A Presentation on Maternal A Presentation on Maternal Mortality Mortality

Levels (2010-12)Levels (2010-12)

Office of Registrar General, India20th December 2013

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.

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Data Published

• In this bulletin, data is published on:-–Maternal Mortality Ratio(MMR)

–Maternal Mortality Rate

–Life time risk3

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 RiskLife 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.

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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 %)

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Levels of MMR by Regions, 2010-12

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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.

Maternal Mortality Ratio during, 2007-09 & 2010-12: Best & Worst States

 2007-09 2010-12

Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

EAG AND ASSAM

Odisha 258 Assam 390Bihar 219 Assam 328

SOUTHERNKerala 81 Karnataka 178Kerala 66 Karnataka 144

OTHERS Maharashtra 104 Punjab 172Maharashtra 87 Punjab 155

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Assam remains at the bottom whereas Kerala at the top.

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

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Levels of Maternal Mortality Rate by Regions, 1997-2012

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

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Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk; India,

Southern States, 2010-12

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

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THANK YOU

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