in 2010-12 over 2007-09: – For India: 178 from 212 (a fall of about 16 %) – In Empowered Action Group (EAG) states & Assam: 257 from 308 (16 %) – Among Southern States: 105 from 127 (17 %) – In Other States: 127 from 149 (15 %) 5

6. Levels of MMR by Regions, 2010-12 6 EAG and Assam almost 24 women per lakh of women in age group 15-49 are dying due to Maternal causes whereas in Southern States it reduces to only 6.

7. Maternal Mortality Ratio during, 2007-09 & 2010-12: Best & Worst States 2007-092010-12 MinimumMaximumMinimumMaximum EAG AND ASSAM Odisha258Assam390Bihar219Assam328 SOUTHERN Kerala81Karnataka178Kerala66Karnataka144 OTHERS Maharashtra104Punjab172Maharashtra87Punjab155 7 Assam remains at the bottom whereas Kerala at the top.

8. Levels of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) by Regions, 1997-2012 8

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10. Levels of Maternal Mortality Rate by Regions, 1997-2012 10

11. Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk; India, EAG & Assam 2010-12 11

12. Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk; India, Southern States, 2010-12 12

13. Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk; India and Other states, 2010-12 13

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