India's maternal mortality drops nearly 80% since 1990: Global study

Key facts

• India's maternal mortality ratio fell from 508 per one lakh livebirths in 1990 to 116 per one lakh livebirths in 2023.
• India recorded 24,700 maternal deaths in 2023.
• The Sample Registration System (SRS) 2021-23 places India's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) at 88 per lakh live births.
• India has achieved an 86% reduction in MMR since 1990, surpassing the global average reduction of 48%.
• The global maternal mortality ratio declined from 321 per one lakh livebirths in 1990 to 190.5 in 2023.
• The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target is an MMR below 70 per one lakh livebirths by 2030.
• 104 of 204 countries and territories have not yet met the SDG maternal mortality target.