MDG for maternal mortality ratio - Indian polity and Governance
Q. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The MDG for maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is 140 per 100,000 live births.
2. Kerala has the lowest MMR.- Published on 12 Aug 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Both
Under MDG 5, the target is to reduce MMR by 75 percent between 1990 and 2015. Based on the United Nations’ Inter-Agency Expert Group’s MMR estimates in the publication, Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2013, India’s target for MMR is 140 per 100,000 live births by 2015, taking a baseline of 560 per 100,000 live births in 1990. So far only three states—Kerala with an MMR of 66 per 100,000 live births, Tamil Nadu with an MMR of 90 and Maharashtra with an MMR of 87—have been able to achieve the millennium development goal. Andhra Pradesh is close to achieving the target with an MMR of 110.
