Kathmandu, July 30 -- As many as 150 women died of maternity-related complications in the fiscal year 2081-82, probably the lowest maternal deaths recorded in a year in Nepal.

However, recent data from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey-2022, and the World Health Organisation show that 151 and 142 women die respectively from maternity-related complications per 100,000 live births.

Despite the government reporting a record-low number of maternal deaths last fiscal year, health experts warn the figure is likely inaccurate due to poor surveillance, underreporting, and persistent gaps in maternal care.

Health officials say that the data on maternal deaths is only from 51 districts, which have a maternal and perinatal death surveillanc...