Record2020–22Maternal and child

Karnataka: maternal mortality ratio of 58 per 100,000 live births in 2020–22 is the lowest of the 7 periods on record.

ImprovingStrength 0.5 of 10Detected 3 Oct 2026, 20:47 IST

What happened

2020–22: 58
series start 2014-2016: –

100

120

2014-2016

2015-2017

Why it matters

A record says how long it has been since the series was this high or this low. It puts a single value in the context of the whole published history.

For maternal mortality ratio, lower is better. This movement is therefore assessed as an improvement.

Historical context

6 consecutive earlier periods were higher. It extends a run of new lowests that began earlier.

Full history of maternal mortality ratio in Karnataka

The underlying data

The stored observations this signal was computed from. Each opens its release.

Period	Value	Release	Where in the document
2020–22	58	SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-SPECIAL BULLETIN ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA 2020-22	MMR Bulletin 2020-22, Table 1, p.3, row "Karnataka", column MMR (95% CI 12–63)

Source and method

Publisher: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Release: SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-SPECIAL BULLETIN ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA 2020-22Archived file Original URLFirst seen 3 Oct 2026
Method: How a record signal is computedHow maternal mortality ratio is measured

More signals for maternal mortality ratio in Karnataka

Cite this

According to the India Health Observatory, Karnataka: maternal mortality ratio of 58 per 100,000 live births in 2020–22 is the lowest of the 7 periods on record. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, SAMPLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM (SRS)-SPECIAL BULLETIN ON MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA 2020-22. https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/maternal-mortality-ratio--karnataka--2020-2022--record