India, Dec. 5 -- The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) in Delhi has marginally declined from 0.55 in 2019 to 0.44 in 2024. The report, 'Women and Men in Delhi-2025', issued by the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the Delhi government, is based on secondary data.

Citing the 'Annual Report on Registration of Births and Deaths in Delhi', the report said MMR in Delhi has decreased from 0.55 in 2019 to 0.44 in 2024.

The report said, according to the Sample Registration System, women's mean age at marriage in Delhi in 2022 was 24.6 years, an increase of 2.2 years from 2011. At the national level, the mean age stood at 22.7 years - an increase of 1.5 years since 2011.

The report cited National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data to highli...