Business Standard

A maternal death every 10 min in India, likely to miss MDG: UN

Image

Press Trust of India New Delhi

India recorded around 57,000 maternal deaths in 2010, which translate into a whopping six every hour and one every 10 minutes, UN data in this regard says.

The current Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of India is 212 per one lakh live births, whereas the country

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Jul 02 2012 | 6:35 PM IST

Explore News