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IN 1990-91, MMR in Pakistan was 234 per 100,000 live births. It has reduced to 186 and is expected to drop to 138 by year 2030. Similarly, the graph shows provincial data of MMR for years 1990, 2020 and the expected number for the year 2030. ISLAMABAD: While the federal and provincial governments want to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030, it currently stands at 186 deaths per 100,000 births, according to a survey launched on Thursday. Overall, 12 per cent of the deaths among ever-married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years in the past three years were due to maternal causes, says the survey report. ....
IN 1990-91, MMR in Pakistan was 234 per 100,000 live births. It has reduced to 186 and is expected to drop to 138 by year 2030. Similarly, the graph shows provincial data of MMR for years 1990, 2020 and the expected number for the year 2030. ISLAMABAD: While the federal and provincial governments want to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030, it currently stands at 186 deaths per 100,000 births, according to a survey launched on Thursday. Overall, 12 per cent of the deaths among ever-married women between the ages of 15 and 49 years in the past three years were due to maternal causes, says the survey report. ....