The DHS Program

BUSINESS RECORDER (Islamabad, Pakistan)

"...The results of the Pakistan Maternal Mortality Survey (PMMS) were officially released during the national dissemination event.

"According to the survey, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is 186 deaths per 100,000 live births for the three-year period before the survey.

"Overall, 12 percent of deaths among ever-married women between the ages of 15-49 in the past three years are due to maternal causes.

"The majority (96 percent) of maternal deaths were direct maternal deaths, while four percent of deaths were indirect maternal deaths..."

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BUSINESS RECORDER (Islamabad, Pakistan)

"...The results of the Pakistan Maternal Mortality Survey (PMMS) were officially released during the national dissemination event. According to the survey, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is 186 deaths per 100,000 live births for the three-year period before the survey. Overall, 12 percent of deaths among ever-married women between the ages of 15-49 in the past three years are due to maternal causes. The majority (96 percent) of maternal deaths were direct maternal deaths, while four percent of deaths were indirect maternal deaths..."