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Maternal Mortality Ratio

Number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The headline indicator of maternal health and obstetric care quality. SRS publishes this as a 3-year rolling estimate, so adjacent periods overlap.

Tamil Nadu, latest

54.0 per 100,000

2018-20

Change

-40.0%

2010-12 → 2018-20

Rank vs compared states

#2 of 5

TN vs MH, KA, GJ, UP · lower is better

Tamil Nadu's MMR is 54.0 per 100,000 (2018-20), down +40.0% since 2010-12. It ranks #2 of 5 compared states (lower is better).

Source Official Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI) Coverage 2010-12 – 2018-20 Sources & methodology ↓
MMR · 2010-12 – 2018-20

Tamil Nadu's MMR fell from 90.0 per 100,000 (2010-12) to 54.0 per 100,000 (2018-20).

90.0 per 100,000 54.0 per 100,000 2010-12 2014-16 2018-20

Source: Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI)

Compare with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
2010-12 2014-16 2018-20
  1. 1 UP Uttar Pradesh 167.0 per 100,000 2018-20
  2. 2 KA Karnataka 69.0 per 100,000 2018-20
  3. 3 GJ Gujarat 57.0 per 100,000 2018-20
  4. 4 TN Tamil Nadu 54.0 per 100,000 2018-20
  5. 5 MH Maharashtra 33.0 per 100,000 2018-20

Tamil Nadu highlighted. Each row shows that state's value and the year it is from — compare like years with care.

Where this data comes from

The provenance of every value above and how to cite it.

Source provenance

All observations come from a single source.

  1. FY12 → FY20

    Primary ↗

    Office of the Registrar General, India (RGI)

    SRS Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality

    45 observations across 5 states · Tier 1

Click any segment to open the source publication and verify the values yourself.

Methodology & notes

SRS Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality. Maternal deaths attributed to pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium, divided by live births in the rolling 3-year window × 100,000.

All values

Every observation, by state and period. Newest first.

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Tamil Nadu

  • FY20 2018-20 54.0 per 100,000
  • FY19 2017-19 58.0 per 100,000
  • FY18 2016-18 60.0 per 100,000
  • FY17 2015-17 63.0 per 100,000
  • FY16 2014-16 62.0 per 100,000
  • FY15 2013-15 66.0 per 100,000
  • FY14 2012-14 68.0 per 100,000
  • FY13 2011-13 79.0 per 100,000
  • FY12 2010-12 90.0 per 100,000
Maharashtra 9 values
  • FY20 2018-20 33.0 per 100,000
  • FY19 2017-19 38.0 per 100,000
  • FY18 2016-18 46.0 per 100,000
  • FY17 2015-17 55.0 per 100,000
  • FY16 2014-16 55.0 per 100,000
  • FY15 2013-15 61.0 per 100,000
  • FY14 2012-14 61.0 per 100,000
  • FY13 2011-13 68.0 per 100,000
  • FY12 2010-12 87.0 per 100,000
Karnataka 9 values
  • FY20 2018-20 69.0 per 100,000
  • FY19 2017-19 83.0 per 100,000
  • FY18 2016-18 92.0 per 100,000
  • FY17 2015-17 97.0 per 100,000
  • FY16 2014-16 108.0 per 100,000
  • FY15 2013-15 133.0 per 100,000
  • FY14 2012-14 108.0 per 100,000
  • FY13 2011-13 133.0 per 100,000
  • FY12 2010-12 144.0 per 100,000
Gujarat 9 values
  • FY20 2018-20 57.0 per 100,000
  • FY19 2017-19 70.0 per 100,000
  • FY18 2016-18 75.0 per 100,000
  • FY17 2015-17 87.0 per 100,000
  • FY16 2014-16 91.0 per 100,000
  • FY15 2013-15 85.0 per 100,000
  • FY14 2012-14 91.0 per 100,000
  • FY13 2011-13 112.0 per 100,000
  • FY12 2010-12 122.0 per 100,000
Uttar Pradesh 9 values
  • FY20 2018-20 167.0 per 100,000
  • FY19 2017-19 167.0 per 100,000
  • FY18 2016-18 197.0 per 100,000
  • FY17 2015-17 216.0 per 100,000
  • FY16 2014-16 201.0 per 100,000
  • FY15 2013-15 285.0 per 100,000
  • FY14 2012-14 258.0 per 100,000
  • FY13 2011-13 285.0 per 100,000
  • FY12 2010-12 292.0 per 100,000

Cross-state comparison (FY20)

Sorted low → high. Tamil Nadu highlighted.