Question 3816

Which Indian state has highest MMR(Mother Mortality Rate 2017-2018)?

Answer

Assam

Why?

The correct answer is Assam . Assam continues to be the State with the highest MMR ( 300 ) followed by Uttar Pradesh/ Uttarakhand ( 285 ) and Rajasthan ( 244 ). According to World Health Organisation(W.H.O), Maternal death is the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.