India, April 2 -- Five countries - including India - account for 36% of global maternal deaths, a new Lancet analysis finds

India recorded 24,700 deaths in 2023, second only to Nigeria

Global maternal mortality has declined since 1990 but remains far above SDG targets

Most countries are off track, with deaths concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

Haemorrhage and high blood pressure remain leading causes, highlighting gaps in care

Just five countries - Nigeria, India, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Cameroon - account for 36 per cent of maternal deaths worldwide, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet. In other words, more than one in three maternal deaths occur in these nations alone.

The findings, published in The L...