  
<prompt> Trends in the pregnancyrelated mortality ratio (PRMR)
 Pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births 
 [["2001-2008(7 years preceding the 2008 NDHS)", 545], ["2006-2013(7 years preceding the 2013 NDHS)", 576], ["2011-2018(7 years preceding the 2018 NDHS)", 556]] 
 <response> The pregnancy-related maternal mortality ratio for the 2018 NDHS is 556 (CI: 484-629) deaths per 100,000 live births. The figure shows a decline in pregnancy-related mortality from 576 deaths per 100,000 live births in the 7 years before the 2013 NDHS to 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in the 7 years before the 2018 NDHS.  