| What does maternal mortality measure in a region? | reproductive health of women in the area. | Maternal mortality in a region is a measure of reproductive health of women in the area. Many women in reproductive age-span die due to complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth or abortion. As per World Health Organization, “Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes”. 2. One of the key indicators of maternal mortality is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) which is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. | 47 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | Maternal mortality in a region is a measure of reproductive health of women in the area. Many women in reproductive age-span die due to complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth or abortion. | 1 | page=1,block=3 | 0.700 | valid |
| What is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) defined as? | the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. | Maternal mortality in a region is a measure of reproductive health of women in the area. Many women in reproductive age-span die due to complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth or abortion. As per World Health Organization, “Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes”. 2. One of the key indicators of maternal mortality is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) which is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. | 632 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | One of the key indicators of maternal mortality is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) which is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. | 1 |
| What is the Sample Registration System (SRS) described as? | the largest demographic sample survey in the country that among other indicators provide direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample. | The target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by United Nations aims at reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. 3. The Office of the Registrar General, India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, apart from conducting Population Census and monitoring the implementation of Registration of Births and Deaths Act in the country, has been giving estimates on fertility and mortality using the Sample Registration System (SRS). SRS is the largest demographic sample survey in the country that among other indicators provide direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample. Verbal Autopsy (VA) instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the SRS on a regular basis to yield cause-specific mortality profile in the country. | 487 | definition | 1.000 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | SRS is the largest demographic sample survey in the country that among other indicators provide direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample. Verbal Autopsy (VA) instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the SRS on a regular basis to yield cause-specific mortality profile in the country. |
| How has India's Maternal Mortality Ratio changed from 2014-2016 to 2017-19? | declined over the years to 103 in 2017-19 from 113 in 2016-18, 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016 | 4. In order to understand the maternal mortality situation in the country better and to map the changes that have taken place, especially at the regional levels, States have been categorized into three groups namely, “Empowered Action Group” (EAG) States comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Assam; “Southern” States which include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; and “Other” States covering the remaining States/UTs; as was done in the previous reports. It is heartening that the Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined over the years to 103 in 2017-19 from 113 in 2016-18, 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016, as indicated in the graph below. 5. | 620 | summary | 0.970 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | It is heartening that the Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined over the years to 103 in 2017-19 from 113 in 2016-18, 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016, as indicated in the graph below. | 2 |
| Which states are included in the 'Empowered Action Group' (EAG) category? | Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Assam | 4. In order to understand the maternal mortality situation in the country better and to map the changes that have taken place, especially at the regional levels, States have been categorized into three groups namely, “Empowered Action Group” (EAG) States comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Assam; “Southern” States which include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; and “Other” States covering the remaining States/UTs; as was done in the previous reports. It is heartening that the Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined over the years to 103 in 2017-19 from 113 in 2016-18, 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016, as indicated in the graph below. 5. | 266 | list | 0.820 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | In order to understand the maternal mortality situation in the country better and to map the changes that have taken place, especially at the regional levels, States have been categorized into three groups namely, “Empowered Action Group” (EAG) States comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Assam; “Southern” States which include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; and “Other” States covering the remaining States/UTs; as was done in the previous reports. |
| Which states are included in the 'Southern' States category for maternal mortality analysis? | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu | 4. In order to understand the maternal mortality situation in the country better and to map the changes that have taken place, especially at the regional levels, States have been categorized into three groups namely, “Empowered Action Group” (EAG) States comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Assam; “Southern” States which include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; and “Other” States covering the remaining States/UTs; as was done in the previous reports. It is heartening that the Maternal Mortality Ratio of India has declined over the years to 103 in 2017-19 from 113 in 2016-18, 122 in 2015-17 and 130 in 2014-2016, as indicated in the graph below. 5. | 404 | list | 0.820 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | In order to understand the maternal mortality situation in the country better and to map the changes that have taken place, especially at the regional levels, States have been categorized into three groups namely, “Empowered Action Group” (EAG) States comprising Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Assam; “Southern” States which include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu; and “Other” States covering the remaining States/UTs; as was done in the previous reports. |
| What adjustment was made to account for undercounting in maternal mortality data? | the actual number of maternal deaths for each state has been multiplied by a ‘Correction Factor’. | 6. The maternal deaths being a rare event require prohibitively large sample size to provide robust estimates. In order to enhance the SRS sample size, the results have been derived by following the practice of pooling the three years data to yield reliable estimates of maternal mortality. Further, in order to take care of the undercount, mainly on account of out-migration as VA forms during the period were administered after the conduct of the SRS Half Yearly Surveys, the actual number of maternal deaths for each state has been multiplied by a ‘Correction Factor’. This correction factor, which is the ratio of total female deaths in a particular age group in SRS to the counts for the corresponding age group as yielded from VA forms, has been applied separately for different reproductive age groups as was done in the past. | 474 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | Further, in order to take care of the undercount, mainly on account of out-migration as VA forms during the period were administered after the conduct of the SRS Half Yearly Surveys, the actual number of maternal deaths for each state has been multiplied by a ‘Correction Factor’. This correction factor, which is the ratio of total female deaths in a particular age group in SRS to the counts for the corresponding age group as yielded from VA forms, has been applied separately for different reproductive age groups as was done in the past. |
| What is the global maternal mortality ratio target set by the Sustainable Development Goals? | less than 70 per 100,000 live births. | The target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by United Nations aims at reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. 3. The Office of the Registrar General, India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, apart from conducting Population Census and monitoring the implementation of Registration of Births and Deaths Act in the country, has been giving estimates on fertility and mortality using the Sample Registration System (SRS). SRS is the largest demographic sample survey in the country that among other indicators provide direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample. Verbal Autopsy (VA) instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the SRS on a regular basis to yield cause-specific mortality profile in the country. | 132 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | The target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by United Nations aims at reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. 3. | 1 |
| What is the purpose of Verbal Autopsy instruments under the Sample Registration System? | to yield cause-specific mortality profile in the country | The target 3.1 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set by United Nations aims at reducing the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. 3. The Office of the Registrar General, India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, apart from conducting Population Census and monitoring the implementation of Registration of Births and Deaths Act in the country, has been giving estimates on fertility and mortality using the Sample Registration System (SRS). SRS is the largest demographic sample survey in the country that among other indicators provide direct estimates of maternal mortality through a nationally representative sample. Verbal Autopsy (VA) instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the SRS on a regular basis to yield cause-specific mortality profile in the country. | 765 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | Verbal Autopsy (VA) instruments are administered for the deaths reported under the SRS on a regular basis to yield cause-specific mortality profile in the country. | 1 |
| What is the time frame within which maternal death is considered according to the World Health Organization? | while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy | Maternal mortality in a region is a measure of reproductive health of women in the area. Many women in reproductive age-span die due to complications during and following pregnancy and childbirth or abortion. As per World Health Organization, “Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes”. 2. One of the key indicators of maternal mortality is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) which is defined as the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period. | 283 | factual | 0.570 | https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/40525/download/44157/SRS_MMR_Bulletin_2017_2019.pdf | As per World Health Organization, “Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes”. |