India - Number of maternal deaths

Number of maternal deaths in India was 35,000 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 103,000 in 2000, while its lowest value was 35,000 in 2017.

Definition: A maternal death refers to 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.

Source: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000 to 2017. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2019

See also:

Year Value
2000 103,000
2001 99,000
2002 94,000
2003 89,000
2004 84,000
2005 79,000
2006 74,000
2007 69,000
2008 64,000
2009 60,000
2010 55,000
2011 50,000
2012 47,000
2013 44,000
2014 41,000
2015 38,000
2016 37,000
2017 35,000

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Reproductive health