Five districts in Karnataka have a high Maternal Mortality Ratio of above 100, with Chickballapur recording the highest at 159 per lakh live births, according to Karnataka’s Civil Registration System data from 2021 -22 to 2023-24. While 36 and 39 maternal deaths were recorded in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 respectively, this year from April till October end the district recorded 22 …