52 deaths every day: India ranks second in global maternal deaths

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India recorded the second-highest number of maternal deaths in the world in 2023, sharing the position with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a new report released by United Nations agencies.

Both countries reported around 19,000 maternal deaths, an average of 52 deaths every day.

The report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF, the UN Population Fund, the World Bank, and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, defines maternal deaths as those caused by complications during pregnancy or childbirth.