Guwahati, May 27 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: Assam has achieved a major public health milestone, with its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) declining sharply from 480 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2004-06 to 84 in the latest estimates.

According to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) data for 2021-23, Assam's MMR now stands below the national average of 88 for the first time, marking a historic improvement for a state that once had the worst maternal mortality rate in the country.

The latest Sample Registration System (SRS) estimates for 2021-23 place Assam's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) at 110 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, higher than the national average of 88, indicating that maternal health concerns in the sta...