Consider the following statements regarding Maternal mortality ratio MMR in India It is measured as ...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in India-

It is measured as the number of maternal deaths per lakh live births.
Across the country, the maternal mortality ratio has been declining.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of United Nations’ (UN) set the global target to bring down the MMR to fewer than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Maternal maternity ratio, or MMR, is calculated by dividing the number of maternal deaths in a given population during a period of time by the number of live births occurring in that period, it reflects the risk of maternal death relative to the number of live births.

Across the country, the maternal mortality ratio has declined from 130 during 2014-2016 to 122 during 2015-17. While the bulletin has flagged a 26.9% decrease since 2013 (from 167 in 2011-13 to 122 in the latest bulletin), the decline has been by more than half since 2004-06, when the ratio was 254.

According to the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global target is to bring down the MMR to fewer than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030.