Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Demographic Structure of Indian Society

Question:

What is Maternal Death Rate?

Options:

the number of women who die in childbirth per 10,000 live births.

the number of women who die in childbirth per 1,000 live births.

the number of women who die in childbirth per 100 live births.

the number of women who die in childbirth per 1,00,000 live births.

Correct Answer:

the number of women who die in childbirth per 1,00,000 live births.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: the number of women who die in childbirth per 1,00,000 live births.

Maternal death or mortality rate is the number of women who die in childbirth per 1,00,000 live births.

The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of babies before the age of one year per 1000 live births.