A recent United Nations report ranks India second in global maternal deaths, an alarming number despite the strides the country has made in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR). Globally, approximately one woman died every two minutes due to a...
Aksheev Thakur, Tribune News Service
Apr 11, 2025
A recent United Nations report ranks India second in global maternal deaths, an alarming number despite the strides the country has made in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR).
Globally, approximately one woman died every two minutes due to a maternal cause in 2023, notes the report titled ‘Trends in Maternal Mortality 2000-2023’. While Nigeria saw the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023, India ranked second, sharing the spot with the Democratic Republic of Congo; both accounted for 7.2 per cent each of global deaths.
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