What this source tells us
The maternal mortality ratio: maternal deaths per 100,000 live births during the stated reference period.
The total number of maternal deaths, the share of all women who die, or an annual estimate specifically for 2026.
Selected figures, with their dates
| Measure & unit | Published value | Reference period & source |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal mortality ratiomaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | 87 | 2022–2024 Official source |
Maternal mortality ratio: definition & source note
India national estimate pooled across 2022–2024. The official release explicitly reports 87 per one lakh live births; one lakh equals 100,000. Verified through MoHFW's official parliamentary-reply release; direct ORGI bulletin table could not be retrieved. The supporting release was published 2026-07-31, separate from the underlying report's 2026-05-20 publication date.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ‘Update on Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan’, posted 31 July 2026; progress section bullet beginning ‘As per the Sample Registration System (SRS)’ (rendered lines 33–35).
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The maternal mortality ratio is 87 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births for the pooled 2022–2024 period. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reproduces this SRS figure in its official July 2026 parliamentary-reply release.
The three-year window belongs with the estimate. A comparison should retain the same definition and account for overlapping windows when assessing changes between consecutive bulletins.
- One lakh means 100,000; the source uses that denominator.
- A ratio is not the total number of maternal deaths. It is also not the probability that any woman in the population will die.