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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Maternal Mortality Ratio is the number of maternal deaths during a given period per 100,000 live births in the same period.
- How does the Maternal Mortality Ratio differ from the Maternal Mortality Rate?
- Who measures and publishes MMR in India?
- What counts as a maternal death under the WHO definition?
- What is the SDG target for MMR?

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The Maternal Mortality Ratio is the number of maternal deaths during a given period per 100,000 live births in the same period.

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In 2022 the Registrar General of India reported that the country's Maternal Mortality Ratio had fallen to 97 per 100,000 live births for the period 2018–20, down from 130 in 2014–16, crossing the SDG interim target of 100.

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