The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.1 target for maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to be achieved by 2030 is:
- A Less than 70 per 100,000 live births globally ✓
- B Less than 50 per 100,000 live births globally
- C Less than 100 per 100,000 live births in developing countries
- D Zero preventable maternal deaths
Correct answer: A. Less than 70 per 100,000 live births globally
Explanation
SDG 3.1 targets reducing the global Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, with no country having an MMR above 140. India's MMR per SRS 2018–20 is 97 per 100,000 live births, showing significant progress from 254 (2004–06) but still above the SDG target. The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 had targeted a 75% reduction in MMR between 1990 and 2015.
Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.
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