India's Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020 data reports a Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 97 per 100,000 live births. MMR is defined as:

• A Number of maternal deaths per 1000 women of reproductive age per year
• B Number of maternal deaths per 1000 total deliveries (live + stillbirths)
• C Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in a given period ✓
• D Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 women aged 15–49 years

Explanation

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) = (Number of maternal deaths during pregnancy or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy from causes related to or aggravated by the pregnancy) / (Number of live births) × 100,000. India's MMR decreased from 254 (2004–06) to 97 (2018–20), approaching the SDG target of <70 per 100,000. Maternal Mortality Rate (not ratio) uses total women 15–49 years as denominator. MMR differs from MMRate — the latter reflects a woman's individual risk of dying from maternal causes.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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