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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
RAJYASABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 2031
TO BE ANSWERED ON10THMARCH 2026
REDUCTION IN MATERNALMORTALITYRATE
2031#DR MEENAKSHI JAIN:
Will the MINISTER OFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleased tostate:
(a)whether there isanyreduction observed inMaternal Mortality Rate;
(b) if so, the percentageof reduction recordedinthe year2021-24;
(c) whether there is any reduction in the under-five mortality rate recorded in the year 2021-
24; and
(d) if so, the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) & (b)Asperthe Special bulletin on Maternal Mortality released by the Registrar General
of India, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) inthe countryhasshown a progressive decline
of 5.4%, reducing from 93 per lakh live births in SRS 2019-21 to 88 per lakh live births in
SRS2021-23.
(c) & (d) According to Sample Registration System Report of Registrar General of India,
Under 5Mortality Rate (U5MR) reduced from 31per 1000 live births in 2021to 29per 1000
live birthsin2023.
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